Baby Steps

I'm baby-stepping into this whole blog journey. Stepping: that's right.

I would like to document our journey into parenthood (motherhood specifically) and life as it comes to us, but I'm not sure how to approach it or which voice suits me.

Here are some practice voices:

"Oh man, the whole idea of becoming a Mom is pretty awesome. I feel like I am almost becoming a new person and it's so exciting!"

"Motherhood is already taking over my life, and we're still two months away from the due date. I'm overwhelmed by feelings of joy and hope and love."

"How have mothers done this for centuries and not exploded with the intensity of delight and fear that builds up before baby even arrives?"

I mean....those three say the same basic things, but so differently. How introspective do I want to be? How much is just too much? I'm sure it will depend on the mood I'm in at the time of writing. Let's practice the "I haven't slept in 12 hours because Baby's sick" voice:

"Holy crap. Being a mom is hard work, but it is great."--to the point and honest; I like it.

Just to give you an idea about who I am, let's recap the last 7 months, plus a tad more:

I'm Pam, and I never wanted to get married or have kids...prior to meeting my husband, and then my nephews. These fellas all pushed me to be a more loving person and now look at me: Married and Pregnant!  I've always had a super loving family, but I've always liked being free to do what I want when I want.  I guess now I'm grown up enough to make that sacrifice.

I've loved being pregnant and we are so thrilled about welcoming our baby girl (unless there was a mistake in the ultrasound, which we are prepared for): Camille Aline to our family in October. I've never seen my husband, B, more giddy and bubbly. He's become a lover of all things miniature and pink, and he's brought me along with him. We're getting our nursery ready (a major undertaking) and we're learning more and more about natural birth in preparation for our big day.

That information should help sort out any future posts.