I have begun writing out a few sentences a few times a month in a Word document. It is easier for me to commit to than the idea of writing several pages in a journal. I may compile entries monthly after he passes the 1 year mark, but for now I'm trying to log a few notes every month :) Here is what Theo's Memory Document looks like so far:
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7.5
months old
-10/10/2012-
You love to grab everything! You babble and “talk” to us. You are not a fan of
self-entertaining… Today I set the timer to give you five minutes of playtime
without me and you made it only 3.5 minutes before having a total melt-down :) – Mommy
-10/11/2012-
Theo, you are not a morning-baby ;) you cry very hard until your bottle is in
your mouth… you also fuss if anyone tries to talk to you while you are drinking
your first bottle of the day- you prefer quiet! Once you have had your milk,
you are like a new baby-happy and snugly! – Mommy
10/12/2012-
I can feel your first tooth coming in on the bottom! Can’t wait to see it!
–Mommy
10/17/2012-
I buckled you in the grocery cart for the first time while shopping at Target
today- you loved it! You blew bubbles with you mouth and babbled a lot… I
couldn’t stop kissing your chubby cheeks- you are starting to look like a big
boy :) :( -M
8.5
months old
11/06/12-
You had your 9 month check up yesterday (half a month early). Dr. Douglas says
you are incredibly smart and advanced physically. He thinks you aren’t crawling
or walking because you figured out if you cry we will take you wherever you
want to go J. I have let you fuss the last few days while
you try to ‘entertain yourself’ – it makes me so sad to hear you cry! Also, you
are 26% for weight and 49% for length.. you weigh almost 19 lbs. Your two teeth
are poking through the bottom and Dr says you have two coming in on top… -M
If my kids are have as nostalgic as I am, they will realllllly appreciate their memory documents someday...
