Please tell me I am not the only "bad" mom

OSUx2 · April 2011

I just pulled out DD's baby book and other than the first sonogram, the hospital bracelets and foot prints there is NOTHING in it. I know I have some of the stuff written down (date of first step, first tooth) but not a lot. I feel really bad now. Sad

Granted, I have never been a big one on scrapbooking or photo albums but I feel like I should have at least done this for DD.

CareBear01 · April 2011

It's never too late to start! That's why I started a blog b/c I knew I would never get around to "filling out" a baby book, but I was always online - so I knew it would be easy to update. Could you start a blog - even if you just made it private - just to keep track of things from here on out?

My mom does not have a baby book for me, and I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. In fact, I think I am going way above and beyond keep track of every little milestone - I wonder if DS will even care when he's older!

SigmundsGirl · April 2011

You are not a bad mom. Interacting with your child is a lot more important than writing everything in a baby book.

DH's mom didn't do baby books at all. My mom did a lot for my brother's baby book but then when I was born 17 months later she didn't have as much time to fill everything out. She did some, but not much.

I wouldn't worry about it. Different things are important to different people. For example, I have friends who religiously take professional pictures of their kids every 3 months. We take random pictures of Evan at home almost weekly (used to be daily) but I haven't had any pro shots. Not even at the mall. I felt guilty about it, but then I realized it wasn't important to me or i would have done it.

You are a good mom!

AggieDee · April 2011

I never even bought one for Reese. I filled out maybe 2 pages in Jackson's so I didn't even bother this go around. FWIW, I have never asked my mom about my baby book and really could care less about it. I hope my kids have the same attitude, lol.

MrsMGR · April 2011

I take one day every year and have DH take Joe out for the whole day while I update all photo albums and his baby book. If I forget any of his milestones, I can usually check my emails and find where I emailed about said milestone to our families. With working fulltime and all of the activities we do, there is no way I could keep up with that stuff on a daily basis.

mom2ll · April 2011

I never bought a book for either kid... Mother of the year here!

aprilprincess · April 2011

I never bought one for Addie. I kind of wish my mom had done one for me, DH's mom did one in incredible detail ( till he was way too old) for him. I have no idea the date of her first step (although I know about when) or even what her first word was.

newinhouston · April 2011

I bought two books! One traditional book and one for inappropriate baby stuff. They are both empty. I could give them away as presents and nobody will know they are not new.

I also planned on cross-stitching something for DD's room. I completed about 10%.

Take lots of pictures. Digital cameras will save the dates for you.

We also created a webpage for DD using shutterfly's free webpages. You can upload pictures and videos, and it has a nice layout for baby milestones. Even better, it's password protected, so only our family and close friends can see the pictures and videos/

step2mom2010 · April 2011

MrsMGR:
I take one day every year and have DH take Joe out for the whole day while I update all photo albums and his baby book. If I forget any of his milestones, I can usually check my emails and find where I emailed about said milestone to our families. With working fulltime and all of the activities we do, there is no way I could keep up with that stuff on a daily basis.

This is what I want to do. I try to write down dates and things, but it is hard. And spending time with them is way more important. I do blog but it isn't on a regular basis. In the beginning I was REALLY good and now you are lucky if I do it monthly. Last time it took me three months to get updates.

If you can blog, do it! If not, who cares. You are a great mom.

I like the idea of the digital pictures. I learned on my camera how to take videos. I got his first steps with the walky thingy and I know the date! But that is it.

I do plan on trying to make a Blurb book instead of a traditional baby book. We will see how that goes!