[update: Fixed this issue (I hope).. read below this post for more info.]

Hi folks. I'm hoping there weren't (aren't) too many people having trouble with this, but I have many reports that there is a problem with the new account creation page. I've heard several times that people can't seem to read the image on the page under the section called "CAPTCHA". This is something I have to put in to stop the spammers (jerks!) from automatically creating dozens of accounts with their automated programs. If they get through unattended, there will be tons of spam all over in the comments and such... not pretty.

So, I've finally seen some of the difficulties myself so I actually know what's going on now! Yes, I believed all of you who complained, but without actually seeing the problem for myself, it's awful hard to pinpoint the problem sometimes.

Anyway, if you've been having trouble creating new accounts and getting past the security guard, help is on the way! I'll get a solution found shortly and I'll post again when it's fixed.

Sorry!

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Update:
Well, that was quick, I guess. I changed the way the system works, so you should be able to see a very clear string of characters to type in when the site wants to be sure you're a human. It's currently set up so you only have to enter the code once each time you log in (I think). This is another improvement on the old system, which would ask you in several places to enter a code.

I hope this greatly simplifies the usage of our site! Please try again to sign up and/or post comments if you've had trouble in the past!

Thanks!
Paul

Hiya folks. Sorry about the lack of updates around here, but we've been busy. I'm working on expanding and updating other web sites of ours, while trying to keep all the other ones updated (yes, there are even more sites than those three and this one -- ack!).

Anyway, to get on topic real quick, Amy's doing well with the incubation of our kid. She'll have to talk about things from her perspective (I'll bug her about it), but things have been pretty smooth in general. We had thought there would be another ultrasound appointment (and I really looked forward to it) but our Dr. doesn't do one at this stage unless there's a problematic reason to do so.

Well, I just needed to drop a note here. Again, we'll really try to get things rolling on here. We are swamped with work and such, but we need to get this thing going.

Thanks for visiting!
--Paul

I thought I'd drop some quick notes to let you know what we're working on here at My Baby FAQ:

• Coming soon will be formalized "FAQ" (frequently asked questions) pages that will present specific questions about pregnancy, parenthood and such, from both our readers and us.  We're planning on taking advantage of having a bunch of experienced mothers helping answer our questions about all sorts of baby-related things.
• A glossary will be prepared to help sort out as much of the mumbo-jumbo as we can explain.  Actually, Amy's the reason we need a glossary around here.  She likes to whip through doctor jargon and medical goodies like a freight train.  She frequently leaves me in the dust trying to sort out what the heck is going on.  Our glossary should help take care of that, but of course that will also be a bunch of work and will take time to get going well.
• Articles about a bunch of things like pregnancy, parenthood, psychology, sociology and various-other-"ologies" that we hope will help round out a great resource for people who are out there looking for help having their babies (like we need) and raising them (like we will need).
• We put a lot of effort into getting a moderately-decent site theme working that set up most of what we want in the general site layout.  There's more tweaking to be done though (a lot more, actually, but much of it will have to wait until we've added more content.)
• Much more blog posting!  We want to be honest and share our experiences in the hopes that people will gain strength and comfort knowing that other people in the world are having similar issues and feelings about pregnancy.  There's likely to be a fair amount of humor too -- I hope you don't mind.  :P

Well, that's good for now to give you an idea of what's in the works.  Maybe I've missed something, but I'm getting pretty sleepy (and I can hear Amy's alarm clock buzzing upstairs, so I know I've been up TOO LATE!!  Gah.  I need to stop doing that.)

Thank you again for visiting and please come back with friends/mothers/children/anyone!