Today is August 16 -- we are exactly one month away from Cooper's due date of September 16! I went today for my regular check-up with Dr. Miller. I told her that I've been feeling pretty uncomfortable lately and I've been having some contractions. She did an exam and said that I am 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced! Crazy! She also said that the baby is for sure head down because she was touching her head. Again...that is just crazy to us!
I gained another 3.5 pounds in the past 2 weeks and measured 34 cm - which is still consistent with being one to two cm small each week. Dr. Miller scheduled my next appointment for 2 weeks from today, but said to pay close attention to my contractions and call her if they get stronger or closer together. Kendall came pretty fast, so we want to make sure we are on the ball this time!!
I know I could stay right at this point until our due date, so it's hard not to get our hopes up that she will be here any sooner. We'll see! We are ready to meet you, Cooper Elyse!
It was so much fun to be with good friends and get ready for Cooper to be here! The girls had so much good food - chocolate fountain, sweeties, chips, salsa, and spinach artichoke dip, an awesome chocolate cheesecake, and coffee punch!
Cooper got so many diapers and nice gifts! We are so thankful. The big sister got a bunch of fun presents, too! One of the gifts she got was this dress from Kiki and Pops.
Debbie and Micaela Erskine got Cooper some diapers and then a present for Kendall...her very own "Baby Cooper!" She loves it so much and has hardly put it down since she got it. She is already taking such good care of her! 
Telling "the Debbie" thank you for her baby! 
Alden and Scott are in town this week visiting Kevin and Jan, so Mom and her were both at the shower! So fun! 
Kendall was such a good girl all night and helped me open Baby Cooper's presents. This is towards the end of the night when I asked her if I could take another picture of her and her baby. She pretended to take a picture of me, too!
