People often begin to get the scrapbooking bug soon after their first child is born. That said, it's not so usual that their first attempt at creating a scrapbook is by making a baby album or baby book scrapbook.
Having a child truly is one of the most important and memorable events in our lives. Your baby's first year is a busy, wonderful and ever changing journey of discovery. It is chalked full of important memories and milestones...
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It's really no surprise then, as parents we naturally want to capture and record all those many emotional moments by preserving them in baby book scrapbooks or memory books. This is a great way to safely record and cherish those memories for years to come.
My favorite, yet timeless and extremely popular baby scrapbooking idea is to make an album that consists of baby's 'firsts'. This easy and flexible theme is especially simple for someone new to scrapbooking and is a great way to begin creating one of life's most treasured baby book scrapbooks.
This kind of baby album usually consists of a scrapbook arranged in chronological order (pregnancy to first birthday) with individual page layouts showing babies special and notable moments in life.
You can buy premade baby photo albums, journals and baby book scrapbooks, but I've found that in 100% of the cases that there are pages for things baby doesn't do and missing pages for things your child will do. That said, my very best recommendation is to create your own using kits or digital scrapbook membership sites that make it easy for you to create the perfect baby book scrapbook that is custom to your child's book of 'firsts'.
New babies, especially first child or grandchild, are so photogenic it's hard to resist capturing all the big and little things that make up their day-to-day lives. Not that the other children that come along aren't just as precious, you just have more time when you are only taking care of one... ;-)
In any case, I have no doubt that you will have lots of digital pictures to sort through - so here's a small list of 'firsts' to give you some ideas for organizing your photos:
-- first photo... usually the sonogram from the Dr's office -- first bottle/breast feeding -- daddies first diaper change (a real favorite of mine) -- dressed in grandma's first outfit (don't forget outfits handed down from your childhood) -- first trip home from the hospital -- first late night rocking chair ride -- first smiles/laughs -- first bath -- first walk/trip -- first baby food -- first tooth -- first time with your pets -- first time drinking from an open cup -- first time feeding themselves -- first time crawling -- first time walking with the furniture or your dog -- baby's first steps/walking on their own -- first hair cut -- all the first holidays -- first birthday cake!
Unlike premade baby books and baby albums, you'll be able to add a more interest to your custom or digital baby book scrapbook album by varying the themes and layouts. As and example: make some events into double page (side-by-side) spreads; such as coming home from the hospital or their first bath-time, which always presents an opportunity for some great digital photos!
You are also going to want to give your pages a little personal touch by adding some memorabilia, using a pocket envelope or sealed page to your layouts - add things like the birth announcement or maybe a lock of hair from their first hair cut.
Just be careful here as sharp edges, thick items and many chemicals that are part of life can not only damage, but over time can actually destroy your baby book. Instant photographs, such as a Polaroid, have chemicals that will leak and ruin your baby books and albums. Be sure and scan elements such as this and add them digitally to your page layouts.
Just as a note, you can also create your new baby book scrapbook album as a digital scrapbook and have it made into a real hardbound book that can be passed on to your child when they finally move away.
Now then, if you are new to scrapbooks and you're unsure about starting out on your first new baby scrapbook album then a good choice would be to buy yourself a baby scrapbook kit or to join a digital scrapbook membership site.
The kits contain almost everything you will need to begin scrapbooking (with a set number of pages) and are a good shortcut to creating simple layouts that you can still be proud of. Digital scrapbook membership sites will have hundreds of page options and you can customize them for absolutely any occasion or event. Add to that the fact that you can have them printed as real hardbound books and you can see why digital baby books have become the #1 method for creating baby book scrapbooks world wide.
One other item of note about digital scrapbook pages, they are perfect to have printed on photo papers and placed in frames on the walls. Much more interesting than just plain photo's with no stories to tell.
Go on... give it a try. Make yourself a baby book scrapbook album to save, enjoy and relive all those incredible memories. You'll find it's much more than just a scrapbook - it will really will become a treasured family keepsake that you'll pass on for generations to come. My kids will soon be passing theirs on to my grandchildren...
What memories will you preserve?
Baby Scrapbook Tips on Scrapping Baby's Firsts
Wes and his wife own and operate multiple digital scrapbook membership sites, including: BabyScraps.com Membership offers so much more than just scrapbook templates, it's help when you need it and a friendly push to keep you on track. Visit MyPrincessCrafts.com for details on all our Scrapbook membership sites.
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