Why You Should Start A Baby Memory Book
It’s important to keep a record of your baby’s growth. The record
should be written down. It should include medical checkups.
Your baby’s length and weight will be measured when he/she visits the doctor or clinic. The doctor will make notes about your baby’s shots. He will also make notes about any illness that your baby has had. You will want to keep records on these things, too. These records help you and your doctor see how your baby is growing.
You can make your own notebook to write down your baby’s health record. Some clinics and parenting classes also have booklets you can use. Your local health department may have booklets, too. Write down what happens when your baby goes to the doctor. Also write down what you do for your baby when he/she is sick at home.
Your doctor keeps good records on your baby’s health and shots. You should, too. The records help you and your doctor care for your baby. The doctor needs to know when your baby has been sick. And the doctor needs to know how fast your baby is growing. This information helps the doctor know what kind of medicines (if any) to give your baby. It also helps the doctor know what kind of food your baby
needs.
Start a memory book. It will be fun for you and your baby to look at as he/she is growing up. You can use a scrapbook, a notebook or any book with blank pages.
Save the front page of the newspaper from the day he/she was born. Your child can look at it when he/she is older and find out all the things that happened on that important day. Be sure to put in birth announcements, too.
Write down all the great “firsts” for your baby. Things like the first time he/she smiles, sits up, crawls, walks, talks or does anything else special.
Put in photos of your baby as he/she grows. When he/she gets older, you can put in drawings he/she makes and, later, things he/she writes. You can write down cute things he/she does and says, as well as things he/she learns and what he/she likes and doesn’t like.
Write down dates and symptoms when your baby gets sick. Also write down monthly weights and heights, and when each tooth comes in.
The memory book is a good record of your child’s early years. You and your child can enjoy it together as he/she grows up. Later on, the book will help your child learn about their past.
