| Gathering tiny baby clothes and decorating the nursery | | | | busy and tiring, remember to always take pictures and |
| are labors of love during pregnancy. Starting a baby | | | | write little memories down on scraps of paper to be |
| scrapbook before the new family member arrives can | | | | included in the book at a later time. When your new |
| be just as heart-warming and important for lifetime | | | | baby is napping, sit down at the table with a cup of tea |
| memories of the special time. It's the time to select a | | | | for some quiet moments with your favorite hobby. |
| binder, embellishments, stickers and baby scrapbook | | | | Pictures are the foundation of any quality scrapbook, |
| papers and start formulating your ideas. | | | | but other memories should be added as well. Next to |
| Baby scrapbooking designs should revolve around the | | | | the first every photograph of your new son or |
| joy and blessing that is a new baby. Whether you | | | | daughter, write a note about how you felt the first time |
| choose delicate pastels in tones of pink and blue, or go | | | | you held him or her in your arms. Record, for posterity, |
| with more vibrant primary colors, focus on the symbols | | | | the doctor's and nurses' names, who was with you, |
| that mean babyhood. These can include the fabled | | | | what the weather was like, or any other special things |
| stork with his bundles, bottles, booties, rattles, pacifiers | | | | of note. Other pages can include the birth |
| as well as a collection of baby animals or birds. | | | | announcement accented with baby scrapbook style |
| Create different pages for the milestones every | | | | embellishments. |
| parent wants to remember: the first words, first | | | | Not only will you have a lovely lifetime of memories |
| hair-cut, first steps. Depending on how large you with | | | | when you look back on the baby scrapbook that you |
| the memory book to be, you can also include things | | | | create for your child, but they will be able to view their |
| like first time rolling over, first smile and special events | | | | early years in style. Choosing pastel colors or infant |
| like first Christmas or their baptism. | | | | themes make for an attractive design, but what goes |
| While you can set up the templates or collect the | | | | into the book is what really matters. Show all the |
| materials for a baby scrapbook before the child | | | | events that make the first year of life special, and |
| arrives, adding all the photos and information will only | | | | share the emotions and thoughts along the way. |
| come later. Even though a new parent's life is extra | | | | |