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