I've been inspired

A friend just sent me a link to T.O. Mama, a website dedicated to maintaining sanity and bliss among Toronto-based moms. The site's blog is laugh-out-loud funny and cry-out-loud accurate. The truth hurts and then it makes you wet your pants in giggle fits.

At any rate, the blog has inspired me to record a few rambles during my pregnancy. On Friday, I'll be 13 weeks pregnant and kissing my first trimester goodbye. This seems like as good a time as any to expand my blogosphere footprint (everything else about me is expanding, after all).

When I first learned that I was pregnant, I thought about recording my thoughts online. Less for myself or blog readers, and more for the sake of my child. But I got freaked out by the online-liness and how I would feel if I miscarried. Besides, I wasn't thinking perfectly angelic thoughts as I scarfed goldfish crackers every 90 minutes and begged for the room to stop spinning.

In the meantime, I've lost momentum in my other blogs. My running-related blog ceased publication when PapaBear and I pulled the goalie (that's Canadian-speak for ceasing to responsibly use birth control). The Whisperer has waddled along, but it lacks the spark it once had. Or perhaps its author does.

Either way, I'll blog about my thoughts on pregnancy and keep The Whisperer alive for as long as there are MBAs out there desperate to leave consulting. (So, um...like...forever.)

This blog's title is meant to be somewhat tongue in cheek, although the subtlety may be lost on everyone but me. You see, PapaBear and I live in Moore Park, a posh Toronto neighbourhood. In truth, I share a postal code with spiffy mansions, but my house is smaller than some of the garages in the 'hood.

If you qualify, a mother in the area can join the "Moore Park Moms" group. Yesterday I was blessed with an invitation, but only because there are some cool chicks controlling the email distribution list. Plus, PapaBear is a family doc, so he's nice to have around when a little one cracks his head against a cement wall.

At any rate, that's my longwinded introduction. Check back for a few updates each week. Or maybe more - the comedy that is pregnancy just might generate enough content for hourly posts.