Busy but not Busy

It's March 2nd....the snow is piled up outside and thank goodness I heard a plow hit our street at 1 a.m. this morning or Matt might have been snowed in our court. Lydia and I both prayed for snow as our winter was looking not too promising...it delivered and it's been fun and beautiful. I am slowly getting ready for warmer weather but the cold doesn't bother me being 33 weeks pregnant, less swelling more layers I'm ok with that.

I've also had a lot of bump dates since I last visited here...I am so thankful for Instagram and the cell phone camera for helping me document this pregnancy, I've only had my big camera out once and that's mostly due to the fact that I come home from work and smell like dog or look like I haven't showered or done my hair in days (mostly true) so this works better for me this time around. I'm starting to have some pain in my back and lots of heart burn. I am down to snacking all day because larger meals are hard, still not a big meat eater and love salads, pasta and fruit. She is a moving squirming machine in there but only during my quiet moments so mostly after the kids go to bed we have a good hour of bonding time while she dances and swims in there. I'm trying to soak this all in realizing it's the last time I will feel a little baby growing inside me. It's bittersweet, I love the pregnancy part I love the miracle of growing a baby inside and I am extremely lucky with relatively easy pregnancies.

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I feel like the time is flying by this time around, my schedule doesn't allow for as much sitting and dreaming but faster and fuller with a split shift of work and a day full of making lunches, continuous snack/drink retrieving, wiping noses and butts and the constant up and down that is a mom at home during the day. I am thankful for this time with them as we just registered Lydia for Kindergarten and I realize she will be gone all day next school year. I am beyond thankful to have had that time with her even if some days all I really want to do is lay in my bed with a book or my shows and rest. It's just a season and one that is going all too fast. Our days are busy with normal life stuff, we have had relatively uneventful weekends full of watching basketball, movies and home projects...Colbie's room is almost done and Matt's been painting our master room (why do we wait til last minute to tackle the master bedroom, it's been 2 years in this home and it's not been touched)

Matt and I did take a weekend for ourselves and hit up a fun bed and breakfast in Brown County for the weekend while my mom stayed with the kiddos. Kind of a last effort to be lazy get in some much needed zzz's and time together without juggling kids between us. It was just what we needed. The place was so cute and had animals roaming the property which is fun for us since we are animal lovers. We went into town for shopping and dinner one night but otherwise had movie marathons, read, actually talked to each other over breakfast and enjoyed the company of best friends who have now been married for going on 7 years and just need a couple days to rejuvenate ourselves and our relationship.

The countdown to 5 heinekamps is down to 6 weeks this week...let the emotional rollercoaster begin.