I was reading back through my journal that I have been keeping since I had my children and it is entries like the one below that make me glad I have written consistently over the past 12 years.
The words I have written at the time make my memories so much clearer and they evoke powerful feelings.
I find in our busy lives we have little time for reflection. With my journal I can reflect at any time and have a fantastic reference book of my own life’s experiences.
I look forward to being able to give my girls a very special book of their own for their 21st birthday, filled with lovely stories about themselves.
I fear that had I not kept this journal my memory would not have served me as well as I would have liked. This is highlighted for me each week when I forget half of what I need at the supermarket.
Morgan is now just about to turn 12 and Paige is 9.
09.11.2000
Today Morgan lost her first tooth.
It has been loose for about a week and I can’t believe it lasted as long as it did.
The tooth fairy has just taken it from the fairy box she had placed it in and replaced it with two dollars.
Two dollars seems so trivial an amount to place in the box for her tooth.
How can you put a price on the love and growing up and joy we have given and received from her since that tooth first came at the age of 3 months.
The sleepless nights as it formed in her gums, the red cheeks and constant drooling as it decided when to appear and the gorgeous grin with the dot of white when it finally came through.
How has one small piece enamel really made me think about my time mothering and about how fast this precious time is going?
It has been such a big month for Morgan (Not to mention the emotional turmoil for me).
She is into the 3rd week of her orientation program for primary school and she absolutely loves it. Just to see my first born going off to school like a little girl ready to face the world makes me want to wrap her in cotton wool like her tooth and put her away for safe keeping.
