The Best Baby Diaries Ever!

Don't worry, I swear I'm not selling them. I just wanted to say just how amazing the journals by Amy Krouse Rosenthal are. I'm so glad I discovered them, especially for my first pregnancy. I've touched on them before when I wrote the post about 'The Belly Book' which I loved using during the pregnancy. Now Josh is born I've got the next journal in the collection: 'My Baby Book'

 Its written in the same brilliantly witty, non-cutesty style as The Belly Book, with curved edged chapters much the same also: 'My arrival', 'My first year' and 'Gallery of firsts'. I love the variety of ways the book allows you to document your child's life: interviews, photo sections, funny multiple choice questions, even an area for you to splash with the water from the first bath. `The cover also looks similar to The Belly Book so they'll look perfect on a shelf.

On Mother's Day, along with the gift I bought for my Mum, Josh gave her a gift: The Grandparent's Book' (wrapped in blue wrapping paper and 'signed' with his footprints). It allows my Mum to document how she feels to be a Grandma (again) and to write stories of her childhood to share with Josh, snapshots of our family history and share memories of times she spent with her own grandparents. It'll be a fascinating read once she's finished filling it in and I think a brilliant bonding tool for her and Josh once he's old enough.

Oh and also....did I mention I'm going to be an Aunty again! My sister is expecting her second baby in July and its a boy! :) so Josh will have a cousin the same age to grow up with. My nephew will have a big sister who's 9. She's always been the centre of attention so I wanted to get her something that would let her know that we will still be just as important to us as she always has been I thought 'The Sibling Book' would be perfect. It allows my niece to write about the new baby from her perspective (from pregnancy to birth and beyond, to keep photos of his miles stones and best of all compare herself with him e.g. scan photos and stats from birth. I gave it to her as an Easter present (along with an egg of course!) and she loves it. My sister tells me she's filled out lots already and she's brought it along with her on more than one occasion  I sneaked a peak and its adorable. She tells me its made her feel more included, so I hit my goal :) I also gave my sister her own copy of The Belly Book so she can document her pregnancy and she is obsessed too.

In summary, I am in LOVE with these books and now so are my family. Each book perfectly compliments the other and are even interesting for others to read (usually baby books are only interesting to the Mum). Having never been a diary keeper I am now addicted. And its all down to the books of Amy Krouse Rosenthal.