Can’t shake the guilty feeling

I have such a guilty conscience for not finishing my baby’s “First Year” journal. I bought the book while I was pregnant and I got so busy being a new mom and being in the moment, that I just never made time to fill anything out. I kept telling myself I’ll do it eventually but my son is 15 months now and I have an empty book except for one of the pages-his birth stats page. I can’t get rid of this guilty feeling like I let him down or that I’m a terrible mother for not documenting anything for a memory keepsake. Can anyone relate? And should I attempt to fill it out now or just toss it and pretend like I never had it…I feel guilty throwing it away! But I also don’t want to keep an empty book…..

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I haven’t done it either. I’m relying in the thousands of videos I have to go back and document his milestones in the book 🫣. He will be 15 months old soon, I have to get to do it! You are not alone! We still have time! Let’s do it!

I feel guilty too but I think this is very normal. My daughter is also 15 months and I haven’t completed even one page of the first year book… There’s always time to finish this and it doesn’t need to be done now.

I've barely done mine too. But I have SO many pictures and videos. And jot down random notes and milestones in my phone. The mom guilt can be so hard to shake though!

Yes, we’re in the same boat over here. Daughter is 15 months old and nary a page completed. 🙃 Though we have yet to document in their books, remember that it was likely hard to find the time, because we were busy being present with them in so many of those moments. That’s so worthy! My SIL had the same issue and eventually decided to let her toddler color in the baby book. You are far from alone and whatever you choose to do with the book at this point is okay. Take heart, mama!

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