#2, in progress

I feel very guilty about not blogging through almost my whole second pregnancy.  I just realized my last update was in my first trimester and now I'm down to the single digits- 9 weeks to go!  A second pregnancy is so much different than the first.  A first time pregnancy gives you the luxury of focusing on, well, you.  I spent so much time watching my body grow, reading books, taking care of myself, trying out prenatal workout DVD's and documenting all landmark events.

With the joy of having my first born in my life, there comes a sense of neglect to myself that I'm neither relieved or disappointed about.  There have been only a couple of blogs, plenty of family pictures, but none for the sake of documenting my growing belly.  I bought a new workout DVD for this pregnancy and it has yet to leave the shrink-wrap.
I finally wrote down in my work calendar how many weeks I am due to leaving those that inquire with just a rough estimate.  (Even then I had to find out from a due-date calendar online.)   I even left behind my running shoes somewhere during my second trimester (4 month mark maybe?).  That alone has probably been my most regretful decision.  Not only did running jogging/slogging through pregnancy help me stay fit during my first pregnancy, but it helped in ways that I cannot even comprehend.  I think my body handled the natural birth better than if I had not been fit, I bounced back fairly quickly to my original fitness level, I bonded and fully embraced my growing belly, I didn't have backaches and tiredness like I do now, it kept me sane as I juggled Grad school and work with the encroaching anxiety of a new baby.  Oh the list could go on and on...
Either way, I'm happy that this pregnancy has been worry free and I have a healthy energetic baby boy ready to make an impression on this world.

As for big sister, she'll be ready for a baby brother.  Just look at how she plays with her "baby sister", Lucy.  Lucy is a 5 month old Bull Mastiff.  (The other little girl is our friend, Elliot)  She needs a brother to keep up with her!

The video is of them playing.  They normally play on the ground, not on the couch.  And, they normally play much harder with body slams and cow licks galore.