| A scrapbook album of your baby's first
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| | your baby resembled anyone in the family,
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| year is one of the most special albums
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| | how your baby reacted to hearing your
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| you'll ever complete. There are so many
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| | voice, etc.The Rest of the Clan
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| magical memories, beginning with the
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| | Once you have a page or two of Mom, Dad
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| pregnancy itself and continuing right
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| | and Baby photos, it's time to include the
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| through your baby's first birthday.
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| | siblings if your baby has any. Capture
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| Below are a number of scrapbook page
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| | how excited they are to meet their new
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| ideas to help you capture those precious
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| | baby brother/sister and how proud they
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| moments.Title Page
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| | are to be big brothers/big sisters. This
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| A great way to start the album is by
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| | is also a great page to put any little
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| matting a 5"x7" or 8"x10" of your baby's
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| | cards, drawings, etc. that siblings may
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| hospital photo on the first page. Then
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| | have made to welcome your new
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| add the baby's name and birthdate as the
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| | baby.Visitors at the Hospital
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| title and subtitle respectively. This
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| | Your new baby is sure to have many
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| makes a very simple yet very beautiful
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| | visitors at the hospital such as
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| page.Baby on the Way
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| | grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and
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| How did you celebrate the news that your
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| | more. Include a picture of each one
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| baby was on the way? Maybe it was a
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| | holding the baby and write an interesting
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| quiet dinner just for you and your
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| | fact and/or anecdote about each person in
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| husband or a gathering with family and
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| | your journaling. Also, you may want to
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| friends. Either way, remember to include
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| | include pictures of the doctor/midwife
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| some pictures of the celebration.
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| | who delivered your baby, the labor nurse
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| Capture peoples' reactions to the
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| | and/or the doula.Going Home
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| annoucement in photos. In addition, you
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| | Going home from the hospital is a big
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| may even want to take a picture of the
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| | event! On this page you can include
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| pregnancy test showing the positive
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| | pictures of leaving the hospital, a photo
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| results.The Ultrasound
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| | of the outside of the hospital, and the
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| If you had multiple ultrasounds during
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| | birth announcement. Journal about who
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| your pregnancy, include pictures from
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| | took you and the baby home, what the
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| different points in time so you can see
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| | weather was like for your baby's first
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| how your baby was growing. You may also
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| | time ever outside, what he/she was
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| want to include one that shows the graph
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| | wearing for a "going home" outfit, and
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| of the heartbeat. In addition to
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| | what he/she did during the car ride
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| journaling about the ultrasound pictures,
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| | home.The New Family
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| this is a great place to journal about
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| | It's nice to have a couple of pages
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| any nicknames you may have had for your
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| | showing the new family settling in at
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| baby before it was born.The Belly
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| | home over those first few days. Be sure
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| Starting at three months, when the
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| | to include a picture of everyone (Mom,
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| pregnancy "bulge" is just barely
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| | Dad, siblings) with the new baby, plus a
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| noticeable, have someone take a monthly
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| | picture of the whole family. Put some of
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| side-view picture of you. Pose in front
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| | the flowers and balloons received as
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| of the same background each time so that
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| | gifts in the background of the pictures
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| the pictures are consistent. Try to fit
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| | to add a special touch. This is a great
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| all of the photos on one page (or a
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| | place to journal about how the family
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| two-page spread), so you can really
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| | dynamic changes when the new little one
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| appreciate the month-by-month
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| | joins the clan.Visitors at Home
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| progression.The Nursery
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| | In addition to having photos of the
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| Include photos of the nursery all ready
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| | visitors that came to meet your baby at
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| and waiting for baby; take pictures from
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| | the hospital, you'll also want to have
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| different angles to show everything in
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| | pictures of the visitors at your home.
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| the room. Be sure to include pictures of
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| | Again, include a picture of each one
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| anything that has special meaning such as
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| | holding the baby and write an interesting
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| a bassinet that has been in the family
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| | fact and/or anecdote about each person in
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| for multiple generations, a special
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| | your journaling.Siblings
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| blanket made by Grandma, etc. Also, if
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| | If your baby has siblings, you can make
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| you have one, include a photo to show
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| | a separate page for each sibling with
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| what the room was before it became a
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| | lots of photos of the big brother/big
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| nursery.Welcome Baby
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| | sister with the new baby. Depending on
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| Those first pictures taken of your baby
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| | how old the sibling is, he/she may be
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| after the birth are some of the most
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| | able to help you create the album page by
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| precious ones you'll ever have. Rememer
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| | arranging photos, picking out
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| to include your baby being weighed,
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| | embellishments and providing input for
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| having his/her footprints done, being
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| | the journaling (e.g., what is the best
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| examined, getting a bath, etc. You can
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| | thing about being a big brother/big
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| put memorabilia such as the footprint
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| | sister).Heritage
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| card, bassinet name tag and baby id
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| | If your baby is lucky enough to meet his
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| bracelet on these pages. Include key
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| | her great-grandparents, have a page or
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| information/statistics in your journaling
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| | two with pictures of them holding the
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| - baby's full name, date, day, time,
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| | baby. Ask the great-grandparents to
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| weight, length, details about your labor,
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| | share some of their most cherished
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| name of the doctor/midwife, etc.Mom, Dad
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| | childhood memories so you can include
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| and Baby
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| | them in your journaling. When your baby
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| It's wonderful to have a page with
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| | is older, he/she can read their stories
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| pictures of just the three of you - Mom,
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| | to get a glimpse of childhoods long
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| Dad and Baby - and then include siblings,
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| | ago.For additional ideas, please read
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| grandparents, etc. on other pages.
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| | part two of this article entitled
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| Journal about how you felt upon meeting
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| | "Scrapbook Ideas for Your Baby Album -
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| your baby for the first time, whether
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| | Part 2.
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