[blparent] Intro

[Bernadetta]

Hey there, Jessica,
Welcome to the list. It's great that you're enthusiastic about starting 
a family, learning about babies, etc. You'll definitely get the support 
you need on here. We're all very helpful, if I should say so myself, 
even if our oppinions differ from one another greatly sometimes. That's 
a good thing though; This way you get varying points of view, different 
advice, so that you can pick and choose what you want to take from it.
I'm Bernadetta, and I contribute   to this list frequently. I'm a mommy 
of a little boy who has just turned a year old  yesterday. Both my 
fiance and I work from home, and we moved to the suburbs of CT after 
having lived in Boston when I found out we were expecting. So I guess I 
can't give you much advice about baby on subways and daycare prices, 
but we have one thing in common so far as I can see. I knew next to 
nothing about babies when I found out  I was pregnant. There's a lot to 
learn,and being apprehensive as a prospective blind parent, heck, a 
parent in general, is completely understandable.
But guess what? You get the hang of it quickly enough. As long as you 
give yourself time to prepare and you educate yourself, you'll have it 
down in know time. You're definitely taking a step in the right 
direction by networking with us. Just from reading your brief message, 
I suspect you're someone with stability and a level head, and guess 
what? That's one of the most important assets you have at your disposal 
as a blind parent.
So, sorry for my long ramble, but my point is that I was a total newbie 
at this baby business; I mean, I didnt' even know how to change a 
diaper, and I was nervous about getting to hold my baby before I had 
him. And here I am a year later, feeling like a veteran and loving it. 
Grins. So I'm living proof, as are a bunch of us on here, that 
parenting is perfectly possible while blind, even if you have no clue 
what it's all about at first.
Again, welcome to the list, and  ask as many questions as you like. 
We're here for you.

Cheers

Bernadetta