privacy.

I'm sorry if some of you got a notice about me "inviting" you to read my blog. This was done because I had to recently set up privacy settings on my blog. I am somewhat of a private person when it comes to my children. I think because Noah was premature I have always protected him more than perhaps I would have protected a full-term child. Those that are close to me know that it took me a long time to share his photos when he was born. He had so many tubes and wires and I hated what people said when they saw them. Then when he came home we kept him sheltered from the world for two years. An infection could kill him and we, again, were very protective. I guess I still have some of that for Noah and now for Reese. I don't post photos of the kids on facebook and rarely do I email them. It makes me uncomfortable and as his mother, I get to make those choices. I post photos on my blog and for the most part I know who reads it. It was my preference as my children's mother.

When someone close to me recently posted photos of my children on facebook I expressed that it made me uncomfortable. She took them down temporarily only to put them back up with even more photos. Then, to drive her point home (whatever point that was) she invited 17 strangers to read my blog. She then sent me a note saying this was an "experiment" to prove that anyone can see anything they want. While I know this is true, I am aware of who I share my blog with. As many know, my blog is full of not only photos, but accounts of my life. Things that I share with my close friends and family. This purposeful act has left me very hurt, vulnerable and upset.

With that, only those that I invite or approve can read my blog. I am sorry for the inconvenience, but I do want to share my photos and my life with you-- my genuine friends and family.