Friday, 14 June 2013

First Post!

A former blog hater (mostly because of their self-indulgent nature), I've found myself  mulling over starting one up these last few months (probably because my use of other social media sites have made me more comfortable with the idea of self-indulgence). While reading about personal blogs I came upon some horror stories regarding strangers' use of kids photos found on blogs, thus the decision to password protect.

Giant Growth is, by the way, a Magic: the Gathering card. The name reminds me both of my belly at the moment and of the amount of beings in our household (six once the baby is born!).



The blog title came from a brainstorming session with Darcy. "No chocolate for breakfast" is a line he often gives Caleb in the mornings so it's lightly reflective of our parenting style - rules and routine but we occasionally cave, like in this case when we have chocolate chips over pancakes.

I don't particularly enjoy writing but I do like the idea of chronicling family times, especially with regards to the new baby, because, well, my recall is terrible. I have trouble recalling when Liana or Caleb's baby milestones occurred. I also like to keep my Facebook multifaceted so while I will obviously post some family things there I strive to keep it balanced.

These last two weeks I've been on sick leave from work with maternity leave officially starting Monday. This time off has been eerily similar to the weeks that preceded my wedding. I thought I was on the ball and ready, when suddenly dozens of errands and small things to purchase crept upon me. Today I finally found the time to start this site.

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1 comment:

  1. I see you didn't go with the card art featuring the giant bear. ;)

    I think password protecting is a good idea. Not a fan of too many baby pictures on Facebook. I'll be trying to avoid that in the future!

    Looking forward to reading more!

    Don

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