They say it's your birthday...

Well, readers.  I screwed  up.
I thought my bloggiversary was today.
It was actually yesterday.
I was happy to spend it guest blogging over at Literal Mom, though that wasn't exactly the plan.
Isn't that just how motherhood is, though?
You make a plan, only to have to change and adapt it to fit the needs of the moment.

So, one day late - here it is.
Happy (belated) birthday, New Mom on the  Blog.

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I have had a post planned since August about my first few weeks of motherhood.
I haven't found the right words yet, but suffice it to say - I wasn't doing well in those first few weeks.

Trite as it may sound, the blogging world brought me out of the funk.  I am forever indebted to smart phones because it was that connection to the outside world that kept my head above water.

Around the time I returned to work, I started having ideas for blog posts - most of which were in response to things I had read.  From those ideas, New Mom on the Blog was born.

It was a humble beginning, indeed.
I didn't want to share my blog with anyone I knew because I was afraid of what they would think (both of my writing and of my parenting.)

But, after I had a few good posts under my belt.  I started sharing it with the world.
The encouragement I have received from my friends has been simply overwhelming.  The people I have "met" from blogging are just incredible.  The lessons I have learned are innumerable.

I want to thank RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND, Our Cups Runneth Over, Pregnant Chicken, Literal Mom, and Mommy Shorts who have all featured me this year on their blogs.  Most of my followers came from you.  I wouldn't have a blog if it weren't for your inspiration.  You are my blogging heroes.

I would have to say this was my favorite post of the year to write and it has received some of the best feedback.  You can leave a comment and tell me your favorite because I would love to know.

Here's to another year of New Mom on the Blog.
Thank you for reading.
There is so much more to come.

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