Am I the Only One Who Forgets?

Oh thank goodness. I'm not alone! Unfortunately I didn't write it down either. There are a few bits and pieces I remember, but I'm ashamed tom say very little about my middle child.

I have a note book that is specifically for these appointments, mostly because my son's milestones are very important seeing his has some special needs and they NEED this info to be accurate.

You're not the only one. You're DEFINITELY not alone!

Get out the baby books, write each child's down and stick it in your wallet. And no, you are not the only one that forgets. But you are going to want to memorize this info, because your children are going to ask. And each child wants to feel special.

With my two older children I was comfortable enough with just estimating, but with Alex since we were dealing with so many different therapists and specialists, I kept a notebook. One of his issues was a speech delay so we wrote down each word he said and a date and also the frequency because he might say a word one time and then not repeat it for a month or more.
One notebook can hold a lot of information, you can even buy the smaller sized ones so it can easily fit in your purse or diaper bag. I also found it helpful so I could write down my own questions because it always seemed like there would be a long wait or Alex would have a melt down and then my mind would just be blank.

My husbnad grew up in the 70's and MIL is really pretty good abotu knowing when the kids did things. UNtil it really mattered, My daughter came down with chicken pox the day after my hubby deployed. MIL couldn't be sure if it were hubby or BIL who had them, or was it measles, or wait they both had them , no, they were vaccinated for measles so scarlet fever???
My poor hubby was freaking out on the ship, he had to be quarantined until they had his blood test. And yes he did have them.

My children love to "read" their baby books. They take them out often and it helps refresh my memory. Pictures also help me recall the milestone events! I am sometimes surprised at the things I wrote down and have those"Aha" moments of recall!

I don't remember any of it either, but I've had 14 years to forget. I don't even remember exactly what time she was born or what she weighed or how long she was. Now my mother on the other hand remembers all of it, for both of us, and were both 40+

You are definitely NOT the only one! I don't remember that stuff, either.

Most people don't remember exact dates, but do remember "ballpark" time periods. However... if you know these questions are coming (and they always do), either make a "cheat sheet" to take or bring the baby books. This info is really important!

Just a suggestion... have a notebook for each child where you keep relevant information in chronological order. "Tab" each year or grade level and keep anything you might need when you see a specialist or go to a school meeting!

I only have one (so far) and I had to do this exact questionaire the other day with my son for a specialist as well. I was like " are you serious!!!" I did my best at guessing but that's all I could do!

You are so not alone. I always make a list of things to ask or discuss and guess what always gets forgotten.... and of course I can never ever remember what it was.

I don't remember exact dates unless I've captured it on camera and then it sparks the memory. I do know ball park or around a time period but not date or time of day. A child's progress is so gradual that it can be difficult :)

Yes you're the only one (Just Kidding :)))! They just want to know that they met these milestones within the norm and aren't delayed in any area. So no need to remember specifically just generally (for example Johnny walked by 14 months or by his first birthday). I think as moms we have too many other things to keep track of so most us probably can't remember.

I forget all of that stuff too. And we only have 1 child so far. My husband is much better at remembering that stuff, good thing he goes to most of the appointments with me.