Meg and Morgan visit!

You may remember several weeks back that we were afraid that by now I might be on bedrest- not a likelihood, mind you, but the pelvis was so problematic (painful) we were nervous.  Since then the chiropractor (specializing in pregnant ladies and this particular condition) has put me back on track (a little like snapping a dislocated joint back into place) and while I still get sore by the end of the day or if I walk to far etc., I am feeling just about as good as most women who are in their 7th month of pregnancy... as long as I see her at least once a week to maintain the "fix."  It is supposed to magically resolve itself a few weeks after Xander is born, and I won't have to continue seeing her forever.

So, back when I was first talking about the issue with my family, they decided that I really needed folks to plan on coming out even before Maya was born to help out.  My mother made a reservation for late January, and my sister Meg made a reservation to come out with her son, Morgan, who was born only a month after Xander in December.  Because I was feeling so much better by time they arrived, we were able to enjoy a few fun days together.  Mind you, Meg still helped out a ton by providing moral support, babysitting for us so we could attend Jake's corporate holiday party, playing with Xander while I studied for finals, and generally cleaning parts of my house for me that I haven't had time or ability to do in awhile.

Morgan and Xander quickly bonded like cousins, or maybe even brothers- meaning the fought, played, hugged, shared, failed to share, figured out how to cause lots of mischief together and huge messes, and made us laugh out loud a lot. 

One thing the did *not* do well- hold still for the camera!  We did get this one photo though- a keeper!

One of our best times was visiting the Denver zoo- both kiddos really enjoyed the different animals. 

We also had to visit Monkey Business before taking Meg and Morgan back to the airport- a great way (we hoped) to burn off some energy!  Morgan is a natural climber and showed Xander a thing or two!