Our first snow of the year

So, it snowed. And the kids were a little excited about it! How do I know?

Emma showed up in my bedroom doorway at 7am, stripped down to just her panties and asked if we could go play in the snow. When I asked about her missing PJ's, she explained she couldn't find her snow pants. Again, 7am. Momma does not wake up at 7am to go play in the snow!!

But the kids absolutely bouncing off the walls. And I have reason to believe Emma's school discussed all the fun things to do in the snow, because my little girl that is being raised by Floridian parents has not had much experience "throwing snowballs, making snow angels, having a snow fight, or building snowmen". All of which she was repeating as we ventured outside.

"where is the angel?? i can't see my angel!!" the snow was a bit too hard for her lightweight frame to make a big impact.

and little Levi tried to copy everything she did, even though he had no clue why he was lying down in the freezing cold snow!



loving my new camera! check out the snowball in mid-air about to crash on my body. this was her favorite thing to do. she nailed Levi a few times, and he wasn't as thrilled about it.



diving in the snow



eating the snow!

They played outside for over an hour. Good thing, since it took about 30 minutes to put on all our gear and get out the door! Much to my surprise- they loved it. I was almost positive they would step outside, play for a minute, realize they were freezing cold, and beg to go back inside. But instead, Levi parked himself in the snow and ate it all (I almost put him on the deck to start clearing a path for us!). And Emma threw snowballs most of the time, despite her crazy windblown hair sticking to her runny nose the whole time. I gave them both spatulas to use as shovels, and at one point I looked over, and Emma was spoon feeding Levi the snow. That what sisters are for :)

And for me? Well, I'm only 25 weeks along with baby #3- but I like to think of it as only 13-15 weeks to go. And  while I absolutely LOVE new babies, and I LOVE my kids, I LOVE being a mommy - I would like to document just how much I hate being pregnant, so that a year from now I can look back and convince myself that 3 is enough.
I'm not too big yet, but big enough to feel and see the baby moving pretty often. And Emma likes to run over and put her hand on my belly to feel it too. I love that.
Thankfully the major nausea is gone, but surprisingly, I still get nauseaus every now and then- and it comes out of nowhere!! I am really exhausted by the time the afternoon hits- but again, thankfull the kids seem to entertain themselves while I rest on the couch. Either that, or I am in such a deep sleep on the couch that I don't even know if they are behaving or not! (just kidding).
But the worst of it, can be summarized as a pain in the ass. And that is literally what it is. My sacroiliac joint is at it again and it is killing me. No matter what I do- a short walk, a real workout, simple daily activities- and my butt is killing me to the point where I can't even stand up off the couch....WITH Felix's help. I limp around angry about it. It is bad. I can't even sit on the floor and lie back. After trying to do tons of exercises & stretching myself, I finally made an appt with the chiropractor for tomorrow hoping for some relief.
And last night was my first reminder of the other fun things to come. I was woken at 4:30am by intense pain in my left calf as it tried to shrink itself into a tiny ball- ahhhhh, I had almost forgotten about the lovely pregnant charlie horse. My leg is still sore today.
And then there is the usual- itchy eczema in my arms, rapid heartbeats, constantly feeling winded, and the feeling that the baby is already hanging halfway out my body between my legs.
This will most certainly, be our last baby :)