A mommy moment :(

TamTastic

I was just going through J.T's dresser drawers and getting out old, small clothes, etc to put away into storage.

Sigh, he is just growing up way too fast!! I barely remember those early infant days...they are kind of a blur! (maybe because of lack of sleep??? Or maybe it's what I call "Momnesia", hehe)

Anyway, how do you get through these nostalgic, completely in love with your child moments that hurts your heart????? :brokenheart: :brokenheart:

Thanks!

-Tami

TamTastic

I was just going through J.T's dresser drawers and getting out old, small clothes, etc to put away into storage.

Sigh, he is just growing up way too fast!! I barely remember those early infant days...they are kind of a blur! (maybe because of lack of sleep??? Or maybe it's what I call "Momnesia", hehe)

Anyway, how do you get through these nostalgic, completely in love with your child moments that hurts your heart????? :brokenheart: :brokenheart:

Thanks!

-Tami

beep

That's part of being a mom, having your heart so full of love it feels like it will burst.......

julie737

Momnesia--love that!

It's the love you have for your child(ren) that gets you through the hard times, so cherish it.

You're awesome!

Julie

GravyGurl

I wish I could say it went away... but I was cleaning out my cedar chest and came across some of the baby things I kept from each of my boys. Holding up the sleeper they came home in made me cry and made me wish I had my little babies back. They are 27 and 24 now... but then I remembered that they grew up into wonderful men that are still there and still love their mommy :smooched:

ChubbyBunny

I must be bone without a nostalgic bone.
There are a few things I hold onto of K's but for the most part I just pawn stuff off on her cousins.

I wish I was able to hang on to things like her preschool papers, etc. I just don't get that attached to sentimental things. Is that bad?!?! HAHA!

Back to original topic.....
Just think of all the other moments you will have and get to experience with your kiddo.

KrisKabob

I'm trying to figure that one out, myself... :huh:

I never thought being a Mom would bring me as much joy as it has... I never thought I could love a child as much as I do!!!

My Mom keeps saying "what til he... starts school... gets his first girlfriend... has his first heartbreak... starts driving... goes to college... " You get the picture. I can't imagine it all... He is ALREADY growing up TOO FAST! :ohwell:

my lil' man!!!

~KB

laurenk182004

I have no advice, I just cry! lol I was crying almost as bad as Taylor last night about the whole pacifier thing...and I get emotional every single time I do laundry because I have to pack away so much stuff every week! It is sad but try to think of how much fun is yet to come!

Shannon023

Just cherish every moment you have with them. Through all their stages. :smooched:

Katy009

Fortunately they are replaced with new memories! My baby started school this year and it seems she was just born. I try to keep some things from each stage of her life. This year I started a kind of scrap book that I put all her drawings, school papers, first report card, and other things in to look back on one day. The days do fly by quickly......enjoy every moment! :flowerforyou:

beep

:sad: Now ya'll are making me cry.......

Remember that song Turn Around,

Turn around and they're 2
Turn around and they're 4
Turn around and they're a young man going out of the door.

I'll have two in college come fall and it will be hard.

TamTastic

He was 5 days old in this pic...he is even still slightly jaundiced (see his skin color??)....and as you can see he DID come out with dark hair, which fell out and came in blonde!! :noway:

My sweet pea!!!!

KrisKabob

OMG!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO SWEET!!!!!!!

MisdemeanorM

I cleaned out 2 garbage bags of clothes that were too small this weekend to send to my sis-in-law who has one 2 months younger - Was just happy to have the room back!!! Counting down the days (years :noway: ) until he starts school and i get some down time!!! (NO family in the area so it is me and him 24/7 plus a full time job from home.) - Definitely NOT lost in the nostalgia!!!! I think I also am born without the nostalgia bone!

skinnydreams

You just keep going!!! Enjoying every moment and loving with all your heart! At least those days we have forgotten will have been full of love and adoration for our babies!!! I've been procrastinating doing the same with my son's clothing, but I fear his closet is starting to get to small and the boxes waiting to be filled are piling up too high, I guess it's time!

Katy009

He was 5 days old in this pic...he is even still slightly jaundiced (see his skin color??)....and as you can see he DID come out with dark hair, which fell out and came in blonde!! :noway:

Wow.....my daughter was jaundiced as well (I had to take the machine home with me for about one week) and she was born with really dark hair which fell out as well and turned blonde. She had blue eyes for exactly two years and now they are a deep olive green :huh:

Your baby is beautiful!

iftcheiaf

The kids and I have decided to make a quilt. When I go through their clothes, because they are also nostalgic and never want to let anything go, we pick a couple of outfits with special meaning (bought on vacation, bought on a special "out with mommy" day). We're storing them in a box under their bed for the quilt we're going to make with them in a few years, for them to take after they leave home. It helps me to appreciate them when they were little and to celebrate their growth. It gives me something to look forward to us doing together as they get older. When something is too small, they quickly say "let's put this away for when we make our quilt". Makes the passing years a little more tolerable.

skinnydreams

Awww....so sweet!

peej76

I'm having a mommy moment myself today, my son is going to be six tomorrow!! And my 5 month old just grew out of the new summer clothes, that I just bought him, and my sister has recently been getting my 13 year old to babysit for her. They are all growing up so fast, I just wanna hang on and never let go!

Lexino

I'm the same way! I get attached to everything, I have every school paper from my kids, which I might have to go through and pick my favorites because in Preschool and Kindergarten my kids come home with 3-4 a day! And clothes, I have bins and bins of all their old clothes, and I know exactly where each clothing item came from, whether a gift and which store I purchased it at. Maybe a little obsessive but I love it! I love going through all their old stuff. My husband's starting to bug me about all my totes in the garage though! lol

Mireille

I had a really hard time when I gave up the cradle that both of my girls used. After my second I knew I wasn't going to have anymore and when I sold my beautiful cradle, I was heartbroken. Mixed emotions. I knew I didn't want any more children, I didn't have any room in your house for it but at the same time I was devastated I wasn't going to have any more children. Totally messed up feelings. :frown: