| "What was I like as a baby?" | | | | felt, the first time she went through a car |
| | | | wash). |
| All moms know how their kids' eyes light up | | | | |
| when they hear stories about themselves as | | | | Siblin-Librach's writing style is elegant, |
| babies and young children. | | | | perfectly capturing the depth of emotion that |
| | | | all mothers feel at one point or another. We |
| All moms also know that when a mother takes | | | | are in good hands with a natural-born poet |
| the time to record these precious stories in | | | | and mother who will lead us into creating and |
| written form, she preserves a mystery and a | | | | recording the lyrics of our own lives. |
| magic that is impossible to recapture any | | | | |
| other way. | | | | Part of the beauty of this book is the way |
| | | | Siblin-Librach makes it simple to write these |
| Still, even the most well-intentioned of us | | | | life stories, whether or not you have ever |
| (myself included) have a hard time following | | | | enjoyed the process of writing in the past. |
| through when we have something we wish to | | | | The book is equally helpful in bringing back |
| write down, particularly those everyday | | | | memories you may have thought were gone, just |
| details that make up our lives. Sometimes we | | | | in case your baby has grown. |
| are swept away by the daily tasks of | | | | |
| motherhood and sometimes we are simply too | | | | Siblin-Librach opens each chapter with |
| deep in the enjoyment of the experience | | | | incisive questions to prompt your writing, |
| itself to take the time out to write about it | | | | followed by sample letters from her own |
| just then. Sometimes it all seems too much to | | | | family. These examples can really help you to |
| do, but more often it is a gentle ebbing away | | | | get an idea of all the different ways you can |
| of the time. | | | | take a particular letter. The author includes |
| | | | notes to parents about how to write the |
| In Love, Mommy: Writing Love Letters to Your | | | | letter, as well as tips and ideas to keep you |
| Baby, Judy Siblin-Librach leads us on a | | | | inspired in this grand task. This book helps |
| journey that helps us capture the major | | | | us to record the specific stories and |
| milestones (the birth story, the first day at | | | | memories, as well as the deeper story: the |
| school) as well as those that may not | | | | wisdom, the life lessons and the wishes you |
| immediately come to mind (the first time your | | | | have for your child. |
| child caught a baseball, the way her hugs | | | | |