Rebranding

I hate that I have been MIA - from both here and CaringBridge, but especially here,  my blog.  I think about blogging frequently but when the end of the day comes I never get around to it.  I want to get back to blogging because it has been such a good outlet for me for may years, and it satisfies my "inner writer".

I expect it will be a slow come-back... between the usual busy life we lead, add in tax preparation and sorting/tagging some 200-ish items for consignment next week, plus a volunteer shift.

I am starting with rebranding my blog.  I've thought about starting a new blog but for many reasons I don't want to do that.  I have renamed my blog to My Amazing Ella, also my new Twitter handle.

The blog will be primarily focused on Ella and being a new(ish) mommy of a micro-preemie.  I will, of course, write about being a Single Mom by Choice (SMC - the original focus of this blog) and infertility (the focus of this blog for two years).  I believe that my infertility and determination to be a SMC were instrumental in  developing me as a good micro-preemie mommy.

I haven't figured out whether I will update the URL to the new blog name or leave it as is.  It will be a pain to update as it will break links for those of you who still have my blog on your blogroll.

You may have noticed I turned off Anonymous commenting.  It pained me to do that and I debated it a long time as there are a number of you out there who have commented anonymously with wonderful & powerful words.  Unfortunately the spam just got unbearable and since captcha is just awful... it seemed to be the "best" solution at the time.  I may revisit it in the future.

Posts will still be sporadic for a while... I need to figure out if it's my ISP or my wi-fi device that doesn't transmit a signal all the way to my bedroom. I would probably get to read/post more if I could bring my laptop to bed.

I'm beginning to plan for Ella's first birthday... less than 5 weeks away!  But just the thought of her birthday brings back so many difficult memories from that time.  I want to be able to blog about it... for my own therapeutic reasons.

Until my next post, I'll leave you with some photos...  She does smile, I promise!  When you take the camera (iPhone) out for a photo... let's just say she's camera-shy, for now.

Taken at the end of February by my sister who was visiting.  We were at the hospital for the first time in 2 months waiting on lab work.

Yeah... a helmet AND eyepatch (2 hours a day).  She's a pro at taking off that patch!

SuperBowl Sunday

Dreaded tummy time with her favorite book.