I think a big part of my job as Emma’s mom is to be her storyteller. I feel like I need to be able to tell her what life was like in the period before her memories kick in. Problem is, keeping track of the things I think she will want to know about takes time and an awareness of the bigger picture that I don’t always have in the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

I have a nifty “Baby’s First Year” calendar where I jot down little notes when she does something new or does something for the first time or when I think of it. But my nifty calendar notwithstanding, sometimes I wish I did something cool like write letters to her or take cool comparative pictures to chronicle how she has grown since she was just a little glimmer.

Maybe I will start doing something cool soon but in the end I guess keeping notes in a calendar is more my style, which is as much a part of Emma’s story as anything.