Sweet Baby

I have a new niece. I'm completely and totally in love with her. She has a wonderful birth story that begins with a young girl who had to make the hardest decision of her life...to give her up at birth to my sister and BIL to raise.

Courageous.
Heartbreaking.
Hopeful.
Loving.
Unselfish.

There are so many words that describe this event.

And until the adoption process is finalized, I am only sharing small bits and pieces of her online. In real life, I get to snuggle every single inch of her and I love it. 

Did I mention that between my sister and I this is the first (and only) girl in almost nine years? Needless to say, I'm having a blast buying clothes for her. It's still a novelty to be buying so much pink!

Please be in prayer for the young birth mother. Please also be in prayer for my sister and her family as they adjust to having a newborn once more in the household. The sweet girl's sleep schedule is all topsy-turvy right now.

uBaby

uBaby is a new online community for mothers and moms to be. The site has a particular focus on helping every woman to have an active and healthy pregnancy, but it also offers topics ranging from trying to conceive to potty training. If you are a mother of young children, you can probably find something that interests you at uBaby.

Do we really need another website about having and raising babies? There are certainly many of them out there already. But what’s interesting about uBaby is that it is a website for moms, written by moms.

uBaby offers bloggers the opportunity to spread their wisdom around the web. If you are a blogger, and you would like to attract some new readers, visitors, and friends via uBaby, you can register at the site (no tricks or traps) and you will be able to blog directly on their site.

And you will be able to share your wisdom with other mothers. I don’t know about you, but I like the thought that maybe my words could encourage other mothers. Sometimes I get discouraged reading the “expert parenting advice” that I can’t possibly live up to. At uBaby, nobody’s perfect, and everybody is honest. (At least, I think they are honest – if not, then they’ve fooled me!) Sometimes I enjoy hearing from the moms “in the trenches” instead of the pediatricians and psychologists.

uBaby can help you build your blogging portfolio, and you are welcome to include some biographical information and to link back to your own site! So, whether you want to read or write, or both, I hope to see you there!

Guest post contributed by Robin.