Why do I Blog?

Contrary to what I've read about bloggers in general, I don't use blogging as a means of bragging. I blog about my kids FOR my kids. I enjoy recording milestones that Ava and Griffin will (hopefully) enjoy reading about themselves. I choose to make it a public document so as to make it less hassle for family and friends to read, but also maybe once in a blue moon, I might give an idea to someone who happens to read it. I love reading other's blogs, so I give back.

Blogging is my outlet. My way of documenting our day-to-day experiences, however insignificant or monumental. It's just that. Documenting.

I absolutely love going back to see what Ava was up to at Griffin's age, for example. I would like to say that my memory serves me well, but alas, I've had a few things going on between then and now. So my blogging is a chronicle. A baby book.

A life book.

With my almost 4 years of blogging, I only managed to create one book in blog format, Ava from birth-ish to 2 years old. I love having that artifact on my bookshelf. Reference it often. Cue some coupon codes and an uneventful Friday night, I finally got around to printing off more, my pregnancy with Griffin and March 2009 - March 2010 (Ava 2-3). I'm catching up. Slowly but surely.

LOVE the final product from Blurb. Their software leaves a lot to be desired, but I wasn't picky and managed to get them completed within a few hours. The downloading process is a cinch, it's just little technicalities that proved to be a little cumbersome. Still, SO worth it!