Before I begin tonight’s post, I want to clarify something. In my “Body After Baby” post from earlier today, I did not intend for it to come across that I am not happy with my body now, or that I will not be fully happy with my body until I reach a certain point. I fully believe in the importance of appreciating and loving our bodies in all stages. I can (and do) have goals I want to work towards post-baby, but I promise to still love myself and my body in the process of working towards those goals as well. I would never want Faith, Fitness, Fun to represent anything less. Now, back to regularly scheduled programming!

Sometimes I wonder…why its so rare I get a haircut I love. I went this afternoon…and don’t care for it. It’s shorter and choppier than I wanted. Something about it just isn’t flattering. I’m hoping styling it myself will help some.

Sometimes I wonder…how the closer my due date gets, the more I wonder if I really want it to come soon. That mainly comes with the emotional side of knowing I only have a few more weeks just M and I together.

Sometimes I wonder…at what age will my precious M stop thinking I am the most amazing person out there. My heart melts every time she mimics me – like she did today, by “shaving” in the shower.

Sometimes I wonder…how I even managed to shave my legs. It was quite the feat!

Sometimes I wonder…how there can possibly be more room for baby B to grow. And how my belly has not picked up any stretch marks with either pregnancy.

Sometimes I wonder…if I just jinxed myself with that statement.

Sometimes I wonder…where the Blogger blogs come up with their word verifications. I had to type out “reballit” today. I definitely giggled.

Sometimes I wonder…how I would spend my free time if I never started FFF?

I do not wonder if I would miss the friendships, the creative outlet, the enjoyment of something as my own, etc. I know I would miss all of those things. Which is why I don’t plan on going anywhere for a long, long time.

Sometimes I wonder…do the friends and family who I know “in real life” (for lack of a better term) ever get weirded out reading all of my ramblings? I know I share a lot of personal things. While I wouldn’t hide from those things, my past relationship with food or discussion of pregnancy hemorrhoids are not exactly common topics in our regular conversations.

Sometimes I wonder…why I let food control me for so long. The holidays are much more fun when I can happily accept delicious, home-baked cookies from my sister-in-law (thanks, Marie!) and have one without any need to “throw out my diet for the day because I screwed up”.

Sometimes I wonder…how Jess came up with such a cute blog post idea! Thanks for inspiring such a fun post, my friend!

• What is something you wonder?
• Do your friends/family who don’t have blogs read yours? Does that ever weird you out?

I woke up this morning compelled to say a big thank you! I felt pretty hesitant yesterday morning to post my Q + A on weight. I do not believe a number on a scale shows a complete definition of health, yet know how comforting those numbers can feel as a way to compare, control, measure, etc our level of health/fitness. I too can easily get caught up in them and that serves as a big reason I will not use a scale when getting back in shape post-pregnancy.

In yesterday’s post I wanted to openly share what was asked of me, but I do not plan to explicitly discuss my weight, size, measurements, etc “numbers” (or the little I will even know of them) in the future, as such numbers are so unique to each person. I do thank you all for the respectful and open discussion in the comments yesterday. I appreciate that blogging allows for us to discuss such topics, share our experiences without judgment, possibly learn from each other, and then talk about leaking and hairy legs a few hours later. 😉 Blogging is pretty awesome, huh?

I truly thank the two ladies that originally exposed me to blogging. That would be you two Lisa and Julie! You two may even have something special coming your way as a token of that appreciation. 😉

If not for them, I don’t know if I would ever have come across this crazy, fabulous, and fulfilling world. The 3 of us, along with quite a few other awesome ladies, used to actively participate in a fitness forum. Julie & Lisa both started up blogs around the same time and shared them on the forum. They were the first two blogs I consistently read and I instantaneously fell in love with the blogging atmosphere. It jived so much better with my beliefs on health and fitness. So much so that I could not wait to have a space of my own to share.

It took a bit of time to figure out exactly what I wanted that to be, but eventually Faith Fitness Fun was formed and I will never look back. Thank you Lisa and Julie for bringing me here and your continued support and friendship. And an extra huge thank you to each of you, my readers and friends, who welcome me with open arms each day and make this such a fulfilling place for me to write, reflect, laugh, and vent. I wish I could give you each a hug because it is thanks to YOU that I don’t foresee myself stopping this blogging journey any time in the remote future. Blogging has helped me grow and lit a new fire in my life. I am forever grateful for that…and for you. I cannot even begin to express it all. Thank you.

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And I feel a little cheesy posting this update after all I just wrote, but I wanted to go ahead and let you all know that the Faith Fitness Fun Facebook page is now up and running!

I refuse to call it a “fan page” because that just seems so wrong. You’re friends, not fans! You can click the plugin on my right sidebar to “Like” the page to receive updates, pick up random tidbits I don’t always share here, and/or simply to show your continued support. I’m excited for it and can’t wait to connect with you all through there. 🙂 I’m sure my personal account friends are excited too…blog updates only for those who want them. LOL

• What was the first blog you started reading? Why do you read blogs?
• What motivated you to start your own blog? What motivates you to keep blogging?