I’ve never been one to make new year’s resolutions. While I like the idea of the new year as a fresh start, resolutions have always felt either arbitrary or based in vanity. However, this new year marks a year and a half into parenthood, which feels like a good time to reflect on all that has happened!

At the start of this journey, I set fairly modest goals for myself – keep Chloe alive and fed, love and nurture my relationship with Rob, and savor each moment as best as possible. As a chronic planner and A-type personality, I love checking things off lists and setting my sights on what is coming next. I often struggle to really “be” in the moment, and conversely, I have a terrible memory.

When I had Chloe, I was determined to fight my instincts and really savor each moment. Even when I was up in the middle of night to feed her, I would just pause and stare at that beautiful face and think, this is precious and fleeting, and something I really don’t want to forget.

However, life gets crazier as kids grow older. Now, as a fully-fledged toddler, Chloe spends less time cuddled in my arms and more time running around, reading, laughing and playing with her baby doll. There are more logistics that need handling and overall less time for me to step back and reflect.

Which brings me to this site. I used to fill out Chloe’s baby book each month with updates, reflections and facts about what our life looked like that month. It was a forcing function for reflection and I really appreciated it. So here we are, an ongoing baby book if you will. A place where I will aim to come each week (roughly) to provide updates on what is going on with us!