A WORKING PREGNANCY.

About a week ago, I found myself running through the woods at 3 AM in the pouring rain, splattering mud all over my pajamas as I chased the escaped pigs with a stick and a bucket of food. It was in this moment that I recalled something I had read in a pregnancy book someone gave me: "You should spend your pregnancy curled up in bed eating chocolate bonbons." Now, this is ridiculous and it was a ridiculous book. BUT - as I crawled back into bed around 4, aching and sore and cold and wet, I couldn't help but think where are my freaking bonbons!?But the truth is, I have no complaints. This has been an amazingly straightforward pregnancy so far. Early on, it was easy to forget I was even pregnant most of the time....because I just kept working. And I am still working. The vegetables didn't stop growing and the animals still have to be fed. The cow still has to be milked and we still do two farmers markets a week...so nothing much changed as far as my daily life is concerned. There are definitely days when I can feel I am pushing it, but for the most part, I have done all of the same physical activity that I would normally be doing. And I am pretty positive that this is precisely why pregnancy has been so easy. My body is staying strong, my days are active and productive - and I can't say I would feel the same way if I had been lounging in bed eating chocolate for the past 8 months.As we are getting closer to December, I know its about time for me to slow down. And I also know that I am lucky - that many women are forced to be on bed rest for one reason or another. So I will just continue to be thankful for this healthy child growing so magically inside of me, and maybe hope that the pigs learn to behave.- Hannah.