One area that I wish I had been more intentional in is record-keeping. I received beautiful baby books for both of my girls and they still sit largely un-finished on my bookshelves.
I had (and still have) every intention of working on them, but enough time has passed at this point that I won’t be able to remember many of those first milestones.
The sad thing is, they would have only taken a moment to record, but I just didn’t take the time.
My goal is to make more of an effort to record things during my girls childhood that I know I will want to remember in later years.
To start, I’m digging out the baby books and will do my best for the remainder of the month to fill in areas I’m able to remember at this point.
As my children grow older I hope/plan to record their school years and major milestones.
I love the idea of taking a photo at the beginning of each school year with notations of some of their favorite things/likes/dislikes/etc.
Here is an example, found on pinterest. Too adorable.
Anyone have any other great ideas for recording milestones?
Source: raechelmyers.com via Gemma on Pinterest
I also knew I would not remember every milestones in my children lives, so instead of baby books, I did a first years scrap book for each child. It was alot of fun. With both kids I made the entire book the night before their first birthday. Jared sat up with me till the wee hours of the moring, looking over pictures and looking back over the first year of our babies life. Then we made pages with different subjects and placed them in the books. He would do a page and so would I. I didn’t cry with Harley’s. Maybe it was because I knew she would not be my last. With Hudson I cried with the first picture I glued in the book to the last picture. I knew he was my last baby and that tore me up! Anyway,,,,,, back on subject about your post. GREAT IDEA. You won’t regret it.
What a great idea! So awesome that you took the time to do that with each of your children.
I’m so bad at baby books too.:) The first few years are just so busy, I have little post-it notes with thoughts and phrases that one day I’ll get entered into the books. :)
Bek, It was good that took the time, but better that I only had to do it twice, in fear of the third child not having book! LOL