This site has always been for the babies, about the babies, all baby, baby, baby. Of course there are many things about Mommy and Daddy, but for the most part it is all baby. At times I have written things about myself that I then deleted because I felt they were inappropriate for a baby website or too personal about me. I sometimes think of making a blog for myself, but come on, let’s just be real - where would I get the time!?! I have this blog, my photography site, my photography blog to upkeep, and my Smugmug site where I store all of my favorite photos - not to mention the whole mothering twins thing.
I do somewhat censure myself here - in real life I have a pretty bad potty mouth. I try not to get too potty mouthish here since it is for my babies and I have to upkeep the whole “good mother” thing (haha). Plus wouldn’t want my Mother In Law to know how horrible my mouth really is. Hi Marg!
There are topics that are off limits here like religion, politics, and anything of the too personal variety. I’m a pretty open person, but really don’t want to even “go there” here about many issues. And then once again I think if I had my own site (maybe even anonymous) I could say anything and not feel bad that one day my babies might read it or worry about offending anyone.
I am making every year of my journaling and the babies life into a book for them (and us) as sort of a baby book. I forget things so easily and I am so happy I have kept this journal since I found out I was pregnant. So many things have changed including my little tiny babies. I often look back at my blog and read about the good old spitupping days. I really wouldn’t want to add a bunch of cussing or any other dirty mindedness to the babies books even though it is how I am. Does that even make sense? Maybe when they are older and not my tiny little tots I can add a shit, damn, hell, or worse here, but for now the shits are of the limited variety (except for the real life ones, and then they are not limited at all)!
What about the rest of you “Blogging Mothers” - are any topics off limits on your blog? Do you censure yourself in any way?
Here is the book of the babies first year that I made for Jeff for Father’s Day. I love it and can’t wait to finish up my pregnancy year and the babies year two.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:01 am
Hi There!
I was just wondering where you got the blog book published?
August 18th, 2008 at 8:34 am
LOVELY! Did you use Lulu for it?
Not sure how to answer the questions… I think of my blog as both my mothering journal and the boys’ baby book. So I keep the baby stuff in, like when they are getting teeth, but then I also include stuff about how I feel as a mother, how it’s changed me, etc. I like to think that one day they will read it and get to know a different side of me - who I was before they were born and how it had to change over time as I cared for them.
What I do not blog about: problems with Jon, because I always want us to have a united front in front of the kids. Religion, because the south is crazy religious and we are not. Parenting philosophies, because to each his own.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I’m so jealous. I really want to put a book together, too. Yours looks great.
Do you want to make mine??? Te, he. I know Laura C has one
How did you do yours? Share!
There are lots of things I don’t blog about, too. Relationship issues, family issues,
things about the babes that seem too private, lots of work stuff… lots of stuff.
I also think about having a separate for the private stuff, but like you, where
would I find the time? Plus that one would probably be so WHINY because it would
be all the non-good stuff!
August 18th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
My blog is totally sensored! I definitely try not to swear and I basically can’t talk about relationship and family issues because my family reads my blog. I do have an anonymous one. I don’t update it often but it’s really nice to have to get thoughts out of your head and put on “paper”. Basically anyone I don’t know in real life is welcome to read it but I wouldn’t want to link myself directly to it either.
August 18th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
I love the book idea, I just never get around to it.
And yes, I censor.
I don’t talk politics.
I don’t talk religion. (just my personal faith)
I keep it as anonymous as I can, because it could effect my husband’s job.
And I don’t let people I know read it. I have another one set up for that.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:38 am
I love the book idea too, you much share where and how you did it. As for sensoring, yes I do it too. I don’t talk about relationship issues or family issues, simpily because my family reads it, if I could be sure they would not I probably would write about whatever was on my mind. I also try to keep it baby or mother related, I don’t cuss, but I don’t really do that IRL much either. Politics are off limits as is religion although I do talk about my Faith at times and have mentioned God. Those items seem to be such hot buttons and I don’t want to deal with the stress that might ensue. I too have thought about setting up another blog just for my grips, but like the others when would I have the time. Personally, I enjoy reading the grip blogs makes me feel even more normal. Hahah
August 19th, 2008 at 9:50 am
So very cool!!!!
August 21st, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I just love that book. I must get cracking on mine!! Hmm…off limits? Well, I definitley censure the potty mouth. I don’t write much about myself although I too have thought of doing my own blog for my stuff. The whole time factor puts a damper on that idea though! If you do start your own just Lesley blog make sure you let me know so I can read it :)!
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:06 am
I tried to do a blog of myself and got a whopping two posts done! This mothering thing takes too much time.
As for my blog, I try to keep it clean because I have a potty mouth as well. And I try to keep my opinions of family and family matters out of it, mainly because they read it and they don’t need to know what I think. And I think I’ve only mentioned my job once, when I changed it. Because my work is such a little part of our lives. I prefer to think of myself as mmom & wife and that’s about it. Oh yeah, and I try to keep underwear pictures to a minimum. Diapers are ok, but underwear not so much. Too many creeps out there.
Where did you get the book done? I’ve done one for my dad, but just on my own computer and it took forever! It would be nice to have it professionally bound.
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
just thought i would say first. found you via laurac, also a mom of twins who really started blogging once i was pregnant with twins and on bedrest.
and, yep. i totally censor myself in blogland. not on purpose, just because when i write the better less controversial part of me seems to come forth. and i do not want to pepper a place that chronicles their times with stuff that i would regret saying later. well, not regret. just maube not want to read or share with the greater net world.
i do think down the line, as they grow, i might find myself writing more of other things and not less about them, just differently.
and i love your photos. those two are delicious. smiles, amiee.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I’ve loved having a blog too for the very reason that it has been the best and easiest way for me to keep a journal of my girls. I didn’t write too much in the beginning when they were first born, just mostly posted photos for our family to see that lived far away. But I like how it’s evolved into a journal of our life with them.
You’re book is cool. I’ve heard other people talk about them and have thought about trying to get one printed someday. Who did you use? Did you like them? Someone told me about http://www.blurb.com which does those books and I’ve been meaning to try… someday.