Inspired to Blog

Okay, so I started this blog back in June of 2006 as a way to document Elizabeth's pregnancy for friends and family. Many would argue, especially Angela, that I have done a miserable job of keeping it up to date. I have tended to post only at big milestones like their first birthday. One reason for this was the feeling that nobody would spend the time reading what I wrote if I posted more frequently. A couple of things recently have convinced me that this is the wrong attitude. First, I have found myself checking in on friends' blogs a lot more frequently than I expected I would. It is fun to read about what is going on in their lives. It's a great way to feel like we are staying in touch when sometimes our schedules don't permit more frequent personal contact. Some might argue that this depersonalization (did I make up a word?) is exactly what is wrong with the Internet. However, I would argue that it is precisely what the Internet is good for. We are able to get much more intimate peeks inside each others' lives and are able to stay more "in touch" with each other than we would otherwise be able. Secondly, keeping a journal is something that our church leaders encourage us to do. President Henry B. Eyring gave a talk in this last general conference in which he mentioned a special journal that he has kept throughout his life. He made it a point each day to record how he had "seen the hand of God blessing [his] family every day." I was impressed by that talk and it reminded me of the importance of keeping a journal. In this high-tech world, it seems like it would be so much easier to keep it online. The benefits are that I can type it (I type much faster than I write), it is safely (I use the term loosely) stored away from our home should any disaster strike here, we can update it from anywhere that we can access the Internet, and finally we can share it with you all.

Okay, that's enough blogging philosophy from Adam. The point is that I'm going to try to blog more, and I'm going to get Elizabeth set up with an account and show her how to post as well. Between the two of us we should be able to keep a fairly decent record of what's going on in our lives.

I've even gotten some buy-in from Lucy on this. She said she's willing to post once in a while if we don't stick with it.

It's time for me to go to bed now. But thinking of special moments to record... Just a minute ago I heard Hannah crying on the monitor. I went up to settle her down and get her back to bed. I picked her up and she immediately put her head down on my shoulder, like she always does when she wakes up during the night. I've done it a hundred times before, and I'll likely do it a hundred or more times before all is said and done. But tonight, as I laid her back down in her crib, I took a moment to smell the baby soap and give her a little kiss on the forehead. Those moments are what being a dad is all about. I feel so blessed.