Welcome Baby Colby!

Colby David Sanders
Born 10/11/2013 at 6:48am
7lbs 9.5oz - 19 3/4" long

I am going to write up a birth story...I had a really rough week of off and on contractions for 6 days straight and several trips to L&D, before this little guy was born.  Of course, it was totally worth it!

All is well on our end! :)

It's a...

BOY!

We found out just over a week ago we're having a boy! Our friend Dani who is a photographer suggested doing gender reveal photos! We didn't tell anyone until we got the photos back, thankfully she was able to take the photos the same day we found out it was a boy and had them all edited up and on disc for us that night.  The suspense drove a few friends and family crazy but it was a fun way to announce!

Overall I'm feeling alright, this pregnancy as of a few weeks ago started getting tough. I had very little morning sickness but goodness I've had some terrible pelvic pain that kind of waxes and wanes.  The doctor suggested I try a maternity support belt which I'm getting from a friend.  He also said trying to do some yoga may help too, so I'm going to get back into that.  My OB said it is more common with the second to experience pelvic pain, something I NEVER had while pregnant with Mckenzie!  Other than that all is well! :)

Potty Trained!

I meant to include this in my last post! Mckenzie has been potty trained since early spring! She has been doing great, with very few accidents.  Daycare was a huge help with this as they weren't concerned with helping us...they said just send some extra clothes! She was completely potty trained in a matter of days! She absolutely loves wearing her big girl undies and going on her own :)

Routine check-up

Had a routine check up with my OB today, all is going well! The doctor used the doppler today and we heard baby's heart beating! What a wonderful sound! :)

We go in at the end of May for another check-up and anatomy scan...which we will find out the sex.  I think it'd be fun to wait until the end, but I'm one of those people that wants to know! I loved keeping Mckenzie's name a surprise until she was born.  It actually worked out great since we ended up changing her name after we saw her...She was supposed to be Ashton Mckenzie (Instead we went with Mckenzie Ashton).  I think we will probably do the same this time around :)

Doctor also said I pretty much haven't gained any weight. To my surprise I'm still wearing my regular jeans.  I've always heard you show much sooner with #2.  I've got a little bump starting but most people wouldn't notice yet!

I've been keeping a BIG secret...

I'm excited to finally announce we're expecting Baby #2 to arrive October 22, 2013!

Mid February already?

Mckenzie is getting over a cold, she had a brief bout with RSV last month.  A few kids got it and it spread quickly.  Thankfully it was pretty mild but she had to stay home 2 days.

It's starting to warm up over here...we had some really cold weather last month and snow several times. We're back to decent temps and lots of sunshine!!!

Mckenzie is talking so much it's crazy!! She carries on full conversations, is very observant, I've lost track how many words are in her vocabulary. She points out things that I assume she wouldn't know what they are.  Loves to do arts and crafts, loves babies, her purses, shoes, and loves to go shopping (uh oh!).  She also loves to sing! They learn all kinds of songs in her class. She knows close to a dozen songs, its amazing how she knows them all.  Sometimes she starts signing a song I don't know and I google the words and figure out what she is singing :) She is very observant everywhere we are and go!

All is well here, our parents are both coming out at the end of the month, and then Mckenzie and I are going to Oregon next month (for work)

I made Valentine's Cards to send to the grandparents...they LOVED it! I thought it would be fun to send a photo card for the holidays, its easy and they enjoy it!

Treats I made to send for Mckenzie's Valentine's party!

Homemade Red Velvet Cupcakes for her Valentine's party...they were a hit!

Slacker.

I've been a total slacker on my blog but want to get back to it!

We've been busy since my last post.

Mckenzie turned 2 on November 13th.  She is growing so fast and is talking all the time now!  She carries on full blown conversations, wants to know what your doing, asks "why" all the time.  She is very smart and observant about everything. I've completely lost track of how many words she knows, she talks about things that I wouldn't expect her to even know.   She loves to help in the kitchen and sit on the counter to watch me cook and prepare meals.  The funny thing is my grandma used to do the same thing! Overall, Mckenzie has done really well since her surgery, she's had 2 minor bouts of croup but nothing that required a trip to ER.  She unfortunately has RSV right now, overall is doing well.  Several kids at her daycare got it. There's not much to do for it except inhaler, oral steroids and ibuprofen.

Thanksgiving was spent in Oregon (my birthday also landed on Thanksgiving).  I went Black Friday shopping and then Jeremy and I headed to Corvallis and went to the Civil War game with our good friends Bryan and Trish.

We stayed home for Christmas this year since Mckenzie is old enough to understand.  It was quite nice to just relax and not be on the go all weekend.  We did got to Oregon in mid-December and celebrated Christmas with Jeremy's family.  My parents and step-brother and his girlfriend came to Idaho for Christmas.

All in all things are going well!