Writing down which numbered male went onto which numbered female sounds obvious until you have three crosses in a season and vague labels on all of them. A simple naming scheme with dates saves you guessing two years later. Approaches to documenting parentage in a hobby project are laid out at https://breederregularseeds.com (https://breederregularseeds.com). Anything you plan to trade or share later needs this, otherwise you are passing on the same confusion that already frustrates you.