https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 03 May 2026 21:00:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommendations-baby-book-for-a-lazy-mom#post-2086515 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:17:23 +0000 Mommy Finger 2086515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a calendar and it came with stickers so you could add them to the specific day like what was mentioned above. At the top of each month was a spot for you to write all sorts of things that happened that month. My plan was to use that to combine all of my thoughts so that I could create a picture book and supplement with what actually happened later. I mean, he's over 2 now so clearly that hasn't happened yet. I'm really hoping to get it done before DS2 comes along this summer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommendations-baby-book-for-a-lazy-mom#post-2086273 Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:18:16 +0000 meredithNYC 2086273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: @spaniellove: Thanks, guys! Your ideas sound like a great compromise between photos only and slaving to fill in tons of pages with writing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommendations-baby-book-for-a-lazy-mom#post-2085462 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:24:26 +0000 spaniellove 2085462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started with the whole big Carters binder-style baby book and then realized they have the coordinating calendar with stickers you just put on the date for "first tooth", "first smile", etc. If I had anything that indicated the date like a photo or a text I could go back and figure that out. And they have a few pages for cutesy record keeping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommendations-baby-book-for-a-lazy-mom#post-2085313 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:14:32 +0000 Charm54 2085313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With dd I just printed off a calendar and wrote milestones in there. It was quick and easy. I took pics of the calendars and turned them into a photobook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommendations-baby-book-for-a-lazy-mom#post-2085299 Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:07:33 +0000 meredithNYC 2085299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first, we did a baby book and instead of it being something I looked forward to completing, it was just another thing to do. It went a little overboard with number of pages and stuff to fill out and spaces for photos, blah, blah, blah. I feel bad complaining, but it stressed me out!</p> <p>Now I'm due with my second in April and I don't want to shortchange him, but I certainly don't want to have such a labor-intensive book. Has anyone found a short, sweet and easy option? I don't want to go the photo book route unless there are options that allow for the record-keeping/milestone stuff. Like, I am a fan of Mixbook for photo books but their baby books didn't include much more than space for photos. </p>