My Little Fish

After taking two months off from swimming and other "extra" activities we are finally getting back into the swing of things. The kids started swimming lessons again last week and boy are they excited! Megan is doing her first big girl class all by herself. I can't believe how fast things change when you all of a sudden only have one child that is not old enough for his own class. The waiting gets so much easier. I can only imagine how great it will be when everyone is enrolled in this great activity.
When I was four years old or so my great grandma Viola started taking me to swimming lessons at Mt. Hood Community College... She enrolled my brother, sister and I every summer... about 2-3 sessions a summer. So it was probably no surprise I ended up living in the water as they say. My Great Grandma couldn't swim and had a deathly fear of water so she thought of swimming lessons as a necessity for life. Which I agree with... especially after being a life guard and knowing many kids who struggle so much with the fear of water.

As most of you know one of passions in life has been the water. I spent six years of my life on swimming teams in Portland and then worked as a lifeguard, swim lessons instructor and aqua aerobics instructor for about 7 years... until Austin was about 1 and a half years old.

I am now benefiting hugely by doing water therapy and water aerobics 4 -5 days a week. Having an injury in your back and being six months pregnant makes it difficult to exercise but in the water I am so much more flexible and light! :) I have experienced so much healing in my back do to the stretching and movements I can do in the water that I can not do outside the water.

I am also very excited to be anticipating another Water Birth. I have always labored in the water but for three of my births was "told" to get out of the water. I have experienced one water birth though. My first child was born under water. I got to deliver her myself. With the help of my husband of course. It was amazing!!! I would highly recommend it! Especially if you get back labor like I always do! The water is like a natural pain killer.

I will talk more on this later!