May
Reviewed in Singapore on March 22, 2020
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minkytuscadero
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018
This is a gender neutral, hard cover, combo baby book/scrap book that arrives in it’s own storage box for safe keeping. The pages are extra heavy gauge and wont’t tear easily. A dedicated page for any event you could think of in your child’s first 5 years is included. I especially liked the page titled “the way things were “ and the growth and dental chart pages. I omitted photos for pages 3 thru 10 months old because the format is the same for each. I also omitted photos of pages for all the holidays, but rest assured, they are all included. There are 6 pages to mount photos for activity time or keepsake photos. There is one blank page that is lined and another page that is completely blank. We had separate showers for my daughter-in-law and another for my son (bless the girls he works with). Unfortunately there was not enough room on the baby shower page, this problem was solved by mounting photos of the invitations on that page and putting the actual invitations in the storage envelope provided on the back cover! Stickers are provided if you want to call extra attention to a particular month during your child’s first year. I included a package of glue dots (purchased at Michaels) under the front cover so the proud parents could mount photos immediately. I also checked with the nursery in the hospital to verify that they supplied materials for hand and foot prints. If your hospital does not, these are easily purchased on Amazon.com. This baby book is designed for mom and dad couples, but because this is a scrap book format you can arrange photos on the page to accommodate same sex or adoptive parents. After hours of research, I am beyond happy with this purchase and most definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a baby book that includes anything and everything you want to record.
Mamalil, MD
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018
This book is awesome. I searched everywhere, on line and in stores, but never could find what I was looking for. The majority of baby memory books are either for the 1st year or the first five years. The books are one or the other. The first five year books have no place for the the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc months. This book so wonderfully combines the two. The book contains monthly memories leading up to the 1st year and then the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th years. Also, the majority of the baby books writing is to light, you can barely see the words. The pages in this book are very colorful with animal pictures and the writing is legible. Each page is unique in and of itself. What really sold me on this book is the pages marked "Letter from Daddy" and "Letter from Mommy". These pages make this book very special. To be able to write a letter to your newborn child is the most precious gift that a parent can give their child. The beauty of this book brought tears to my eyes. I am so grateful to Mr. Adam Gallagher, KiddosArt, for this precious memory book. It will be a wonderful gift to my daughter and a blessing to my grandson to see and hear the story of the amazing 1st five years of his life. I highly recommend this memory book, you will not be disappointed.
Michelle
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
I love this book! It comes in a very sturdy box which will preserve the book nicely. It has a heavy plastic cover on the box that is easy to remove and replace, if you wanted to. The book is well made and sturdy. It is spiral bound so you are able to add extra pages. The book starts out with a full page dedicated to who the book is about. It moves into before the birth; about mommy and daddy, family tree, pregnancy, ultrasounds, heartbeat, letters from Mom and Dad, shower; almost every topic has a dedicated full page. Next section is the birth; hello world page, first pics, hand/footprints, announcement, first home, the way things were page; once again almost every topic had a full page dedicated to it. Then the book moves to month by month through the first year. Each month has a full page with room for a pics, adorable moment, talents, likes and dislikes. Then we move to our firsts; first bday, smile, bath, tooth, snowfall, solid food, vacation, outing, words, potty, steps, Dr visit; in the first section most pages have two firsts per page, but some are full page firsts. Each page has adequate room for pics and notes. There is a growth chart with 14 slots for date, age, weight, height and head. The next section are first holidays. The holidays that are two per page are; New Year, Valentines, St Patrick’s, Special Holiday, Mother’s and Father’s Day. The other holidays each have a full page. There is a tooth chart, fp for drawings and fp for fav things. Then the book goes through bdays through the fifth Bday with a fp dedicated to each one. Then we have the School section; first day, artwork, pics, friends, handwriting, activity time, lots of pages for extra pics. The book ends with extra pages for writing notes or memories to your little one. The book contains month by month stickers through the first year and a keepsake envelope attached in the back of the book. This is a beautiful book that is worth the time and effort of putting together for your child. It’s something that you and your child will treasure.
Barbara Birks
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2018
I just received this baby book as a gift for my niece. I know she will love it, and it will be come a treasure for her little girl. (Would be equally good for a boy.) First of all, the box is very sturdy and should hold up for a lifetime. The pages are thick and stiff and should hold up as well. Each page is nicely laid out with cute animal characters and plenty of room for photos. The pages are bound with sturdy wire rings. There's not a lot of room to write any lengthy notes, but there are a few pages at the back that could be used for this, or you can just write on paper and stick that in the appropriate place in the book.The book starts out with several pages for birth photos & info on parents and family. Then the first year is covered with a page for each month. That's followed by lots of pages for "firsts". Next are single pages for years 2-5, and then pages for school memories. At the back of the book is an envelope to store keepsakes. All told, there are 72 pages to record events of the first 5 years.I am very pleased with the quality of this book and its illustrations and would definitely buy it again.