My Newest Addition

Don't worry, Dad. I'm not pregnant again. And, thankfully, this "baby" won't leave behind any stretch marks or unwanted pounds. And, hopefully, this creation will not one day morph into a defiant toddler who seems possessed by some ungodly being.

So, please help me welcome to the world, my very first official mommy blog: Project: Motherhood! I know, I'm way behind on this whole blogging thing. My first child is already turning three, for goodness sakes. I consider myself pretty computer and web savvy, but I just never caught on to the blogging scene. So, please bear with me. I'm new to this.

I did have a bit of a blog on www.blogger.com, but it was really only some snippets that my son, Jude, had said/done so that the grandparents could feel they were still part of his life after we moved away. I was inspired by my new found friend here in Philly, Beth. (You can check out her great blog at www.totalmomhaircut.com). She nudged me to blog and I finally decided I should.

So, after hours awake at night, obsessively attempting to come up with the perfect blog title, and after several growls at my husband as he flippantly dismissed every idea I shared with him, I found my blog title! Project: Motherhood. It just hit me somehow. And it wasn't taken!

I'm not a huge Project: Runway fan, but I have seen most of the seasons and do love it. And, maybe it's cheesy, but I really like having a sort of theme to use for the whole site, that a lot of people are going to identify with. At least, I think they will. I hope so! I can't be the only mom up at 10 pm, telling the TV which dress I would never be caught dead wearing, as I slurp up chocolate ice cream from the carton. Right?

But, no, this site has nothing to do with fashion. Thank God for that. Fashion is something I have not managed to carry over from my single life to my married, maternal one. I don't even know how my closet got so filled with disgusting items, but if I can get it on without popping a button and if it's not falling down so much that I'll trip on it, it's a contender these days.

No, this site is just another mommy blog. I'll share my challenges, failures, successes, and breakdowns for your reading enjoyment. I hope someone will get something out of this, but most importantly, I need this. I need to do something that requires that dead part of my brain that was used all the time in my younger days. That creative, fun center that does not only know how to change diapers and make grilled cheese sandwiches. I seriously need to dust that little bugger off and get it pumping again.

And perhaps if my daily annoyances are written down, the life lessons I need to learn will magically appear from underneath the typed words. Here's to hoping! So, please, read, enjoy, and let me know I'm not alone in this!