Mama in the City: Hello Blog, It's Me. A True Story

Well, Hello There!

Mama in the City since 2008 and blogging since 2009!

Hi! I'm Andrea, a 30 something girl who loves living the downtown lifestyle and didn't want to give it up once I started a family. I live in beautiful Vancouver city right along the seawall and three years ago I had my first baby.

My first apartment baby is now a full on boy and we struggle with finding space in our condo for his growing toy collection. I'm also a new mum to our second apartment baby, born January 13, 2012!

I have a husband who is an excellent cook and takes amazing photos. I work as a labor and delivery nurse and really love the work that I do and gave birth to baby #2 at my work place.

I use this space to write about my family and to share my passion about breastfeeding, birth and parenting. I have a fantastic purse collection and have loved watching it grow, mostly lovely gifts over the years from my husband. I currently have a closet full of purses that are too small or impractical to fit a diaper or sippy cup in, and so they are on hold for future years.

Have a question or a comment? Email me! I also love to read comments left on posts, so feel free to leave me a note!

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Hello Blog, It's Me. A True Story

Posted by Unknown November 5, 2010

I've been a random blog reader for about 4 years and I've been a blog writer for about 1.5 years. I first started off by just trolling blogs and I refused to leave a comment, preferring to lurk and stay anonymous. I'm not sure what I was scared of by interacting, but I didn't want to make an appearance and let them know that I was reading their words. Which is actually pretty ridiculous considering bloggers love comments and adore hearing from readers that are enjoying their words and stories.

The very first blog I got into reading was Whoorl and I thought she was oh so California cool. The idea that someone was sharing details about their life and maybe some cool pictures totally got me hooked. Sometimes I'd drop by monthly and then it moved into more of a regular thing, but it wasn't until the last year that I even felt brave enough to comment and let it be known that I was reading. Blog nerves?

I definitely became interested in seeking out certain blogs after I lost my first two pregnancies back in 2007. I was struggling with the feelings of loss and the isolation that can come with certain experiences. Who knew that there would be a million blogs about people going through the same things as me? I love what the Internet has to offer for support on many topics. I enjoy connecting with people who have similar experiences as me and those that live a totally different life than me.

Now that I feel part of a community I love to leave comments as I go through my regular reads, even if it is a short one liner or a long drawn out message about how I disagree. I'm curious what will happen to the world of the personal blog as the Interweb moves forward. Right now I dig sharing my stories and life with whomever stops by to read.