When Palmer was born I wanted to record all of the things that we were going through, all of the things that he did, how much he weighed at each appointment, the feelings I felt when he took his first steps...you get the idea. I have loved keeping a journal for him and for each of my other boys when they came along. It is fun to write down the funny things they do, or even when they are struggling with something. I also put their growth records from the Dr. in them. The Valentine or Mother's day cards they make me (as long as they are relatively flat) or picture they have drawn.
I write as much as I can, which usually is once every 3 months. Not great, but better than nothing. I need to schedule a time each month that I write what is happening with each of the boys. My only rule is that I keep it always positive. Okay I did once write when one of my children who will not be named took off his diaper and smeared it all over his crib...I really was ticked and I wanted him to be embarrassed when his future wife read about it. Am I a terrible Mom or what!? But other than that I have kept it positive. I write my feelings a lot about each of them as well. I want them to always know that I love them. I sort of hope that they will peek at it when they are teenagers and see how much their parents care about them.
Yesterday I bought my last one. Palmer's is blue, Lincoln green, Hunter red and McKay's is black. They also correspond with the color of their scrapbooks as well. You'd think I was organized wouldn't you? The other thing I like about them, is like scrapbooks they help me to remember all of the wonderful things about being a Mom and sometimes I need to be reminded!
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