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.
The First Time We Laid Our Eyes on You
How We Shared Our Pregnancy News
What Mom Craved During Pregnancy
What We Did on Your Due Date (Were We Waiting, Were You Here Already?)
Our Reactions the First Time We Saw You
The Essentials (Your Weight, Height, and Time of Birth)
A Play-by-Play of Your First Day on Earth
What Your First Night at Home Was Like
How Your First Doctor's Visit Went
Mom's "Aha!" Moment Tricks
When You Rolled From Your Belly to Your Back
And When You Rolled From Your Back to Your Belly
The (Inevitable) First Diaper Disaster
Mom and Dad's First Night Out
Dad's Biggest Surprises About Fatherhood
Mom's Biggest Surprises About Motherhood
Who Everyone Says You Look Like
When You Started Sitting on Your Own
When You Got Your First Tooth
Source: Flickr user Ben McLeod [1]
The Things That Made You LOL
And Those You Could Have Done Without
What Your Nursery Looked Like
Your Eye Color (at 3, 6, 9, 12 months)
Your Hair Color (at 3, 6, 9, 12 months)
When You Started Crawling
When You First Pulled Yourself Up
The Things That Made You Happy
And the Ones That Made You Sad
All of Your Funny, Sweet Moments