My “baby” turns two next month! Time flies. I’ve been a little busy these past two years trying to chase after both my boys, but I decided it’s finally time to finish up his baby book. 😉 At least I’ll have it done before he’s off to kindergarten!
I’ve always been a journaler, and I knew that I wanted to be able to keep track of my baby’s milestones in a fun way. Most of the baby keepsake books I found were pretty generic and didn’t leave a ton of room for writing — they just didn’t feel like a good fit for me and my style. So, I decided to go the nontraditional route and create my own version of a baby remembrance book.
I wanted a unique, handmade book with ALL blank pages, so I could fill them up as I wished. (My friend Paige runs an Etsy shop of handmade books, take a look at all the amazing things she’s created! I ordered both my boys’ books from her and loved all the unique pages and hand-stitched binding.)
That allowed me a nice blank canvas to do what I want. Throughout his first year, I printed out my favorite photos and Instagrams and glued them into the book, in chronological order. The photo pages are interspersed with keepsakes and lots of writing — I kept track of all the little nicknames we used, or cute things his big brother said to him. And, every month during his first year, I wrote him a letter about what was happening in our lives, the milestones he hit, and what he was like as a baby.
Like I said, I’m just finishing up some of the photo organization in the book (luckily I got all the journaling done in real time, so no catching up there!) but it’s already so fun to look back and see him as a tiny baby when he’s now a full-fledged, walking, talking toddler. This is one keepsake that our family will treasure forever.
How do you keep records of your kids? Have you used traditional baby books, or taken a different path like me?
Wow, I love this! I wish I would have done one of these for all my kids. I always had baby books but never filled them out. This would be an amazing keepsake.
I love a good scrapbook. Digital documentation is cool but nothing beats a physical representation of precious memories.
This is really sweet. It’s always better to buy blank pages and create your own keepsake instead of buying the pre-made ones in bookstores. This is definitely going to make it more personal.
I think it’s an amazing and beautiful idea! I agree, most baby books won’t have much space to share your thoughts and creating a personalized one is perfect.
I like that this is not the average baby book. I can tell you that even after 20 years, I still look back at my kids’ baby books. So worth doing
This is a beautiful idea. I can’t wait to share all the memories I’ve collected with my baby when he’s older.
This is such a cute idea! I wish I would have known about this when my little kids were little.
I really love the idea, I want to try this scrapbook and I bet my hubby would love this ideas for sure
This is such a cute idea! I used to make scrapbooks for my kids and I have to admit that I don’t scrapbook anymore, but do have a lot of pictures! I would love to make a book for each of my kids.
What a cute and easy way to keep those memories close. I have a few different versions, and hopefully my kids will like some of what I saved.
This is such a cute idea. I love making keepsakes of my children.
I love this idea! I used to make scrapbook for my son before and I was so inspiring.
Your kids are going to love the personalized book. I used a traditional book way back when my girls were little and now they are falling apart at the seams 🙁
This is so fun and unique! What a creative thing, my girl would love this!!
What cute books! I could see designing some for the grandparents to enjoy when they are not visiting! And the Aunts and Uncles as well!
This is so sweet! This was such a nice way to preserve those little milestones and memories. I think writing the letters each month was a great idea.
I really love the look of these gorgeous custom baby books! The personalization factor with the different patterned pages and unique binding totally rocks.
That is a really cute idea. I need to finish a baby book for my kids.
Holy. Moly. WHY wasn’t this sort of thing around when my kids were babies? I would have gotten one for all of them!
This is such a cool idea! We haven’t done a baby book for my granddaughter but my daughter would have loved something like this.
This is such a great idea and they sure do grow up quick. I have a photo book for each year and they all start with my son’s birthday picture.
This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! I love the look of this so much. I wish I’d had something like this for my kids.