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Starting a blog has been an idea I have entertained for years. I always put it off or decided against it for several reasons. The first of which was fear. Why would anyone care about what I had to say? Would people think I was annoying? Or be critical of my opinions? Of my writing? I am telling you now I make an unfortunate number of grammatical and spelling errors. I would decide against it, put it off and then the urge would come back. I’d find myself thinking, “I should really start a blog.” So I finally decided to go for it. There were a few deciding factors:

Firstly, I’m a writer. I always have been. I started keeping a journal when I was 11 or 12. I have over 20 journals, and find it very cathartic and therapeutic. Whether it is to vent or to document something significant in my life, I enjoy writing and going back and reading what I wrote. Journaling is something my mom always did, and encouraged me to do. I often found myself writing out my thoughts on various topics, but was too afraid to share. I figured if this urge to blog hasn’t gone away maybe it is God’s way of telling me to go for it. So here it goes.

Secondly, I am an introvert. I am usually shy and feel awkward in many social settings. I also have a very small circle of friends. I have 4 close friends that I share everything with, but none of them are moms. They are loving and supportive. They are interested in my life and how I am doing, but it would be nice to connect to other moms as well. It is not always easy to do though as a working mom, that loves Netflix, and snuggling on the couch. I figured a blog could be a good way to connect to other moms, and work as an outlet that I need.

Thirdly, I am obsessed with everything having to do with pregnancy, birth, postpartum care and breastfeeding. Basically, motherhood in general. I always have been. Since I was a little girl I always knew that what I wanted be more than anything was a mom. I couldn’t wait to experience it. In college I studied anything and everything related to pregnancy and birth in hopes of becoming a child development educator and maybe one day a doula. Before I had my baby I couldn’t help but feel that I wasn’t welcomed to have any thoughts or feelings on motherhood because I wasn’t a ‘member of the club’ if you will. I was afraid to share my excitement about everything pregnancy related with actual moms. Would they think I was weird and out of touch? Would they think I had no clue what I was talking about, despite my hunger for information? I just felt silly sharing my thoughts and ideas regarding motherhood with the world without being a mom.

Here I am, now going on 5 months into this crazy world of motherhood, and I am so much more in love with this life than I even thought I could be. Now I have personal experience to back up and shape my thoughts and ideas on the topic, as well as new experiences everyday that inspire other blogs. So here goes my attempt at creating a space where I can share those things on my heart and hopefully empower and encourage other mothers by doing so. I know there are a million mom blogs out there, but hopefully I can bring an unique and fresh perspective to this wild journey of mom life.

-Alexa