Anyone wish they could turn the clock back

[Rose220]

I love all my three children equally and soo miss the baby days. But with my first I documented every milestone and took soo many photos of him. Only on my second and third I wasn't so organised. I took way less photos and had less time for cuddles. Didn't document there milestones as my life was very busy and the days flew by really quickly. Now my youngest is 3.5 years. I so wish I could turn the clock back and redo the baby years one more time. Does anyone else feel the same about there second child or third child. Did you take less photos with them then you did the first. Did you document there milestones.

We've got a lot more photos of our youngest child as digital photography was invented! The baby books are pretty sparse. I've kept the books the HV gives them with weight charts etc in. Tbh the children rarely ask to look at this stuff. Maybe when they are parents themselves they'll take more interest.

Lots of memories are in my head and dh head. They love hearing the stories of when they were little. Those memories are priceless really.

Facebook is great as there are lots of photos and memories - sign of the times!

You can't turn the clock back. You can only move forward and think about how you can document your child's life from now on.

I have a baby book for my 1st but not as many photos.
Started my 2nd's book and have got lots of photos but all many on the laptop.
My 3rd I have tons of photos but her baby books still in the wrapper.
Wouldn't want to go back.
I'm exhausted 😴

Well I didn't do a baby book for any of my 3 😂 You do the best you can at the time. I don't want to go back, I like each of their stages and don't feel the need to repeat anything for a fourth time!

Everyone tells me photos are lovely to have but the memories are soo much more important. Only I wish there was more photos of me with my children. As I am always the one taking the photos I'm never in them. I wish exspecially in there first year I had taken more of them and lots more of me with them. I can count on both hand how many photos I'm in with them in there first year. On a positive side I kept all there baby boy and girl cards and there first shoes outfits colourings. I just wish I had more photos where they could see and look back on, to see I was there. Are you the same are you the one always taking the photos but never the one in them.

Although saying all that I do sometimes feel bad that DD1 and 2 have less of my attention because of DS (19mo). I have to remind myself that they do gain stuff from having him, too!

There aren't many of just me and the children. We always try and get family photos at Christmas and birthdays. We have some silly selfies with filters that make me smile.