This candid photo was snapped three weeks ago on a 72 acre farm in the summer heat of North Carolina. I had just six weeks remaining in my pregnancy, as we counted down the days to meeting our second son. Three more weeks have ticked off now and, as I look at the image of me, achy and smiling as the sun beat down, I wonder if the gracious photographer, Colin Wishart, had any way of knowing that the picture would serve as the perfect visual emblem of my year so far. I've eased up on ...

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