Monkey Sr. made an interesting point today. The kids do so many things, he said. I wish there was a way to remember it all. With the blog, he said, you remember some things. You can write about certain things, and there's pictures. But wouldn't it be good to remember all the stuff? The funny things they say, their expressions. Wouldn't it be great to be able to share it with them one day?
I think that too. During the day, when one of them comes up with something, I just wish I could write it down or store it away long enough to write about it somewhere. I never get that chance. I always forget. When the time comes to write about what I really want to ... I just forget.
How do you remember all these days? All of it, really.
They keep telling me how fast these days go by. Sometimes, I wonder what that really means. Days when it seems the temper tantrums will never end, or the potty training goes on, or the nights when dinners go uneaten. Sometimes I wonder when they'll grow up already.
And then sometimes I wonder, how'd we get this far, this fast? The days when they entertain themselves, or the nights when one of them will pick a book to read, and listen intently, understanding every word, and asking questions. Then there are days when we can sit at the table and have conversations, or moments when one will hug me and tell me he loves me. (Then the other will come over for a hug too.) I fall for it every time, of course.
It's those cute moments I just wish I could preserve forever. Blog or no blog, it doesn't matter.
The moment last an instant and is gone forever.
6 comments:
I loved this post (the others are great too:)) but, this one I totally feel the same right now! I just went back to work after spending two years with my two and four-year old...where does the time go? Looking back at pics brings you back to that time, but never to exactly what they were actually "doing" at that point. I love the pic of Jordan with the blurry background. It totally fits this thought. I am trying to enjoy each and every moment...even the stressful, time times throughout the day. I have tried too to journal write occassionally, but it's just not the same. Enjoy your day with the kids!
Try as you might, you'll never be able to remember all of the wonderful moments that you share ... but they make an impact ... you'll see it again one day when your child interacts with their OWN child...when they take the same field trips and play the same games and share the same tender moments. You'll know that all of your love and energy and devotion live on....
I have kept a journal of Olivia since I was pregnant! I have even written "letters" to her in there about things that have happened that someday she will want to know how she was at that time (like when her Uncle Phil died). It is fun to read and I think she will enjoy it someday. BUT, I still don't think it can capture everything that she does, says and learns. Or how she made me smile, laugh or amazed me. Those feelings will stay with us though, but it does go by just way to fast!
yes to it all -- and I am getting all teary.
now to the real question -- how do you get Mina to sit still for braids? :)
A - the funny thing is, she's actually very good about it. At first, she would struggle, but now, she sits there, sometimes comments on whether she wants braids or a headband or pigtails. And then she asks to look in the mirror. I think it's because we've had to do her hair for a long time - she's always had such a full head of it.
S
Really Jeff? :) I agree with sue z; I wish I had the all the technology that you have today to record so much of Jordan and Mina's daily antics. I just have to rely on my memory and without physical evidence, Jeff almost never believes those special moments recorded in my mind. And much to my dismay, he usually stops me from talking about him when he was younger. It's not about embarrasing your chldren by telling stories about them, it's about reliving a moment in time that you cherise and want to share.
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