So I am not sure how much of the reality of having another baby has actually hit me yet. I am a fortunate person in the sense that pregnancy for me is no big deal. So until I look down or people remind me I don't think about the fact that there is a baby inside me. I love that we are going to have a second child, I am grateful that we are able to have a girl this time, I have always wanted to have one of each, so it was perfect that our first two are boy and girl. I was thinking the other day about how for me the beginning of the pregnancy seems to last for ever because there is no change for me, life goes on as normal so the first 6 months are no different than the 6 months prior to being pregnant. Then you hit the last 3 and it's like wait there is this ever growing belly and the calendar says there will be a baby coming soon, and I still feel like I have the whole 9 months left to go.

This pregnancy I have been super grateful for my health, because with a kid to keep up with it's nice to not feel hindered by symptoms of pregnancy you often hear about from others. It's also been nice that I have a doctor who has been supportive of me exercising, I know that it may not be recommended for everyone since some people have harder pregnancies, but I was suprised to find how easy it was to start jogging. I haven't jogged a mile non-stop since I left Lock Haven before getting married almost 3 years ago. So to be able to start doing that during my 3rd trimester of pregnancy has been a huge motivation for me. I always told myself that I couldn't run I was out of shape, and now I have no excuses. I hope that I will be able to use my experiences now as a motivator to keep it up later. If an out of shape pregnant me can jog a mile, A semi in shape non-pregnant me should be able to do even more to get fit and healthy. I think my biggest obstacle after Ginny is born is finding the time and probably energy to keep it up.

From time to time I get overwhelmed with the thoughts of what it will be like to have 2 kids around. The nice thing will be that for about the first 6 months I will only really be chasing one. RW is a pretty awesome easy going kid though, so I am not too worried about it. Hopefully I will still find the time to get all the projects I have planned done. It seems like everyday I come up with a new idea for something I want to acccomplish, I just need the resources and time to make it all happen. I know it's possible to get it all accomplished even with 3 kids running around, my mom pulled it off and tons of other moms have too, so I need to just suck it up and figure it out.

1 month, thats all I have left and a sweet baby girl will be in my life and winning my heart. The joys of being a mother are like nothing else, and I am so grateful for the life I have been blessed with.