Thanksgiving 2009

Chris was off work all last week so we took advantage of it and headed to the coast to stay the week with his parents. Cory, Chris's little brother, also came so it was great to see him. He moved to Lake Tahoe over a year ago and we miss him! It is always refreshing to go visit my in-laws. I love the delicious meals, homemade cookies, playing games (not bragging but I won at Scattergories), conversations, and resting while they entertain Colby! I love Thanksgiving and spending time with family but it doesn't take a holiday for me to think about all the things I'm thankful for......I do that every day of my life!





Colby is not your ordinary 2 year old. He doesn't like toys, especially toys made for his age. He would prefer to help with chores.



Helping JoJo with laundry

Picking up pine cones after Coach cut down a dead tree

Preparing dinner

Blowing off the porch

Washing Uncle Cory's truck

Making bean dip

Wearing JoJo's wigs (which she doesn't need anymore...her hair grew back even thicker and curlier than before) She looks beautiful and is cancer free!

I think he is definitely a blondie

He calls this riding the tractor

The Jones Family

Loving on Abby

Checking out neighbors putting in their shed

I went to the doctor the day before we left and he said to eat seconds at Thanksgiving since I have only gained 14 lbs. Of course, I had to follow doctor's orders and by the time I was done my jeans were hurting so I put on stretch pants hehe!

I have now gained 18 lbs, which means I gained 4lbs in a week. I don't know what Chase was waiting on, I guess all the turkey and dressing caused him to have a growth spurt!

My Active Son

I went to the doctor today and everything went well. I was concerned about my weight gain because I'm almost 31 weeks and have only gained 14 lbs. I was way bigger with Colby, but he assured me it was easier to gain weight in my first pregnancy because I wasn't chasing Colby around all day. It's not an understatement when I say he is the most active child in the world. People always give me the "bless you", "how do you do it all day", and "whew, I wish I had his energy!" Even though it is quite exhausting, I love him just the way God made him! I wouldn't change a thing! God will use all that energy for something special one day!





Colby is extremely active all the way up until bedtime. He has to do about 20 fly jumps on the bed and would do 100 more if we let him. Watch how he makes Chris stand in one exact spot and he thinks you run on two instead of three LOL!

The only time Colby sits still is to watch football. Yes, he is just like his father. I will be so outnumbered especially after Chase gets here...good thing I like football!

Colby signing Touchdown

It's Nice Having a Personal Trainer

Exercises

These are the exercises I have been doing to prepare for natural birth but every pregnant woman can benefit from them. They open the pelvis, keep everything limber, strengthen the pelvic floor and just plain, make you feel better.
Every time I start to exercise Colby becomes my personal trainer!

Cat Stretches

You should do at least 20 cat stretches 2-3 times a day and they are especially effective at night to help relax right before going to sleep.

Tailor sitting as often as possible can help the baby get into the easiest birthing position where the spine faces your belly button. This position also helps stretch the muscles around your pelvis.

Pretty much all that applies to tailor sitting
applies to squatting with the addition that squatting is a position you could actually labor/birth in. You can do this one with a partner if your achilles tendons aren't very flexible.




The last one is Kegels... and I can't post a picture of that. Look them up.