Overwhelmed

Well, I am overwhelmed with pictures of Alyssa. I have literally thousands of pictures, thanks to the digital camera. But even before we got our Sony Cybershot, we still managed to take lots of pictures and have them developed the old fashioned way. I figured I would post a blog for each year. It’s not as easy as I thought because there are so many pictures contained in just a month’s time and I am having a hard time picking and choosing what to include. I also need to get permission to use pictures that have other people in them. Just being courteous, I guess. My next post will be a summary of the first year we had Alyssa (you know, up to age one). I am off to scan.

An introduction...sort of...

When my daughter was born, I signed up with a mommy site which enabled me to upload and post pictures of Alyssa. I was very proud and excited to share my experiences with family and friends through pictures and simple captions. Somewhere along the line I stopped updating the site and settled for emailing pictures to everyone. I kept telling myself I would create a website for Alyssa and two years ago I started the design. Well, obviously I never finished the site and forgot about it. Just recently, I realized I could accomplish what I wanted with blogging. I’ve read a few blogs and really enjoyed the way they drew me in like a book. Check out gluten-free girl… wonderful writing. I will say this now; I am not the best writer. My grammar may not always do justice of what I want to say, but you’ll get the right idea.

Wondering why the title of the blog is “My Gluten-free Beauty?” Well, I felt I could enlighten readers with what it’s like to have a child on a restricted diet. And since “gluten-free,” “gluten intolerant,” “gluten sensitive,” and “Celiac” are not well known subjects in the US, I felt incorporating it in this blog would help educate others. In time I will explain what gluten is and how it affects Alyssa. The Beauty part? Alyssa has been told sooooo many times how beautiful she is, I thought it fitting.

Where do I begin? At the beginning I suppose. On November 7th, 2001 my daughter was born. She was blessed with ten fingers and ten toes, a full head of dark brown wavy hair (with blond streaks, might I add), and big hazel blue eyes. We were totally in love and in awe with her. How amazing it is to be part of creating life. It’s a miracle and a mystery.

Adjusting to life as a family of three was difficult at first, but soon we had our routines down. It’s all about routines and schedules with a new addition to the family. Alyssa was a constant joy. Everyday was an adventure, we were always learning something new and in disbelief we had this new being in our midst. It still is amazing, even now.

I plan on doing my initial posts chronicling Alyssa’s life until the present. It will help me organize my thoughts and maybe help me along in my other forgotten mission, scrap booking.