Baby's First Year: Memories for Life

Abeautifullyillustratedrecordbooktochronicleallthespecialmomentsinababy'sfirstyear.Itbeginsbeforethebirth,whereinformationsuchasthefamilytree,ideasfornames,andthoughtsonthebaby'sarrivalcanberecordedandrunsthroughtothebaby'sfirstbirthday.Thebookincludessimplepromptstoensurenospecialmomentsareforgotten,aswellasplentyofspaceforparentstowritetheirobservationsandthoughts.Thesepromptsencouragethereadertorecordday-to-dayroutines,suchasfeedingandsleepingpatterns;likesanddislikes,forexample,"myfavoritebathtimetoy"and"whatIlikedtoeat";andthebaby's"firsts",fromherfirstnightathome,toherfirstsmile,andherinitialtotteringsteps.Thereisalsospacetorecordinformationabouttheworldthebabywasborninto,suchasthenameoftheprimeministerorpresident,popularmusic,andpricesofstampsandmilk.Amonth-by-monthsectionallowstheparentstokeeptrackoftheirbaby'sconstantachievementsandchangingbehaviorandalsoincludesadvicefromAnnabelKarmelonthebaby'sdevelopmentandhandytipstoencourageherdevelopment.Eightrecipesarepunctuatedthroughoutthebooktoinspireparentstomakedelicious,healthyfoodfortheirbabiesatvariousstagesandalsorecipesforcelebrations,suchasacakeforthefirstbirthday.Pocketsandspacesforphotographsareincludedthroughouttoensurethateverylandmarkischronicled.Thisbookisawonderfulanduniquemementoofachild'sfirstyearthatparentswilllookbackonandsharewiththeirchildinfutureyears.