Baby journals are great gifts for a mother to be. They help her document her journey through pregnancy as well as detail important information about baby’s first milestones. Baby journals aren’t just fun for the mother but for the baby, too. As the child grows up he or she will enjoy learning about baby steps. In fact, that baby journal could be saved even to be shown to grandkids or great grandkids, too.
If you are a mom to be and haven’t been given a baby journal as a baby gift, do yourself a favor and buy one for yourself. It’s going to be a treasured item you’ll love having.
Here are some tips for you who have received a baby journal.
- Add Ultrasound photos so baby can see what they looked like before they were born.
- Keep the book handy for adding milestones. Consider opening it weekly to see if there’s anything new to add. If you make this a habit you’re less likely to have large gaps in the baby’s journal.
- Do a journal for each of your children. After the book is full don’t be afraid to start another one, even a lined spiral notebook with a fun cover where you can jot down wonderful tidbits of information such as funny things they said, where you can add artwork, and so forth.
- Use special pens designed for scrapbooking for your baby journals. They are more likely to stay visible over time and less likely to cause bubbling on the paper or transfer through to any added photographs.
- Add photographs. Even a few. They can really make the experience of reviewing the baby journal later on much more fun.
- Add other items, too. Ticket stubs, the first curl from the baby’s first haircut, and other mementoes. Some baby journals have places right within them for adding handprints, footprints, and even to have your child draw directly.
- Major current events can also be recorded, making the journal even more interesting.
Baby journals make a great gift for a Mom-to-be and for the child they’re written about. That child will love reading their mother’s thoughts, learning about their personality as a baby and toddler, and having details about when they crawled, when they took their first steps, and so forth. Family tree information included could be very helpful for generations to come, too.
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