Thursday 15 May 2014

Documenting Babies First Year

Your bundle of joy has finally arrived and it’s time to start snapping pictures. You want to capture as much of their little lives as possible but what to do with all those images? Creating accessible online photo galleries is one way to make the images not only available to you but to far away family and friends. While some parents opt for an “off the cuff” approach to taking pictures others prefer a more planned approach.

Some ideas are to take a picture of your child every week, or every month in the same spot. You can even have them wearing the same outfit (just be sure to buy it several sizes larger from the beginning!). You’ll want to make a note to remember what the date was or place a special pin or sign next to your child so that you can be sure to keep the images in order.

Milestone cards are another way to remember what was happening when you snap a picture. You might purchase or create some that say “first time sitting up” or “first tooth”. You likely won’t have the card on hand to capture things like babies first word but you can try. For those on the fly items you want to remember open up a note on your phone or in a notebook to write down what the first word was, or other important things you’d like to remember.

When you have accumulated these items create a web photo album to keep everything together. Some parents prefer to do this weekly or monthly, while others may do it less frequently. Upload the images and pair them with the text to tell the story of babies first year. You can later have a web photo album printed or share the album with friends and family.

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