Why not Facebook?

I know it may seem a little weird that I would only send baby updates through the blog and not Facebook. I mean Facebook is quick, easy and everyone sees it so I don't have to constantly give the same news over and over again. So why not Facebook?
Most of you know of the difficulty and pain Chandler and I have gone through in the process of having children. While our situation was not nearly as difficult as others - and was largely due to a combination between Chandler's occupation and my obsession with getting pregnant - I became a basket case. Ok, maybe I have always been a basket case and this just fed right into my craziness! The point is, when we lost our first child, it was devastating. I may not have been pregnant long, but I loved that child from the moment we knew God had blessed us with it. The emotional heartache I experienced and the painful months (alright year or so) that followed were very difficult to get through; but we got through them and are all the stronger in our faith because of them! But again, why not Facebook? Plenty of people have been praying for us and would love to be reassured that everything is still fine! The plain simple fact is many couples struggle with infertility and the loss of children during pregnancy or after meeting and holding the child they carried. I know how difficult it can be to constantly be surrounded by sonogram pictures, belly bumps, baby clothes, and other reminders of new life when you feel so empty inside. I never felt anger or resentment to the families that experienced this joy, and even tried to share the joy with them. I was genuinely very happy for all of my friends whose families were expanding; however I also selfishly felt great sadness for what we did not have. I eventually learned how to let go of my feelings and give them over to God. I am now able to see how God used this experience to help me grow in Him and how He gave me the opportunity to use the experience to help others who may be struggling through similar circumstances. While I know exposure to pregnancy and new life cannot be completely avoided, I do not want to force people to hear about our joy unless they have chosen to share it with us. Facebook does not provide much freedom of choice. What appears on your News Feed is not in your control unless you have blocked someone. I understand that it is the responsibility of the person who is having a difficult time to guard their own hearts; but I also understand that I have a choice to share our excitement with close, personal friends who choose to access this blog to read up on how we are doing. I don't have to force every moment on people who frankly don't care! :)
So, with that said I welcome you to join in the next 20 weeks of this pregnancy! As a further introduction to our growing family, I will attempt to explain the origin of the nickname Norton! But I will save that for another post later today!