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You Won’t Remember

March 8, 2011 by melissa

To my boys,

You won’t remember what it felt like when I first held you in my arms…

Or how I rocked you in the wee hours of the morning as you cried and cried.

Or the things that Daddy did to make you giggle those insanely funny baby giggles.

 

You won’t be able to tell me what your first words were…

Or what it felt like to walk to me as you took your first steps.

Or that you loved gazing at the trees while we hiked.

 

You won’t know what books made you laugh…

Or which foods you liked to toss to our dog.

Or how comforted you were when I kissed your boo boos.

 

You won’t remember.

But hopefully you’ll feel it deep down.

Love.

Comfort.

Contentment.

And that will stay with you as begin to make memories that WILL stick with you.

 

You won’t remember these early, early years.

But I will.

And that’s why I take pictures.

I scribble down the things you do and say.

Because one day you’ll want to see.

And I’ll show you.

Filed Under: Big Roo, Little Roo, Mommy Ramblings Tagged With: capturing everyday life, memories, what our kids will know

Comments

  1. Tracie says

    March 8, 2011 at 10:29 am

    This is so very beautiful!

  2. Alexandria Campbell says

    March 8, 2011 at 10:52 am

    Really lovely & so well written

  3. Nidols at Arrows Sent Forth says

    March 8, 2011 at 12:00 pm

    I won’t bore you with all the reasons I needed to read this today, but just know that I did and it really touched me.

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:14 pm

      I’m so glad it touched you when you needed it. That’s what I love about blogging. šŸ™‚

  4. [email protected] says

    March 8, 2011 at 12:51 pm

    Love this! Just beautiful.

  5. Ashley @ Just Another Mom Of 2 says

    March 8, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Oh this is so perfect- and so so true. Now I need to go love on my kids!

  6. JDaniel4's Mom says

    March 8, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Time passes so quickly. I am so glad I have the blog to remind me of the things JDaniel has gone. Wonderful piece!

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:15 pm

      Me too! I scrapbook but I seem to be blogging more lately than scrapbooking. I really love taking note of the little details.

  7. Minivan Mama says

    March 8, 2011 at 2:10 pm

    Very sweet post!

  8. liz says

    March 8, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    My younger one and the dog have a special connection. Since the day she was born, they did, and the dog and my oldest do NOT get along.

    I have these adorable photos from when maddie was just crawling, and she’d make her way over to Jack, and lay her head on his furry body. šŸ™‚

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:16 pm

      Aww that’s so sweet. I love how our dog (a yellow lab) acts with the kids. They pummel him and he’s so chill about it. Gotta love mellow labs.

  9. Kelly Jernigan says

    March 8, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    Oh no – I now have tears streaming down my face! This was just perfect timing for me to read this today, so for that I thank you šŸ™‚

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:17 pm

      Glad it was good timing. I’ve read a post like that before, where the timing was just right. That’s one reason blogging rules!

  10. zeemaid says

    March 8, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    awww how sweet. What a lovely post.

    I like to tell my children about when they were babies. They just seem to lap it up.

  11. Erica says

    March 8, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    Boy did this pull on my heart strings when I read this! my little guy is about to turn a year old in less than two weeks, so it was very well-timed. šŸ™‚ Wow, don’t they grow up fast!

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:18 pm

      I know it! I know everyone says “they grow up so fast” but really, it’s true!

  12. Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud says

    March 8, 2011 at 5:57 pm

    Oh Melissa, I really love this! It should really be engraved on a plaque or something. Just beautiful!

  13. Kristi {at} Live and Love Out Loud says

    March 8, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    Had to come back to let you know that I stumbled this.

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:19 pm

      You’re too sweet! And I noticed a tick in traffic from SU yesterday. THANK YOU!

  14. misty says

    March 8, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    Absolutely touching!

  15. misty says

    March 8, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Absolutely touching! I loved this so much!

  16. Losing Brownies says

    March 8, 2011 at 11:31 pm

    This is such a beautiful, but truthful post! They won’t remember any of those things, but we will!

  17. Melissa (Confessions of a Dr.Mom) says

    March 9, 2011 at 3:36 am

    Aww…I love this Melissa. These moments are so precious to us as moms and yet, we realize our children won’t necessarily remember them. I love how you point out though that they will feel it. They will feel loved, protected, and safe. That feeling will last with them forever.

    Beautiful post.

  18. Karen(Tricia's mom) :) says

    March 9, 2011 at 8:05 am

    Beautiful Mel. I felt the same way 32 years ago. And just reading your words made all those feelings come flooding back into my heart. Thanks.

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:19 pm

      You’re welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

  19. Erin L. says

    March 9, 2011 at 9:05 am

    Oh Mel, this is amazing. Damn pregnancy hormones made me well up (I’m blaming the allergies!) What a lovely post. I’m giving A extra love and hugs these next few weeks — even though he won’t remember.

  20. Missy @ Wonder, Friend says

    March 9, 2011 at 11:12 am

    Good lord, woman, I’m sobbing!

    Lovely, just lovely.

    • Missy @ Wonder, Friend says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:13 am

      That was a sincere lovely, not sarcastic. After I posted it, I thought it might come across wrong. I truly mean that this is a lovely post. šŸ˜‰

      • melissa says

        March 9, 2011 at 11:20 pm

        LOL… I knew what you meant!

  21. Living the Balanced Life says

    March 9, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Love this! Especially since my youngest is turning 18 in a few weeks! I have been going thru pictures lately and reminiscing! Sniff, sniff!
    Bernice

  22. Heather says

    March 9, 2011 at 12:59 pm

    Love, Love, Love!

  23. Anne says

    March 9, 2011 at 2:05 pm

    Your boys will carry that feeling of security with them as they grow for sure. We recently watched old home videos of when the girls were little (because at 6 and 8 they’re SO old) and they are so much fun for everyone to watch. Capturing those moments is so important!

    • melissa says

      March 9, 2011 at 11:21 pm

      It IS so important! I wish we took more videos though. We do the iPhone but rarely break out our video camera. And maybe that’s fine. I just need to organize my videos since they are all over the place!

  24. Morgan B. says

    March 9, 2011 at 11:42 pm

    So sweet. I think about these things all the time. Your boys will be so lucky to read this when they are older. What a treasure.

  25. adriel says

    March 11, 2011 at 8:27 am

    you know, people write posts with letters to their kids all the time.

    but this is one of my favorites that i’ve ever come across. so lovely. they are lucky to have you as a mom.

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