PAIL Blogroll

As a new blogger, it's tough finding my spot in the blog world. As a new mom after infertility?  Nearly impossible.  I don't always feel like I fit in with the typical "mommy bloggers", having taken a completely different path to motherhood.  But I also find myself treading lightly among the infertility bloggers, because it wasn't that long ago I was in their shoes.  I remember, all too well, how much it hurt to be surrounded by pregnant women and moms.  As happy as I was when someone who had struggled with infertility brought home a child, there was always a feeling of "why not me?  When is it my turn?"

Enter Elpheba and Josey, 2 blogs I discovered during my pregnancy this summer.  While I didn't start my blog until very recently, I was an avid reader of their stories.  Our pregnancies all followed similar timelines, and I enjoyed keeping up with their journeys.  Now that their daughters are here, even these seasoned bloggers found themselves in the same gray area I did - not a mom, not currently struggling with infertility. 

And there came the idea for the PAIL blogroll.  Pregnant/Parenting after Infertility and Loss.  A group of bloggers all in the same middle place, finding other women to identify with.  I think it's a great idea, and it's a community I'm very excited to be a part of.  Thanks ladies.

Edited to add: And I have no idea how to move that gadget to the sidebar.  Any ideas?  Seriously, blogging for dummies over here.