I’m so very thankful for Facebook memories!
Six Years Ago & Now
On this day six years ago,
I had a two year old
And I was 27 weeks pregnant with my second child
Now, I have an eight year old
And a soon to be six year old
And a seventh month old puppy
The night before this day six years ago,
My two year was excited for her next day of school
“Tomorrow is March. I’m going to march at school!”
I chuckled to myself
And snuggled my two year old in her new big girl bed
Her crib had been moved to the nursery
The night before this day, I listened to my eight year old read
a beloved Junie B. Jones book to her almost six year old sister
Using animated voices and laughing hysterically
The seven month puppy laid calmly at the end of the bed, a rarity
On this day six years ago,
I asked my two year old
“Do you think the baby will cry when we bring her home?”
And she replied, “No. Because I’m her sister.”
Today, I hugged and kissed my eight year old
And soon to be six year old
And seven month old puppy, who jumped and pawed at my leg
Goodbye
I hope you have the best day!
And I chuckled to myself
As I thought about this day, six years ago
And how my two year old went to school believing she would march
And how I went to school very pregnant
Teachers Write 
I was really drawn by how you moved back and forth between your memories and your life as it is now. I loved this line, “The seven month puppy laid calmly at the end of the bed, a rarity” and the number repetition you used throughout the poem. Happy first day!
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Thank you for your comment! 🙂 Oh the joys of having a puppy–LOL!
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What a nice, clever way to look at the past. I traveled with you and your verse.
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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I absolutely love this format you’ve used to reflect and celebrate a memory. Facebook memories always make me laugh (or sometimes feel embarrassed? haha!). I cannot wait to try this writing style for the next Facebook memory that pops up!
Also, I, too, was pregnant while having a 2 yo 🙂 They’re 22 months apart. We don’t have the dog…yet!
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LOL! Yes–Facebook memories make me laugh, cringe, or make me miss my children when they were little!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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Cringe! Such a good word HAHA
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Memories to build upon are the best! Your writing brings a smile and warm chuckle to me.
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I love the back and forth structure. Thanks for sharing your memory.
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I really enjoyed the structure of your post! I could see everything happening in my mind as I was reading it. Thank you so much for sharing!
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“I’m going to March at school!” How precious. What special memories you have! I love how you went back and forth as well!
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Yes! I’ll never forget when she came home and I asked her if she marched. She looked so sad, shook her head and said, “No momma, today is March 1. Tomorrow is March 2.”
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Marching in March – the best rationale from the brilliance of a two year old! I really enjoyed your structure in this post. Your back and forth with fonts and with time kept me engaged and smiling. Thank you!
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Your looking back reminds me to take more time to do so myself! I love this! How quickly those moments pass by…
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I love how you go back and forth in this – It’s so engaging and so bittersweet as we watch the slices of childhood! I also now vote for marching on March 1 at school, please and thank you!
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LOL! It’s for sure bittersweet!
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