by Joanna Venditti posted in Parenting

Sharing my life through blogging is not only exciting, it's a privilege. I love sharing my ups, downs, and triumphs with so many other parents who may be going through something similar, or just want a glimpse into what parenthood's really like.
So I'm excited to announce the launch of a new video series starring me and my family, on BabyCenter's YouTube channel starting Thursday, October 12, with new videos each Thursday. Join me, my husband Mike, and our four kids on some of our family?s routines, like laundry, morning, bedtime, dinner, and even an outing.
Here's the first chapter.

We hope the series is not only entertaining, but full of tips and tricks we've engineered along the way, including laundry hacks, how we've created great sleepers, and how we deal with our picky eaters. Why would you be interested in getting a look into my life" Here is my story.
Before actually becoming a mom, I was consumed with the idea of it.
As a child I would stuff pillows under my shirt and pretend I was pregnant. I would mimic my mother breastfeeding my little sister, holding my doll up to my chest. I would turn tissue boxes into little cribs for the tiny baby dolls my mother would buy me.
For me, motherhood was the end game.
It didn?t matter that I had a big-city interior design career, or that I would paint in my spare time. It didn?t matter that I had dynamic friendships, a sense of purpose, or a uniquely defined identity. I would giv...