To cry at dc old photos

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Looking at dc baby/toddler photos today and felt very emotional and started sobbing - they aren't off to uni etc yet - they are 6,5 and 2! Time passes way to quickly and sometimes I am so grumpy with them - what a waste!

Oh I do this. I look at them and think " they will never be that small again. I will never hold that baby in my arms like that again..." then I cry.

I have a amazing, lovely 15 year old, but still miss the 2/4/6/8 year old DS like crazy sometimes . I would love to able to go back in time, just for a day, once in a while.

I havn't had my baby yet and I am already dreading them growing up. Its not unreasonable at all, your a mummy who loves their babies!!

I am in the same boat as Indrid.

YANBU. I feel like I'm grieving. I am about to have DD2 though but Before getting pregnant I couldn't bring myself to look at photos of DD1 as a bub (she's just turned 3) because it was too painful to know that time had passed and could never come back. I still feel that you only get such a small time with each stage and then it's ripped away.
I wish I could have a little time machine and just go visit every now and then. Just to savour that moment. To smell her baby ness. To squeeze those chunky roley thighs. To hold her tight. Of course I love her at this age too and I try not to take a minute for granted, but they change so quickly and before you know it they are calling you "mum" and "dad" instead of mummy/daddy. Not a fan I must say

I have a photo of ds1 and ds2 aged 3.5 and 1.5. They're holding hands and walking down a country lane. They've both turned back to look at the camera. Breaks my heart every time I look at it. I'd just love to step into the photo and give them both a hug.

They're now 19 and 17, like chalk and cheese so don't really have much time for each other

I am Sat breastfeeding dc3, and my last. This has made me cry so much.

I am finding it hard at times adapting to babyhood again. My others are 8 and 5.

But I know it goes quick and you can never get it back.

The days went do slow when they were babies and yet looking back it went so fast. I wish I had savoured it more.

Oh, we watched old video of our 2, (now 12 & 16), when they were babies & toddlers. A HUGE broody moment! Still, we've got a lovely next stage to come too!
Bless each day

I do this, too! A friend once said to me it wouldn't fully hit me until I had no teenagers any more. Well, they're not teenagers any more and I do miss the baby/child/teen years.

Like IndridCold, I would love to go back once in a while and spend a day with their younger selves.

So not unreasonable at all, although I love this grown-up stage more than I thought possible!

I think home movies are the worst.

We watched one that had ds1 taking his first steps and ds2 singing 'you are my sunshine' to me.

My heart was broken.

I remember when we were children my brother taped The Aristocats over one of my mum's home videos of us as babies and she cried and cried for ages and was so angry with him.

I didn't get it at the time but now I totally do! And mine's only 9 months!

Oh, I do this too. Mine are 6 and 8 now and I miss those days hugely, even though I know they were actually really tricky, the sleepless nights etc. I miss the babydays, the cuddles, the simple things, their smiles and learning how to do everything. It's brought a tear to my eye now.

Ohhh, yes, DS is only 6 and I keep doing this. He was soooo cute when he was 1/2/3… and now I have to keep getting cross with him over daft little things like trying to get to school on time… Last year I woke crying from a dream in which I had just wailed to my SIL: "But I want my baby back!" Says it all really.