Clichés. I HATE clichés. But somehow having a child makes them more understandable. Like, "It goes so fast!" Well, it does. That's why every parent says it. It's true.
So in an attempt to make things go slower, or at least help me to remember them, I'm writing them down. Not just about Audrey, but Ryan and I also. And mostly for my sake (and I hope my children's) not yours.
When I've talked with my parents about what pregancy and having newborns was like for them, they did their best to remeber but it's been over 20 years and time spent raising us kids as children and then teenagers pushed those early memories out. I wish I had something that could give me insight into what my mom felt when she found out she was pregnant, how my dad reacted to my first temper tantrum, how Cory and I responded when my parents brought David home from the hospital.
I forget so many things in my own life, so many important lessons, insights and feelings. And they're gone. Hopefully this will help me to record life's events, big and small, and pass them onto our children, and maybe their children. That way our family's story won't be lost and we can look back together, and remember.
Trying again to comment. I am so glad you are doing this. I had always planned to write things down as you and your brothers grew up but I thought "How can I ever forget this special event, time, etc." Now 27+ years later, I really regret that I didn't journal.
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