Story about us
Hi, my name is Dagne and I have two wonderful kids – Amelie and Alex. They are my inspiration. They have an age gap of almost two years and that brings challenges. We are happy to see you here and introduce to the story of how “Will Grow Up” came to me as a mom of two toddlers!
Expectations
Do you know the feeling when your expectations turn out too high? You want the perfect result, do it with the best conscience to achieve it. But still, the result did not meet the high expectations. Then you fall into guilt? This is often the exact case when it comes to a mom’s life. I admit I have had it!
Perfect memory book
I had a dream for a perfect kid’s memory book for the first year of life. I thought I would capture all the most important moments. I had a full phone gallery with pictures of my kids and all of them are loving. I would definitely add photos and stories to a beautiful book. It will be a gift for my grown ups later. However, life is life, so the perfect moment to preserve memories, especially with the second child in the family, didn’t come.
Reality check
I found myself on my second child’s first birthday without this perfectly dreamed book. Of course, I created a photo album with a lot of pictures, but I had no time to create descriptions anymore. And I didn’t enjoy the process of making it at all because it was messy. The photos are not enough. Every photo has a story behind it. And it needs to be captured immediately.
Time goes fast
And do you know what is the deepest struggle here? The fact that time goes by and the perfect moment to capture everything down does not come anymore. The point is no longer to do it perfectly, but to do it at all! Because as every day passes, those little moments of happiness and feelings are forgotten. Mom’s life is so emotional that one feeling passes, the next comes, and so it goes all the way down like a roller coaster.
First years of life form human personality
The first years of life form a child’s personality. It will be his superpower and the greatest resource for understanding himself if he has the opportunity to step into the time machine, look at the events of his first years of life and read his feelings from the beginning of life.
And here comes the idea
That’s why I came up with the idea of ”Will Grow Up” to make this process easier. So that you don’t forget to write down these stories and that it’s a convenient and enjoyable process you want to do regularly. As a good habit that puts long-term value in children’s lives. To let you not miss the most important thing! Because kids Will Grow Up so fast!