Baby Book - So Excited I Had To Share

Found a great baby book on Amazon specifically for adoptions! I got it in the mail this week & it's even better than I hoped. Check it out
My Family, My Journey

One of the reviews gives a list of what is included. And since I am inherently lazy (or resourceful depending on how you look at it) I've pasted it below, with a reference to the Reviewer

From a review by Sharon "arizona" (Fairfax, VA) -

--Before You Were Born (The story of us and how we came to be a family); includes space for family photos before and after placement

--The Story of Your Adoption; includes sections for "Why we chose to adopt" (only two lines for text!), "how we found you", and "our hopes and dreams for you"

--People Who Helped Us Find You; includes space for four pictures, names, and "how they helped us find you".

--Waiting; includes sections for "plans and preparations we made"

--The Match!; includes sections for "how we found out" and "how we celebrated"

--A Baby Shower!, includes sections for shower invitation, "favorite shower memories", "special guests", and "special gifts"

--Our Journey to You; includes sections on "where you were", "how we got to you", and "joyful memories"

--Our Very First Meeting; includes space for photograph and sections on "our first impression of you" and "your first impression of us"

--All About Your Name; includes sections on "why we chose your name" and "what it means and where it came from"

--All About Your Birthday; includes sections on "your astrological sign" and "what we know about your birthdate"

--Our Family; includes space for four family individuals: names, relationship, favorite foods, color and animal, and some space for text (no photo space, although you could improvise pretty easily)

--Coming Home; includes sections on "your trip home" and "you wore"

--Your New Home; includes space for a photo of baby's room and sections on "what you thought of your new home" and "what we did on your first day home"

--Introductions and Celebrations; includes sections on "some of the first people you met", "favorite stories" and "favorite presents"

--Your Announcement; includes space for announcement

--Your Adoption Buddies; includes space for four individuals, including photograph, child's name, parents' names, and favorite memories

--Page for four photos of your choice

--Twelve pages marked for months one, two, etc, meant to be the "first year with us" (so not necessarily 1 month of age, 2 months of age, etc). Each page has space for a photograph, and sections for height, weight, and memorable moments & milestones

--First and Favorites; includes sections on first word, favorite toys, first night slept all the way through, favorite foods, first step, favorite songs, other firsts & favorites

--Your Adoption Day; includes sections on judge's name, special people who were there, "how we celebrated", and one full page for a photograph

--Your First Birthday With Us; includes sections on "on your birthday you wore", "all about your birthday cake", "the special people who attended", "gifts you received", and one full page for a photograph

--"Things that Make You Smile", "Things That Make You Cry"

--One full page for "What We Know About Your Birth Family and Where You Came From"

--Two family trees, each on a page opposite each other. One is marked with aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc. The other is blank. There are stickers in a back pocket of the book so that you can fill in other branches/relationships as necessary, and it's up to you if you want the trees to be biological or adoptive families, or one of each.

I also got 2 kids books that focus on adoption, and another about how there are all types of families. Haven't looked closely at these yet, but that's on the agenda for this weekend!