Can This Be Alex's Baby Book?
The latest from the not-good-enough mom files: I haven't updated Alex's baby book since he was two months old. As you can see, the kid now has a tooth. He also sits up on his own, rolls around like he's on fire, eats meat (the revolting pureed kind, but still) and tells entire stories in baby talk (while holding his right hand up like a waiter carrying a tray). None of these important milestones have made it into the baby book. And, because we ran out of space on our video camera and haven't bought more discs, none have been caught on film either. Bad parent alert!
I documented my cancer experience from day one--in hand-written journals, with still pictures, videos, um, a column in a huge national magazine and a freakin book. And here I am with the cutest baby on the block and the best I can do is snap a photo before I run out the door in the morning? A photo that, let's face it, will never get printed. I lie awake at night obsessing over the fact that he's almost seven months old and he's got nada in the books to prove it (that and the fact that I still haven't finished thank you notes from his Christening...I know, I have a problem). Do I get out of bed and do anything about it? No. But here's what I'm thinking--this blog is sort of a 21st-century baby book for him, isn't it? I've documented enough of his life right here. As long as I can always access the archives, I'll be good. And I guess the real baby book can get filled out on the next rainy day when I've got nothing to do. Whenever that is.... --Erin
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