been a while

So it has been longer than i anticipated my next post to be but things around here have just become hectic! We have made a great trip to Washington, DC, in this time and my pregnant belly continues to grow. We are trying to get as prepared for TInky Tiny's arrival as we can and that just can be overwhelming and exhausting all while homeschooling Chip, working, doing the 'regular' house things (laundry, dishes, dinner, etc) and with the Easter season having been in the middle demanding quite a bit of time from Tony. But as of now, it seems as though we might see the end of the road.

Washington DC was such a blast but gosh was it pretty exhausting. My body reminded me that i was 7 months pregnant at that time, and i didn't hear it until it was all over, but my body made sure i heard it! What a great time we had speaking to all the staffers and a couple of representatives and since following up with them all. We also thoroughly enjoyed ourselves with all the people of DMRF and DAN, visiting old friends and meeting new friends! Chip loved seeing all the things in his "Spy Book" we made in homeschool to take with us and we topped it off when we got home by writing a letter to the President asking why he couldn't just knock on the front door - how funny is that!?!? Great time and what an impact, i'm hoping we made!

It is super hard to believe that I am 29 weeks pregnant! Things have continued to go along the path that this pregnancy seems to have taken and what they say is true - ALL PREGNANCIES ARE DIFFERENT! This one has not been as nice or kind of a walk in the park as my pregnancy with Chip, but gosh am I reminded that it could be so much worse! I am super excited to see Tinks one more time on this coming Friday as they check a few things one more time and then i start my appointments every 2 weeks..... so hard to believe. Soon we will be really hitting the baby room hard - painting, finishing furniture, decorating etc. and then...... reality will set in i'm sure!

Chip is a few games into his spring soccer season and nothing makes him happier than to be on a soccer field! We sure do love watching him play and watching him grow and get better at something as health and great as soccer. He is a scrappy little player with lots to learn but boy has he come a long way! Tony is the coach of his team this season, which has been an adjustment, but has been fun for the two of them to do together. He intends on keeping up with it next year and we intend on letting him. He is also thrilled to be doing a co-op program next year with a large homeschool group here in the area which will find him taking classes that i cannot teach myself - music, art, PE, and he will also be taking a science and lit class. Boy is he THRILLED about the music class and the rest is just icing on the cake for him. We will be done with school in just about 6 weeks and it is hard to believe that he will be a 1st grader next year........ wow.

Well, I hope that this all finds you well and enjoy the few photos i've put in here :) Blessings to you all and I will write sooner, next time, i promise!

-Becca