May 16, 2017 (Updated May 24, 2023)

Our Greatest Adventure Yet

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

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I have some very big news to share with you guys today… IMG_1333

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 My brother said that picture looked more like a baked potato than a bun (get it? a bun in the oven?!) so, just to make sure this is clear… I’m pregnant! Matt and I are thrilled to announce that we are expecting our first non-fur child in late November. 🙂 I’ll share more details on how I’ve been feeling, etc., tomorrow (any specific questions, let me know!), but for now, I just want to thank you guys so much for reading – we can’t wait to share this next chapter with you!
- anne

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151 comments
  • Kimberly
    Awesome news! Congratulations!
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  • Stephanie C.
    That's so exciting! Congratulations!
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  • Sokphal
    Haha! I thought that was a potato too! If we are going to go emoji style...put a peach in there. ;) SO happy for the both of you! Wahoo! The Baby Mauney is going to be so surrounded with love!
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    • Anne
      Thanks again for turning our normal run dates into walk/jog dates the past month!! Let's do another one soon! xo
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  • Farah
    Congratulations Anne!!! SO happy for you and Matt! I've been reading your blog for years and so excited and thrilled to hear this news! Congrats again!!
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  • Charlsie N
    Do have to agree with your brother! Congrats!!!
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  • Erika
    Congratulations!! I also thought it was a potato (and maybe it was a dietitian joke?). Either way, great news! Hoping you'll feel comfortable sharing updates of your pregnancy, because I'm sure we'd all love to hear!
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    • Anne
      Definitely! :) Thank you!
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  • Kathy
    Great news!
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  • Carly McLeod
    YAY! Congratulations! Excited to follow your journey :)
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  • Meika
    I've been reading your blog for years and I'm not usually a commenter, but I just had a feeling you might be! Congratulations! I was pregnant with our first son when we rescued our littlest pup and a cat claimed us as ours during my last pregnancy. Those animals - they can smell out a Momma!
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    • Anne
      Apparently so! Glad to hear I'm not the only one who adopted a puppy while pregnant... everyone thinks we are insane! :) Thank you!
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      • Jennifer
        Babies and new puppies can be wonderful together! We got our puppy when I was pregnant with my first child and people thought we were crazy too. It actually worked out really well and 12 years later they still adore each other. Congratulations!
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        • Anne
          That makes me feel much better about this whole situation!! We definitely like the idea of our child growing up with dogs... I think it will be fun and also teach some responsibility/that it's not just all about them!
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  • Laura
    Congratulations!!! I was wondering the other day if you and Matt wanted children or not. Is it weird I wondered that? :) So exciting!
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    • Anne
      Haha no, that makes sense given we've been married for awhile now! We always knew we wanted kids but just needed some time to get there :) Thank you!!
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  • Lynn
    Congratulations! So happy for you.
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  • Gina
    Congratulations! You and Matt will be awesome parents! ??❤️ I thought that was the announcement from the title, but was confused by the "potato" picture at first, lol. I'm like, "is she opening a bakery?" Ignore me, I'm cutting down on caffeine AND trying to work out more. ???
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    • Anne
      Lol! Matt used this picture (without a caption) to tell his friends - and most got it but one was like, um, did you get a new oven or something? Haha!
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  • Leah
    A huge congrats. Such an exciting time for tiger family. I've been a reader for years and wondered too if you wanted children. You will make a great mom! Congrats!
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    • Leah
      Your family. Not tiger!
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    • Anne
      Thanks Leah! :) And lol your/tiger - gotta love autocorrect!
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  • Nikki
    I had my daughter in November. It's a great month. I'm excited for you both!
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  • Kacie
    Congratulations!! I don't know why but I've been thinking you were pregnant, I'm due in October so maybe I have some sort of super pregnancy sensing powers right now, haha! Very exciting! Hope you're feeling well!
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    • Anne
      Aw congratulations to you too! :)
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  • Diane W.
    What happy news! Congratulations to both of you!
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  • Karlee
    This is wonderful news! Through reading your blog so long I feel like I know you and Matt well enough to say that you will make WONDERFUL parents!! You're starting an amazing journey, enjoy the ride! <3
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    • Anne
      So sweet, thank you Karlee!
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  • Molly S
    Congrats! I have been oddly curious if this was the case lately but can't say what made me think this. Maybe the glow..? ;)
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    • Anne
      Lol I don't think I'm glowing... but the lack of alcohol and Garmin shots maybe?! :) Thanks!
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      • Jenn
        Definitely the bagel :)
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  • Shannon Kiely
    Congratulations! I noticed you hadn't been sharing full body shots as much lately and slower in running so I had a hunch this was coming. Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy.
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    • Anne
      Haha yep! Been hard to hide - happy it's out in the open now! Thank you!
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  • Angie Austin- Leyva
    Long time reader and VERY excited for you and Matt!! I can't wait to read more on this adventure!!! ❤️
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  • Samantha
    This was my thought process: oh, they fixed their oven! wait, it was the microwave that was broken..im so confused....(actually reads the post...) omg yay!!! haha! Congrats!!! :) Y'all will be great!
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  • Stephanie
    Congratulations! I've been reading for a while and thought you might be! Enjoy your pregnancy, I'm at the tail end of my second and believe it or not you will miss this time when it's over :)
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  • Danielle
    Congrats Anne! I was due November 22 last year so went through everything you're experiencing right now. I live in Montgomery County, MD so let me know if you'd like me to connect you to some D.C. area baby things! :-)
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    • Anne
      Thank you Danielle! I'd love any local tips/recs you have to share! :)
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      • Danielle
        -Joining a PACE group (http://www.pacemoms.org/) was one of the best decisions I made! I talk to the moms from my group every day and they've been such an amazing support network. -The local library is great for baby storytimes, I took mine at around 6 weeks and it was a nice way to meet some other local mamas. Not sure how much my little one got out of it but I figure early exposure to books can't be bad ;) -Having winter babies in this area can be a bit hard given the weather, but the Air & Space Museum in Dulles is great for taking tiny babies that end up sleeping most of the time :) Happy to send you more stuff as she gets a bit older :) Again congrats!!!
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        • Anne
          Fabulous, thank you!!
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  • Shanna
    Congratulations!!
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  • Rosie
    Congratulations-very happy for you and Matt and looking forward to following along on this new journey of yours. All my best!
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  • Laura
    Wowee! I KNEW it :) You've definitely been not drinking for a while... but your exercise regimen is still FIERCE! I'd love to hear how you've managed to stay so active thus far in your pregnancy. I kept being like, no way she's pregnant working out like that!! You're a machine! ....and getting a puppy and going to Iceland?! Whew! You sure don't miss a beat! Congratulations. Children are the GREATEST blessing. I can't wait to hear about your journey--if you're willing to open up and share about it :)
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    • Anne
      Thank you Laura! I'll definitely talk more about exercise and how I've been modifying in tomorrow's post! :)
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  • Beth
    So happy for you and Matt. I do agree with your brother, took me a moment to realize it wasn't a potato lol. You will make wonderful parents and who cares what people say about adopting a dog while pregnant. It will be cute they get to take walks and grow up together. Everyone always has an opinion about everything - the most important one is yours and Matt's.
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    • Anne
      Thank you Beth! :)
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  • Johanna
    Congratulations! Make sure to stay cool in this crazy Northeast heat we are having this week! I'm in Philly and Thursday is supposed to be 93. I had an October baby so I spent most of my summer by the pool :)
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    • Anne
      Definitely not going to be running much longer as things heat up, that's for sure! The pool sounds pretty fabulous. :)
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  • Chiara
    Congratulations!!!!!!!!
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  • Jill Bauer
    Anne! Congratulations to you and Matt! I just told Katie, and we are both so excited for you. I'm also excited for your mom - being a grandparent is one of the best things that's ever happened to me (along with being a mom and going to Australia :). Hope you're feeling ok - looking forward to reading your updates. xo Jill
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    • Anne
      Thank you so much Jill! Maybe one day I'll get to visit my child in Australia! :)
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  • Briana Lucas
    Congrats! Long time reader here, and not a super frequest commenter, but I have to say, I knew it was coming. I don't know why, but I just did. I knew when Julie over at PB fingers was too. So happy for you guys, and can't wait to hear all about your pregnancy adventures!
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    • Anne
      Good instincts! Thanks! :)
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  • Meg
    Congratulations!!
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  • Angie
    Congratulations! What an exciting time. I'm impressed with all the workouts. With both my pregnancies I was exhausted and constantly nauseas that I couldn't work out much in the first trimester. Plus after the first trimester I got round ligament pain with both and the support band didn't help so I could only walk. It's only temporary.
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    • Anne
      We'll see how things go as it gets hotter and I get larger, but for now the workouts have really helped with feeling better nausea wise, and mentally too! I'll talk more about it tomorrow :)
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  • Elizabeth Beil
    Congratulations! So happy for you!!
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  • Amber @ Madden Wellness Counseling
    Yay!! I don't know why, but I had a FEELING it would be soon for you guys. No specific questions other than if you can provide any insight for how you guys decided that now was the time (if you did, that is!). I have wrestled with this SO MUCH and at 32, I feel the pressure more than ever.... I love reading your blog because I have felt that someone around my age had still not taken the plunge yet either. Not that I'll stop reading! But this makes 3 of my favorite bloggers now that have recently been (to be) new mothers. You, Immaeatthat and PBFingers. Congrats!
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    • Anne
      I don't think you are ever really 100% ready, but I guess we just felt like we were in a pretty good place for it - I'd had time to get my business going, we'd done a ton of cool trips recently, etc. It was more that we were feeling less NOT ready. If that makes any sense. :) Scary but exciting!
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      • Jenny
        Huge congrats Anne! You are going to be an amazing mother and I can't wait to read through your pregnancy. If it makes you feel any better, Amber, I'm 35 and we are still waiting to feel less not ready. Great description, Anne :) I just finished my 4 for $40 at Mind the Mat so hopefully I'll see you in a class sometime.
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        • Anne
          Awesome, hope to see you there! And I am glad my "not NOT ready" description made sense... best way to explain it I think! :)
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  • Kris S
    Wooohoooo!!! :D
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  • Erin M.
    Congratulations!! So happy for you both!
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  • Kelli @ Hungry Hobby
    I already said congrats on FB but why not here too! I think it's so weird everyone keeps saying "they had a feeling" because I did too? How can people that barely know each other have a feeling about these things, so weird!? In any case, I'm SUPER EXCITED for you! Can't wait to follow along in your greates adventure yet!
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    • Anne
      Haha thanks Kelli!
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  • Holleigh
    Congratulations!!! I read all the time but I've never commented but this is too exciting not to!!
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    • Anne
      Thanks Holleigh! :)
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  • R
    Congrats!!! I was anticipating this announcement (the alcohol! the running!), but then the puppy thing threw me for a loop. ;) My questions are how were you able to continue to eat with such variety? And how tough was it fielding hinting comments on the internet? (Also, I know pregnant women get inundated with unasked for suggestions, so feel free to ignore -- but if you do want any rec's, the podcast The Longest Shortest Time is a good listen with a number of pregnancy and birth-related episodes, and The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth is a clear, evidence-based read, although the evidence is now a bit older!)
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    • Anne
      Thank you so much R! Dinners have definitely not been as varied lately... I haven't written about them much because it's been a lot of cereal, yogurt, fruit, etc! Evenings are the worse! And I actually only had one hinting comment about why I didn't drink in Asheville, surprisingly!
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  • Laura
    Congratulations!! I think that's awesome the baby and puppy will grow up together! ???
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  • coco
    big congrats! So happy for you both. You'll see that's indeed great adventure. Hope you enjoy the pregnancy as much as I did with my both pregnancies. You might feel sick sometimes and heavy at the end, but you'll miss it after you unload the baby. :)
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  • Stacey Wiesenthal
    CONGRATS!!!!!
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  • Pat Elsberry
    Congratulations, Anne!! So excited for you & Matt! I'm sure your parents are over the moon too!! Wishing you all the very best on this exciting new journey!
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  • Chase
    Many congratulations, Anne! It's a life-changing experience and I'm certain you'll be an amazing mom!
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  • Melissa
    Congratulations! Like others have noted, I have been reading for so long I feel like I "know" you and Matt and look forward to following along in this new chapter of your journey!
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    • Anne
      Thank you so much for reading! :)
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  • Heather @ Polyglot Jot
    EEEK!!! So exciting!! :D :D :D Hope you're doing well--cant wait to hear more about your adventure so far! Pregnancy is crazy with lots of ups and downs but it sure has been an amazing experience for me overall. I hope you have a wonderful pregnancy. You will be a great mom!
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  • Krista
    Lovely news! Congratulations and best of luck.
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  • Jane Lennox
    Congrats to you and Matt! You will make wonderful parents! That is the best possible news from you!
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  • Brigid
    Yay, Congratulations to you both!!! Babies are such a joy!! I have been reading your blog for 5 years, and I'm so excited to follow the new chapter in your life!
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    • Anne
      Thank you so much for reading! :)
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  • Christina
    Congratulations!! Can't wait to hear all the details. I'm about the same age and me and hubby are starting to think about TTC. I know nothing really and want it to be relatively stressfree, so I hope to hear about your experience! If you haven't watched this before, its highly worth the 5 minutes. I can't help but laugh when I see the words "I'm Pregnant" now!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EShUeudtaFg
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    • Anne
      Omg, that's amazing! Lol!!
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  • Jennifer
    I also saw a potato in the oven, and figured it was a variation on bun ;) Congrats!!
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  • Roadrunner
    Wonderful news! Congratulations to you and Matt! Big stuff! Look forward to updates... But is Zara aware yet?
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    • Anne
      Haha she is definitely aware of the puppy, but they are tolerating each other better than we thought they would!
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  • Hillary
    Congratulations to you both!! xo
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  • TrackBuddy
    YAY Congratulations!!!!! So excited for you guys.
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  • Juliet
    Congratulations! On the new puppy and baby!
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  • Atsuko
    Congratulations! What an exciting news! I cannot wait to hear more about your adventure.
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  • Melanie
    Congratulations Anne!!! So exciting!
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  • Victoria
    Congratulations!!!!! I'm so happy for you and Matt! Zara and Ashe will be delighted!
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  • Gi
    CONGRATULATIONS!! I've been a blog reader for years and I'm so happy for you!! Best of luck with this new adventure!
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  • Sarah
    Congratulations! I'm due on June 1st (which is coming up way faster than I think I'm ready for!). We've been married for almost 8 years, so people were starting to lose patience with us by the time we finally announced my pregnancy. :) Once I was feeling better, I was able to resume a lot of my normal workouts until about 28 weeks. Since then I've stuck to a lot of walking and yoga! It sounds like the weather is going to cool off by the time you hit your third trimester. Fall will be a perfect time to nest!
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    • Anne
      Lol yeah I think most people had given up on even asking us! :) Congratulations to you too - and I agree, fall will be awesome - for you, too, with stroller walks! :)
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  • Allison
    Congrats! I've looking forward to following along, especially since I'm pregnant myself and due in mid October :) Hope you are feeling well!
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    • Anne
      Yay, congrats to you too!
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  • Brie
    Omg I knew it!!!!
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  • Elisabeth
    Congratulations! Like other long time readers, I had a hunch you might be pregnant. :)
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    • Anne
      I was not as sneaky as I thought! :) Lol
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  • Ellen Cody
    Congratulations! So excited for your blessed event!
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  • cara
    Oh my word Anne, I am SO excited for you guys!! You are the third blogger that has announced their pregnancy, it's going to be so fun watching you go through this amazing chapter! Yay!!!
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    • Anne
      So many pregnant blogger friends right now! :)
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  • Jola
    Ahhhh! Congratulations! I'm so happy for you guys :§
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  • SHU
    Hi Anne! We met once in Chapel Hill (or maybe Carrboro?) a million years ago (used to live there). I'm due early Dec (with my 3rd) so I'm happy to have an online pregnancy buddy :) Also it makes me feel better that I'm not the only one who loves the walk breaks during pregnant running! (For me they are a necessity!). Good luck & will be fun to follow along. I'm curious to hear if your 1st tri has been as miserable as mine. (I think my tolerance has decreased with each one!). It's worth it though!!!!
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    • Anne
      How exciting - congratulations!! I hope you're doing well! :) And yes, 1st tri = not super fun... stay tuned for more in today's post!
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  • Richard
    Best news I've heard all year! Congratulations guys! :)
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    • Anne
      So sweet, thank you!
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  • Allison
    Congrats to both of you!! I can't wait to hear all about it and follow your pregnancy adventures. :)
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  • Wendyr
    Congratulations!! I missed this post so just saw the one you posted today. Had to comment - how exciting! I just had my first non-fur baby in December 2016. My son is now 5 months old and it has certainly been an adventure. I look forward to hearing about you and Matt's journey to parenthood!
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    • Anne
      Yay, congratulations on your new addition! :)
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  • Jamie Miles
    Anne & Matt, Congratulations to you both; what a wonderful Thanksgiving present you both will have! Happy for you both, The Miles Family
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  • Abigail T
    Congrats!! You and Kylie (RD from immaeatthat.com) are both pregnant!
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    • Anne
      Yeah! She's in my mastermind group - so fun to be pregnant at the same time! Alex (Delish Knowledge), who is also in our mastermind group, is also pregnant - so many babies!
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  • Deano
    So happy for you guys! Congratulations! :)
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  • Kelly
    I was slacking on checking my favorite blogs for a couple days and missed this! So happy for you, congratulations!!!
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  • Tyler
    Congrats!! I saw this on Instagram, but I am really late to the blog post party. Very excited for you guys. And on top of this, Matt got a Penguins Cup win also! When in November are you due? We are due in late Nov as well, although we haven't officially posted anything on our social media yet...
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    • Anne
      November 23 - Thanksgiving Day! :) Thank you, and congratulations to you too!
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