Reconnected through Facebook

My baby girl will be four months old in a week and a half! I feel like time has flown by, and every day she is learning new things. She adores her hands, and always has them in her mouth. She also loves to hear the sound of her voice, and talks and makes noises constantly. She also flipped herself over for the first time last night! It is amazing how four months ago she was just born, and amazing to watch her grow. I was talking to a friend the other day, and expressed how I felt I would not have made it through everything without my friends. I am not just talking about friends I talk to on the phone, or see day to day, but also my facebook friends. Who ever thought someone you weren't too close with in high school one day would be sharing motherly advice with you on facebook? I mean I never dreamed I would see pictures of my high school classmates babies, let alone talk to them weekly about their life now and struggles. It is amazing. As my brother constantly points out, I am a facebook addict. That's right, I cannot go a day without getting on a few times, and did I mention I am connected to it through my blackberry too? I know it sounds pathetic, but it is amazing how you can be having a bad mom day, and your baby is sick or your going through issues and you post your thoughts...moments later you have all your mom friends chiming in to give you support and advice. How wonderful is that?

My husband and I had a rough first couple months just adjusting our new lives to our baby. I felt so down and confused about who was at fault and what to do. I realized via facebook, that all my new mom friends experience the same thing. It was so comforting to be able to openly discuss problems and find resolutions. We are now in a world where we are never alone, because technology keeps us always connected. There are some downfalls to this, but overall if your having a good or bad day, you can share it and someone is there to read it or care about it. It was funny because my mom said, " Wow you have 308 friends, how do you know all of them?", which I explained through high school, work, college, etc., and she felt jealous. She wanted to find her friends, which I expressed to her may be hard to find because of her age (not to say there is an age limit, but my generation is more likely to have a profile than my mother's).

I love posting pictures of my baby and I love seeing everyone else's pictures and status updates....it is an addiction....and I love it!