In the Beginning...

Hi Everyone!!!

So this is my first personal blogs. I currently have a business blog and that was my very first foray into the world of blogs, but this is completely different and with a different purpose. I love reading blogs, especially the ones written by the different moms and dads out there. My favorites include Rebecca Eckler's Nine Pound Dictator, as well as Haley-O's The Cheaty Monkey, Kgirl's the kids are alright is crazy funny and The Petite Gourmand I also read religiously, as well as many others - Seriously my husband says I have some sort of crazy thing for blogs.

I just think that it's a matter of habit.. especially now that we're anticipating The Peanut and I'm getting ready to become a new Mom. It's not like I have much experience with the mommy world. One needs some sort of picture and it's especially comforting to read that these experiences seem to been similar to everyone. I have my morning coffee (a lot more milk than coffee now), check my emails and read the blogs and the morning news articles in the online papers.

Some of the stories I read, really have inspired me and so I hope that maybe I can learn from others by sharing my experiences as well. There are so many questions and concerns and advice, so this to me is so much better than reading those self-help, experience books that one is told to read in preparation.

I mean when you're pregnant there isn't a shortage of people who love to give you advice, I'm guessing that won't stop when The Peanut arrives either - strangers in the super market telling you that you shouldn't do this or that or people you've never seen before, let alone met, asking if they can rub your belly on the street... serisously freaks me out.

So I guess I should tell you a little bit more about myself and why I'm hopping on the blogging bandwagon.

I'm 20-something and married to a lovely man who seriously is my best friend and we've been married for 3 years and it still feels like we're newlyweds - I know enough with the sweet stuff. I'm in Real Estate and completely love every part of being a Realtor, but am and have always been a writer. Writing and cooking is my thing. I guess that's why I relate to the bloggers that I've mentioned. I want to share my experience, but also document all of the things that are happening so that there is a record of it both for our Peanut and for me, but also for others who may relate and are sharing my experiences.

None of my friends have kids and so my interaction with kids only consists of my niece and nephew who are my husband's brother's kids. I love them, and they're great fun, but different experiences and stories are what make the journey interesting. Also everyone has different parenting styles and each child has a different temperament.

I'm also not part of any mommy groups or anything along those lines at the moment, but I'm trying to work on that. Personally I'm not a "joiner" and usually like to do my own thing and am always busy with real estate, my wacky parents and extended family, etc. So this may need to change in terms of my attitude. See I'm beginning to feel guilty and the OCD is kicking up, in that I may not be able to provide the stimulation and social interaction the peanut will need.

I see this blog as a small first step towards the interacting part...See I said I'm working on it.

I'm on my 26th week now and really can't complain. It's been a blessing and the pregnancy has been great. I don't know what morning sickness is or even what it feels to be really uncomfortable.. I know super lucky! Which makes my mind roll a mile a minute wondering if everything really is ok or not. I'm only now starting to get heavier and looking like I'm actually pregnant instead of hearing " oh, have you gained a little weight?" now. Up until a couple of weeks ago I could pretty much still wear all my pre-prego clothes so I've really been blessed. Hope I haven't jinxed myself by bring this out.

I am quite a bit anxious... after all never have been through an experience like this before, so hold on for the ride!

Well I've gotta run for now, after all... If I write everything today, tomorrow there won't be much to say.

Later.