Since our last post, we have been pretty busy! We had another ultrasound on June 27th, but the pictures didn't turn out very well, so I will spare you the time to try to decipher what you are looking at.. but the doctor said he's still a boy.. and he is BIG! She said he is measuring at 7lbs 7oz., and his feet are long. She said his torso is long, and thin, and his femur is measuring right on schedule. But, his head... she said his head was measuring at 40 weeks (like a full-term baby!!), and he was only 36 weeks at that point!!! I don't know about you but, with that description, I was picturing a mini-Paul in my head! And then the doctor turns to Paul and asked if he had cloned himself?! Paul said if he comes out with red hair (like Paul did when he was born), there is no denying that the waffle is indeed his!
So, the weekend after that appointment, we traveled to Dallas for our baby shower there. Originally we wanted our Dallas shower to be a couple's shower so we could get together with all of our friends who are living in Dallas, and make it a sort of party. But, there were limited weekends to do so, and it didn't pan out that way, so the Saturday before our shower, we planned a little get together at a local bar.This way we could see our male friends who would have been less than thrilled to attend a baby shower at 11am on a Sunday! That was a fun night, and we were able to catch up with a lot of our friends!
The shower on Sunday was wonderful! Since Paul and I had to drive back to Austin that day, the shower started at 11AM. Paul's mom, Nancy, and his sister, Melissa, made wonderful food! They baked a ton of delicious muffins, made a french toast casserole and a breakfast casserole with sausage, egg, and every delicious breakfast good you can think of, and a beautiful fruit salad! It was so delicious! And we received an amazing amount of gifts to complete our nursery and odds and ends that we still needed. To make it even better, Paul decided that he wanted to attend the entire shower to see everyone and to celebrate our son with all of the "Dallasites" and family members. It couldn't have been more perfect!
Food
Cake
Ashlee and Whitney-two of our wonderful hostesses!
We celebrated the fourth of July for 2 days! We went with our neighbors to watch fireworks at a location very near our houses on July 3rd. I think we got the best seats in the house. With some careful maneuvering, our neighbor, Mike, got us into a very good parking spot where we were able to put the tailgate of his truck down, and watch fireworks with a pond as the foreground, and the full moon as the background.. it couldn't have been more perfect! So the waffle got to experience his first fireworks show; at least the sounds that go along with it!
Then on the fourth of July, we started the day fairly early. Jenny was gracious enough to take some maternity pictures for us! I wasn't sure I wanted maternity pictures at the beginning of all of this, but I am enjoying being pregnant, and wanted to document this time with some prettier pictures than the ones I take in the mirror :) So, as any good photographer would do, Jenny did some research on some awesome places to take pictures in the Austin area. We had a lot of fun doing it! She took a ton of photos, and there were so many that I turned out really good. Here a few of my favorites:
After maternity pics (could you tell it was 95 degrees outside?! Didn't think so!), we relaxed in the pool - I love feeling weightless - and then made our way to a fourth of July party hosted by CJ and Jenny's friends. They had a ton of delicious food (that I grazed on all night), and lots of good conversation. When it started to get dark, we also were given a great fireworks show! I swear it lasted close to 3 hours! It was awesome! And somehow, Simon slept through the whole thing, sleeping in his mama's arms! It was quite amazing, and so beautiful to see how comfortable he was being in Jenny's arms.. I can't wait to have that with Jack :)
The weekend after the fourth, our good friends Katie and Kevin came into town from Houston. This was our second annual Nowak/Cozzolino "fourth" of July get together. We made a plan last year to get together at least once a year, on the fourth. So, since the fourth was on a Wednesday this year, our get together had to wait until the 6th. We had a lot of fun showing them around Austin. We went to several different places Paul and I have never been to.. so we were all tourists together :) We promised to get to Houston sometime this fall or next spring, when it's not so miserably humid there, and maybe enjoy a little football or tailgating!
We had another baby shower and a doctor's appointment yesterday. The baby shower was put on by Paul's co-workers. We went to Bar Louie by Paul's work with all of his co-workers and some of their spouses. It was very nice to meet all of the new people.. now I can put a face with a name! I was so excited because Paul clued one of his co-workers in on the one thing left on our registry that I still really wanted, but didn't think we would actually receive. So, Paul's co-worker took the initiative and got everyone's money together, and got us our JOGGING STROLLER!!! I was so excited when they rolled it into the bar! It was decorated with flames down the side, a skull and a sign that said "Cozzmobile" on the front! The perfect gift from his co-workers! I am so excited to put Jack in there and start using it!
As for the doctor's appointment, I am still only dilated to 1-2cm, so no progression from last week. And the doctor was worried because she no longer felt the baby's head.. she said she thought she felt feet.. UH OH! Did Jack do a somersault, is he now breech?! Although our doctor had 4 women in labor at the time of our appointment (2 were at 10cm and ready to start pushing), she wanted to do another ultrasound to confirm that those were feet she felt. So she took us to another room for the ultrasound, and PHEW, must have been his hands! (Paul said Jack gave his first low-five that day to the doctor!) His head is still down, he's just higher up than he was last time. So, she told me to start walking more and being more active to get the contractions going to help Jack move down. We are happy that he is still head down, but he still has some progress to make in the next few weeks to get ready for delivery, so I'll try to keep you all updated!
Until next time:)
