Memory ‘Gold’ in Unexpected Places

I have to admit something: I am the type of person who starts off a project all gung-ho, giving 110%, and various other cliches. Then life happens and hobbies tend to fall by the wayside. Take my blog. Or should I say blogS. All three of them. In the blogosphere, my daughter is still 19-months old, I am a disgruntled office worker, and the infertility demons are winning our war.

Real life is much different: my daughter is officially into her “terrible twos”, I am a (sometimes disgruntled) stay-at-home-mom, and the demons, well, let’s just say there’s an uneasy truce… for now. But one thing has kept my attention for a while now, and that is Facebook. By default, my status updates have become my blog, and thank goodness for it. There is certainly memory gold in unexpected places. Here’s a sampling:

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So there it is, some of the good, the bad, and the ugly. But here is the note that gets me every time:

I encourage you to go out and round up all of the ways you document your little one’s childhood so you don’t forget the smallest detail. And, if some memories happen to be on Facebook, head on over and become a friend of WhatEveryBabyNeeds.com while you’re there!