Georgie was assigned to keep a diary as part of a school project. Even though he already has one, he needed some motivation to journal every day. So I told him that I have always kept a diary, from a very young age and that I still have many of those diaries. So a little plastic container was pulled down from the highest shelf and opened. The first thing we saw was my baby book. Which is now considered a proper vintage item.
We spent a long time looking through the pages of this retro Mothercare baby book, reading my mum’s notes, my milestones neatly displayed. My first tooth. My first drawing. A letter to my parents from my sister and me.
Georgie was blown away, I was too, I guess. It was one of those moments where we were faced with a strange yet fascinating reality. Mummy was once a baby. And that was a very long time ago when times were different. It was one of those moments I always dreamt of having with my children and that day I did. It is massively touching to hold this little book and know that it is serving its purpose.
Thank you mum. Your memories are safe with me. x
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Do you have a baby book? Do you keep one for your children? I don’t. At least not like this one but I do have a journal for Georgie and James so I definitely need to start one for Danny too. I started writing Georgie’s before he was even born. You can see the blog post here and here. And also see more on that box.
