BABY SHOWER!!

Cozmo had his/her first baby shower last night. It was so much fun to have so many friends in one room!! Having stuff to put in Cozmo's room makes it seem even more real that it will be here before we know it! Special thanks to Abby and Chelsie (Abby in brown/Chelsie in green in above pic) for all of their organizing!! and thanks to everyone who came!!! I had a blast and so did Cozmo!! One of the most interesting things from the shower: Kaitlyn Swaim had the same cravings with her little Kaia, chocolate cupcakes with white frosting and salt...especially bacon...SO maybe that means Cozmo is a girl?! who knows...we just keep guessing!!

We went to the doctor today for our regular check up. 34 weeks and 3 days along. Baby bump is measuring right on, overall weight gain is good and Cozmo's heartbeat was 145 beats per minute. So all is well-which is such a great feeling. We go back in two weeks and then we go EVERY WEEK!! That means it is getting closer and closer!

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa Thordarson are coming for an ISU football game and Cozmo is looking forward to that...otherwise we have been trying to lay low and soak up the peace and quiet as we know that will be changing soon :) but can't wait for Cozmo to be here! We continue to work on the nursery and try to get as many things in line as possible!!

We went to the pumpkin patch with Ellie and Carter and this was Daddy's attempt at having a baby bump... doesn't quite compare to mine...we had so much fun and it was a beautiful day to hunt for the perfect pumpkin!!

Well the 3rd trimester fatigue has set in. I feel like I am back to being 8 weeks pregnant and just getting out of bed in the morning makes me tired. So I am working on conserving energy...thankfully for Michael he does a great job cooking and cleaning-so Cozmo and I get fed and we have clean clothes to wear! Cozmo is moving around more than ever. We love to just sit and watch him/her move around...I spend a lot of time wondering what is going on in there! Cozmo is also working on making his lungs stronger by having the hiccups ALL THE TIME!!! It makes me crazy because it is this tapping in my lower belly that never stops! But I am thankful that the lungs are working :)

We started prenatal classes and it seems to be pretty informative without scaring us to death. 5 more weeks and we will be full-term and done with prenatal classes...it is hard to believe. I have continued to have contractions but not enough in an hour to send us to the hospital (5 in one hour), Cozmo likes to cut it close and have as many as possible without going!!!

We go to the doctor again next week, so until then...I added a picture of "pre-bump" (4.19.08) and then currently (9.27.08). I is amazing how much the body changes...without any help from me!! The funny thing about it, I felt like I had a "belly" at that time and people should have known I was pregnant...seems a bit ridiculous now!! It blows our mind how big my belly and the baby is getting. But I love it!!!