my daughter just turned 34!! And I enjoy her just as much today, if not more, than I did at anytime in our lives together!
Those day to day moments are the ones that slip away for me after a few years. That’s why I started my blog based on Project 365 - 1 picture a day. When the kids are teenagers I will be able to look back on our day to day life and remember all those little things (or when I’m addled with memory loss in 5 years if things keep going the way they are - just kidding. Kind of.) A year ago today we were in pretty much the same place, getting back to school and preparing for our annual sledding, snowshoeing and skiing trip.
I worry about all those little things slipping away, too. :( Probably too much. That’s why I stick with this blogging thing: for the memories.
A year ago, I was gettng ready to go off birth control again. Now I’m waiting for baby number 2, due May 29.
Ah. I could have written this myself. Honestly. I feel like time slips away so suddenly. It’s harsh and unforgiving with no regard for me and how I want it to stand still. Every day, I want to smell her more, hug her more deeply and tell her over an over again how much I love her.
Even with times harsh realities, I too, fall more deeply in love with her every single day.
She is a miracle.
Thank you for a beautiful post.
MollyI am not sure—let me go check my blog ;)
My husband always makes fun of me for keeping a blog. (he calls it doing my wacko computer-ing) But whenever our son says something hilarious he’s started telling me, “Oh my God, you’ve got to write that one down somewhere so we never forget how awesome he was at this age.“
A year ago today I was 5 months pregnant and just barely starting to show. I agree with you in this post that time sure does fly by! Even at almost 8 months, Elliot has seemed to just turn into a little person so fast and no longer wants to be held for long periods of time; she wants to sit on her own and attempt to crawl. I do miss the little helpless newborn stage, and hopefully I will get to relive that again one day, but for now I am trying to enjoy every single second that I can spend with her before she gets another day older.
My youngest is now 10 so all the baby stuff has long gone and the worries are very different. I hope you enjoy those times as much as I did.
Year ago my son was about 8 months old. At that time I thought having an 8 month old was the coolest thing ever. Now he’s 20 months and I think having a 20 month old is the COOLEST THING EVER!
I just discovered your blog but I already love it! My little girl is 8 months old and I already am wondering where the time went.
I just started a new blog if you want to check it out…
Thank you for such a beautiful post…I reward myself at work with the reading of a post or two and I happened to stumble upon this one today. My daughter just turned one and I found myself sitting at my desk reflecting on our year together with tears welling in my eyes. Yes, I am that crazy mom that sits at her desk silently reflecting on days gone by…thank you for the chance to slow down and just peruse my bank of baby memories.

By Michelle on January 05, 2011
So funny that you did a post like this today…I did a “A Year Ago Today” post over on my blog. My daughter’s due date was a year ago today. So that’s where I was: waiting.