While sorting through my mom’s belongings after her death I came across something I never knew existed. Buried in a box of pictures and memorabilia I discovered a diary. I peeked inside its cover and quickly recognized my mother’s flowing handwriting filling each page in blue ink. While glancing through the pages, I realized this was a diary she had kept while she had been pregnant with me! 
A picture of her a few short weeks before my birth was saved within. My heart thrilled at my discovery and I devoured each word as a starving person would a meal.
OMG Kathy, this would be my story too! I had kept a diary all through my pregnancy to the time when she was 3. What a beautiful read, you made me misty eyed.
ReplyDeleteBlogwati Gee, I never kept a diary and never realized my mom did until after she died. My grandma always kept one although I have no idea what happened to all of those diaries. I am just happy I have it. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!♥
DeleteAwww... that was just so good... you really discovered a treasure there :)
ReplyDeleteWow, what a fabulous discovery! Thanks for sharing. I hope to come across something so special some day.
ReplyDeleteSusan, it really was especially since she is gone now. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteIt must be akin to finding a treasure!!!
ReplyDeleteSmita, to me it really was...better and worth more than any money. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!!
DeleteHow special you must feel to know you were thought of and written about before you made your big entry into the world!
ReplyDeleteCynthia, reading it was like unlocking a side of my mom that I never knew and I treasure it greatly. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteThis is truly a priceless treasure! :)
ReplyDeleteShilpa, yes!! I am so blessed to have it. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteWow- what a treasure!
ReplyDeleteTerri, yes! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
Deletewhat a great treasure and one your children one day can treasure too!
ReplyDeleteSandra, neither of my kids had the good fortune to know my mom. I am sad about that but they can read her words and get a little insight into who she was. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteLove your blog! Grab my Button, indeed! A pleasure and an honor to be in the UBC with you! I know I kept a diary with my first pregnancy, I just don't know where it is.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia, I believe I was too busy puking my guts to worry about a diary. LOL I did keep a scrapbook after my daughter was born and completely filled both of their baby books with stories. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteWow what a find!!!!
ReplyDeleteJoJo, I love the picture of my mom...just love it! Thank you for stopping in and for your comments!
DeleteThis is honestly a great treasure to stumble upon! we all need to get to diary writing years later it becomes somebody's treasure.. especially one's children :)
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Richa, my kids will have my blog. I really am not that great to putting pen to paper. Thank you so much for stopping in and for your comments.
Deletethat's one treasure you'll cherish all ur life.... i have attempted doing something like that for my own kids... a memorabilia of events and photographs... i hope they will cherish it too!
ReplyDeleteThe little princess, I am so sure your kids will!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteThat would have flood you with emotions Kathy
ReplyDeleteRediscovering you and Mum in a whole new way..experienceing the bond and feeling her presence.. Hugs Kathy ^~^
Me, reading it brought tears to my eyes and a smile to my heart. Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments!
DeleteWhat an amazing discovery!! How great.
ReplyDeleteHolli, I was pretty happy to find it and when I need to feel close to her, I get it out, dust it off and re-read it. Thank you for stopping by to read and for your kind comments!
DeleteWow! That must have felt amazing! A diary for you even before you were born! Nothing better than that to make you feel you are so truly loved! Real treasure!
ReplyDeleteMy mom kept a baby record book for me for a couple of years after my birth... and that's my most prized possession of her. My treasure, you could say! Every time I read it, I feel connected to her again. I shared a few pages from it on my blog once... just scanned them and made a slideshow in picasa. Here's the link for it, if you'd like to check it out sometime... UBC Day 6 - "30 Days of Me: The Prized Possession...".
Do share some stuff from the diary, if you feel comfortable with the idea. :)
UBC Day 7 - "'Feel Good' List"
Chicky, I never really thought about it that way!! I love to look at my baby book. Unfortunately, I was my mom's 2nd child so she didn't take the time to fill it out as completely as she did for my sister, still I love looking at it. Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments!
Deletewow Kathy that must have been a prized possession ! A real treasure LOST and found again
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Afshan, yes!! Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteThat's fantastic! What a wonderful treasure. :)
ReplyDeleteDana, it definitely is for me. My mom and dad weren't together for her pregnancy but before I arrived he had come back and moved back in. So I got her take on that time period first hand. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
DeleteThis is wonderful - a reminder of how much you were treasured! ♥
ReplyDeleteCorinne, I never looked at it that way. I always thought of it as an insight into my mom although I do think she treasured me. Thank you for stopping in and for your kind comments.
DeleteA treasure beyond compare ~ it's kinda sad that she could didn't have the opportunity to give it to in person so you could share that time in her life together ~ I have a small diary I wrote when I was pregnant and I read it a few times and realize how naive and immature I was!
ReplyDeleteJudi, she died when I was 24 and I didn't have my first baby until I was 32. I didn't have her for that time of my life, but I did have her diary. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
Deletewhat a treasure! very cool, and super heartwarming....
ReplyDeleteDanneromero, it is. It is such a wonderful insight into the woman my mom was. Thank you for stopping by and for your kind comments!
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