Baby books? can't remember alot of these things?

Question

I just got a couple baby books for my children. My eldest is 16mths old and I can't remember alot of his sleep/eating schedules for the first year, and he wasn't measured regularly, so I can't write measurements and weights down. I can only estimate based on the clothes he wore..if I can remember lol. My other book is for my newborn son who is expected to be born in a week and a half (yay!!!) so that'll be easier to fill out for him from the start. What did you do if you couldn't remember information, or things weren't applicable to your child? I want it to be as complete as possible.

Answer 1

Recording your feelings and your son's cognitive and motor skill developments will be much more interesting to him when he's grown than how big he was at each check-up.  When I look back at my baby book (my mom still has it) I find her musings on pregnancy and motherhood and stories about my behavior as a baby and small child so much more moving and special.  I always knew what time of day I was born, the story of my mom's labor, bringing me home, and how big I was.  And oddly enough, these are the things my teenage kids remember my telling them about their births, too.  And they wanted to know their father's reactions and feelings about pregnancy and birth, too.  Lastly, I think most people like to hear about all the silly or poignant things they did or said as small children.  Those kinds of things do more to connect us to our past than medical records.  Keep anything from the hospital, like little arm bands and cards from well-wishers, notes from flowers, etc.  Those kinds of physical memorabilia serve to show a child that their entrance into the world was celebrated and recorded by people they didn't even know!  They'll find that neat, too.

Congratulations and good health to all of you!

Answer 2

Just write down what you can remember.  Maybe add some info the book doesn't ask for, like stories and anecdotes of cute things he did.  Use lots of photos, if you have them. You can't fill in anything you don't remember, but there are surely lots of other things you do remember.  

Answer 3

some things i had to guess as well . like the heights and weights . most are accurate though . in those pages that are not applicable , i would cut pictures and tape them in there , kinda like a scrap book and put my own captins by them . in the back where theres blank pages i wrote in what the first year was like (he's 15 months), how he's changed my life , his milestones, those crazy gabbering words , i kept his cards armbands from the hospital and anyting thing else to let him know he's my angel. i plan on doing this every year , even if i have to get notebook paper and stick in it. this way everything is all together . have fun with it , later on downthe road it will definantely be there keepsakes .

Answer 4

I have yet to crack my baby book for my 8 month old. We keep a calendar on the fridge and I jot down anything that I think is significant. I also have a box in his room where I throw things we want to save like his cap from the hospital, notes from his doctors appointments etc.

For your older son I would sit down with a calendar and try and guestimate approximately when he was doing certain things. Look at the dates on photos you have taken and try and associate milestones with the pictures or with different events you had during that time.

If you need to leave something blank in the book it isn't the end of the world though. 20 years from now the pictures you took are going to have a lot more meaning then the exact day that baby rolled over.

Congrats on your new little one!

Answer 5

the dr always records the info, i know you said he wasnt measured regularly but still, its something to go by