50 Priceless Memories to Record in Your Baby Book
When you're in the thick of those first few months, it seems impossible for a mom to ever forget that first moment she saw her baby, that baby's first laugh, first time sitting up . . . but time passes, life gets in the way, and memories fade. And that's when the beauty of the baby book comes into play. Whether you choose to document your child's first year in an old-fashioned book, an intuitive app, or simply by jotting down memories in a notebook, we're here to help inspire meaningful entries. Here, 50 moments of baby's first year that are worth writing down.
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The Day We Found Out
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How Mom Told Dad
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The First Time We Laid Our Eyes on You
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How We Shared Our Pregnancy News
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Mom's Pregnancy Musings
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What Mom Craved During Pregnancy
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What We Did on Your Due Date (Were We Waiting, Were You Here Already?)
08
Your Delivery Story
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Our Reactions the First Time We Saw You
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Who Was at the Hospital
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The Essentials (Your Weight, Height, and Time of Birth)
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A Play-by-Play of Your First Day on Earth
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Your Homecoming
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What Your First Night at Home Was Like
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Your First Visitors
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Your First Smile
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How Your First Doctor's Visit Went
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Mom's "Aha!" Moment Tricks
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First Outings
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When You Rolled From Your Belly to Your Back
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And When You Rolled From Your Back to Your Belly
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Your First Sounds
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The (Inevitable) First Diaper Disaster
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Mom and Dad's First Night Out
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Dad's Biggest Surprises About Fatherhood
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Mom's Biggest Surprises About Motherhood
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Your First Babysitter
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Who Everyone Says You Look Like
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When You Started Sitting on Your Own
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When You Got Your First Tooth
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The Things That Made You LOL
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Your First Friends
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First Foods You Loved
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And Those You Could Have Done Without
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What Your Nursery Looked Like
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Your First Swim
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First Family Vacation
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Your Eye Color (at 3, 6, 9, 12 months)
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Your Hair Color (at 3, 6, 9, 12 months)
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When You Started Crawling
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When You First Pulled Yourself Up
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Your First Steps
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Your First Words
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Your First Pet
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The Things That Made You Happy
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And the Ones That Made You Sad
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All of Your Funny, Sweet Moments
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Your Most Loved Lovey
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Your First Haircut
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