But other times I get sad. It's a door of no return and his little baby talk "Da?", "Picchu Picchu!" will exist only in memory.
But I know some things will fade. When he asks, will I remember the first moment he hit every milestone? Will I link all the little moments that led to the big ones? How cool would it be if I could figure out the trajectory of how babble turned into poetry?
TED is a really cool conference series that brings together very smart people sharing very cool ideas (you can check out the talks for free - each speech is only 18 minutes long at TED.com). ABC News has now started a partnership with TED and you'll see some of the most fascinating things to come out of TED show up on the news.
And at the latest conference in Long Beach a few weeks ago, MIT researcher Deb Roy gave a talk. He wired his house to catch just about every moment of his young son's life. During the talk he lets the tape roll, showing how over six months "gaga," his son's early word for water, actually became "water." It's amazing.
Roy expands his project, joining what is said on television and how it pings into pop culture and social media. It has interesting implications for how we will understand and share moments in the future.
And then Roy ends his talk with some important moments from his son's life and his realization - hey dad, will I be able to show my first words and steps with my kids? - that blow your mind and make you cry.
So check out the video and check out TED.com. Here's the link: http://www.ted.com/talks/deb_roy_the_birth_of_a_word.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Roy&utm_content=awesm-bookmarklet&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=facebook.com
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