I had this moment of realization today. Bird is growing up. I know that's not a brilliant deduction or anything, but it just became glaringly clear.
There are videos that I want to take of him and the way he talks right now in this moment so I can remember his baby voice.
There are lists of words that he says that I want to write down.
There are stories I want to tell about his new t-ball set and how much he loves all balls now.
I want to record how he says "Grover" in his best Grover growly voice.
So much of what is going on, I want to put here in this space. To share and to make sure that I remember it. But lately, I've been too busy living it. It's going too fast now to experience it and record it properly.
I hope I find a balance soon, because it's all too rich to miss out on.
Friday, September 18, 2009
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If you have to choose between living it and writing it, I think you're making the right choice. It's so hard to try to keep it all in your memory though, huh? It's hard to document it all.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Marty - I've had a lot of these same thoughts lately. I love to write about Abigail, although it's not always easy when I spend all day with her, since when I get a break I also like to think and write about other things. But I feel as though I'm missing the chance to preserve all of these moments, her little voice, the funny way she says words, her smiles and laughs and dances.
ReplyDeleteI find myself in one of those moments just etching it into my brain - breathing it in and enjoying it. I don't always want to savor those moments through the lens of the camera but I do hope that I always remember them.
ReplyDeleteI know! Ah! I feel like I can't keep up with the memories and the recording of those memories. So many things I realize that I want to videotape AFTER they have already happened. I understand!
ReplyDeleteYup. I took a break this week from writing, and oh, the good times we have had.
ReplyDeleteLiving it is so much better. And later, when you need the memory, come back, read this and it will be fresh again.
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