I participated on this site my entire pregnancy...my baby is now 4 months old. I took a break after I returned to work, but I find myself wanting to participate again, and I think I can squeeze it in on lunch breaks and such.

My little story:

I will have been married one year on June 30th. My husband is the love of my life...my absolute soul mate, and well worth the wait to find him. He was a Catholic priest for eighteen years before we met, and I was a single parent for six. After experiencing so many years of loneliness, we really appreciate the life we have together far more than I am able to articulate here. He is my best friend, and I treasure every moment with him. Not to suggest all has been smooth sailing! We've had some serious challenges, with him leaving ministry, a difficult pregnancy, the premature birth of our son, and an extended newborn phase that prevented us from sleeping far longer than parents of full term babies!

My 8 year old daughter was my reason for being for many years. When I got pregnant with her, I was single, had just returned from working as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Eastern Caribbean for two years and wasn't quite sure what direction my life was going. She motivated me to go back to graduate school, learn transcendental meditation, cut relationships that weren't in my best interest, and in general, take better care of myself. Our years of just the two of us were challenging, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. Everything happens for a reason. So now I'm a married mother of two beautiful, healthy children, living in my dream home, a 130 year old farm house, and surrounded by loving family (well, ok, on my side...I do have some challenging inlaws) and friends, and working at a job I love. I never thought I could feel this happy and fulfilled. Life is good!