Over dinner we were reminiscing about something one of our kids used to do as a toddler. When the kids were born, I created a Notes.app entry for each of them and shared it with my wife. Over the years both notes have grown to include a long list of treasured memories with things they said or used to do when they were little.
Photos and videos are super important, but you often can’t recreate some of the most precious moments with babies and reading over these old entries is a lot of fun. Add sounds they made, new movements or activities they’ve learnt, special things you did together, first words, first steps…
There’s a tonne of apps dedicated to this, but honestly I can’t imagine trusting this kind of data to them for years and years. A plain note in your note-taking solution of choice seems more likely to stand the test of time. At the very least make sure it’s something you can export and back up.
Enjoy those memories!
