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