| A scrapbook album of your baby's first year is | | | | your baby for the first time, whether your baby |
| one of the most special albums you'll ever | | | | resembled anyone in the family, how your baby |
| complete. There are so many magical memories, | | | | reacted to hearing your voice, etc. |
| beginning with the pregnancy itself and continuing | | | | The Rest of the Clan |
| right through your baby's first birthday. Below are | | | | Once you have a page or two of Mom, Dad and |
| a number of scrapbook page ideas to help you | | | | Baby photos, it's time to include the siblings if your |
| capture those precious moments. | | | | baby has any. Capture how excited they are to |
| Title Page | | | | meet their new baby brother/sister and how |
| A great way to start the album is by matting a | | | | proud they are to be big brothers/big sisters. This |
| 5"x7" or 8"x10" of your baby's hospital photo on | | | | is also a great page to put any little cards, |
| the first page. Then add the baby's name and | | | | drawings, etc. that siblings may have made to |
| birthdate as the title and subtitle respectively. This | | | | welcome your new baby. |
| makes a very simple yet very beautiful page. | | | | Visitors at the Hospital |
| Baby on the Way | | | | Your new baby is sure to have many visitors at |
| How did you celebrate the news that your baby | | | | the hospital such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, |
| was on the way? Maybe it was a quiet dinner | | | | cousins and more. Include a picture of each one |
| just for you and your husband or a gathering with | | | | holding the baby and write an interesting fact and |
| family and friends. Either way, remember to | | | | or anecdote about each person in your journaling. |
| include some pictures of the celebration. Capture | | | | Also, you may want to include pictures of the |
| peoples' reactions to the annoucement in photos. | | | | doctor/midwife who delivered your baby, the |
| In addition, you may even want to take a picture | | | | labor nurse and/or the doula. |
| of the pregnancy test showing the positive | | | | Going Home |
| results. | | | | Going home from the hospital is a big event! On |
| The Ultrasound | | | | this page you can include pictures of leaving the |
| If you had multiple ultrasounds during your | | | | hospital, a photo of the outside of the hospital, |
| pregnancy, include pictures from different points in | | | | and the birth announcement. Journal about who |
| time so you can see how your baby was | | | | took you and the baby home, what the weather |
| growing. You may also want to include one that | | | | was like for your baby's first time ever outside, |
| shows the graph of the heartbeat. In addition to | | | | what he/she was wearing for a "going home" |
| journaling about the ultrasound pictures, this is a | | | | outfit, and what he/she did during the car ride |
| great place to journal about any nicknames you | | | | home. |
| may have had for your baby before it was born. | | | | The New Family |
| The Belly | | | | It's nice to have a couple of pages showing the |
| Starting at three months, when the pregnancy | | | | new family settling in at home over those first |
| "bulge" is just barely noticeable, have someone | | | | few days. Be sure to include a picture of |
| take a monthly side-view picture of you. Pose in | | | | everyone (Mom, Dad, siblings) with the new baby, |
| front of the same background each time so that | | | | plus a picture of the whole family. Put some of |
| the pictures are consistent. Try to fit all of the | | | | the flowers and balloons received as gifts in the |
| photos on one page (or a two-page spread), so | | | | background of the pictures to add a special touch. |
| you can really appreciate the month-by-month | | | | This is a great place to journal about how the |
| progression. | | | | family dynamic changes when the new little one |
| The Nursery | | | | joins the clan. |
| Include photos of the nursery all ready and | | | | Visitors at Home |
| waiting for baby; take pictures from different | | | | In addition to having photos of the visitors that |
| angles to show everything in the room. Be sure | | | | came to meet your baby at the hospital, you'll |
| to include pictures of anything that has special | | | | also want to have pictures of the visitors at your |
| meaning such as a bassinet that has been in the | | | | home. Again, include a picture of each one holding |
| family for multiple generations, a special blanket | | | | the baby and write an interesting fact and/or |
| made by Grandma, etc. Also, if you have one, | | | | anecdote about each person in your journaling. |
| include a photo to show what the room was | | | | Siblings |
| before it became a nursery. | | | | If your baby has siblings, you can make a |
| Welcome Baby | | | | separate page for each sibling with lots of photos |
| Those first pictures taken of your baby after the | | | | of the big brother/big sister with the new baby. |
| birth are some of the most precious ones you'll | | | | Depending on how old the sibling is, he/she may |
| ever have. Rememer to include your baby being | | | | be able to help you create the album page by |
| weighed, having his/her footprints done, being | | | | arranging photos, picking out embellishments and |
| examined, getting a bath, etc. You can put | | | | providing input for the journaling (e.g., what is the |
| memorabilia such as the footprint card, bassinet | | | | best thing about being a big brother/big sister). |
| name tag and baby id bracelet on these pages. | | | | Heritage |
| Include key information/statistics in your journaling | | | | If your baby is lucky enough to meet his/her |
| - baby's full name, date, day, time, weight, length, | | | | great-grandparents, have a page or two with |
| details about your labor, name of the doctor | | | | pictures of them holding the baby. Ask the |
| midwife, etc. | | | | great-grandparents to share some of their most |
| Mom, Dad and Baby | | | | cherished childhood memories so you can include |
| It's wonderful to have a page with pictures of | | | | them in your journaling. When your baby is older, |
| just the three of you - Mom, Dad and Baby - and | | | | he/she can read their stories to get a glimpse of |
| then include siblings, grandparents, etc. on other | | | | childhoods long ago. |
| pages. Journal about how you felt upon meeting | | | | |