Humble Bumbles Baby Journal: A Keepsake Journal for Baby's First Three Years

by Elizabeth Lluch and Amy Meyer Allen

Book Overview

A beautifully illustrated journal to record special moments and memories in a baby's first three years. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1887169318
• ISBN13: 9781887169318
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: W S Pub Group
• Length: 99 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Best Baby Journal

I spent a long time looking for a keepsake book and this is the only that had everything I was looking for. 1) It's gender-neutral (we didn't know what we were having) 2) There are several pockets, so you can save a lock of hair, hospital bracelet, or whatever you want. 3) There are pages that are almost blank, so you can write whatever you want, as well as pages that ask specific things like, homecoming, first holidays, first outing, etc. And there are lots of pages for photos, and these really cute cardboard picture frames for matting your photos are included. 4) It's not at all cheesy. We wound up having a boy, and I think this book is something he'll be able to enjoy when he's a little older. It's not a whole bunch of pastels, nor is it filled with racecars and trains. The colors are somewhat bold, with lots of purples, greens, and yellows, as well as as some pinks and blues. There are quotes on the bottom of every page. And there's a little picture of a bear on every page. One of my favorite things about this book is that each page is different. There are many color schemes, and the bear pictures are all unique, so when I show this to my son in a few years, he won't get bored. 5) It's not ridiculously expensive. I paid $20 for mine, and I think it's well worth it. Some of the topics covered in this book are: Visitors, About Your World, Celebrating, Your Favorite Things, there are pages about relatives, First Tooth, and there's a growth chart, which I'm definitely planning on using. I highly recommend this book. I wish I had had it in the hospital, because there's a place for baby's foot- and handprints. If they still make this book in a few years, I'm going to buy it for our next baby.

A fun way to keep track of all the special moments

I LOVE this journal. I brought it to the hospital with me so that the nurses could do the baby's footprints in the journal after the birth, and my doctor and the nurses all fell in love with it too. I am not one for writing about my feelings and emotions, so this journal was perfect for me. There are a few places to write letters to the baby, but it is not filled with pages and pages to reflect on your mind and body. Instead, it is a fun book focused on getting ready for the baby and not the actual pregnancy. And, it is very easy to fill out and keep up with. The design of the book is colorful and fun with wonderful illustrations. It serves as the perfect keepsake with places to complete a family tree, details about mommy and daddy, and pages to keep track of all the special memories about getting ready for the baby and first three years of the baby's life. Included with the book are vellum paper pockets for mementos, a height chart (which I use) and photo mats. I do not personally use the photo mats because they are smaller than the pictures I use but I think they are a nice touch. One of the best features is the spiral binding, which allows you to paste in a lot of items and still have the book shut properly. My mother purchased this for me, but if I received this as a baby shower gift it would have been one my favorite gifts.

Can be a bit of an overkill...

But its definitely the best baby book I've found. Its trendy but won't be cheesy in 10 years when you share it with your baby. Its beautiful with lots of pouches and envelopes to store momentos.

Excellent journal for baby boy or girl, first or fifth baby

This is a spiral bound journal with very colorful pages, illustrated with small cartoon animals, but not goofy or infantile looking at all really. There are several vellum paper pockets for mementos, precut frames for your photos and the book is actually built loose enough to accomodate all your memoribilia (unlike some which instruct "paste hospital bracelet here" and then the darn thing won't close flat).What I really like about this journal, other than the artistic design and practical considerations, was that the suggested pages are neither too concerned with minutiae (baby's first spit up, baby's first stool, baby's first visit with my mother's brother's half-cousin) nor too new age-y ("I first dreamed my baby would be a post-feminist idealogue when....").There are famous quotations about children on every page and many are from the Bible.Also I like that it doesn't assume this is your first baby, since there are places for reactions of siblings. And there is a family tree page for both mom and dad which is nice. If you don't like any of the pages you can always rip them out, since the paper is spiral bound and easy to remove if desired.Highly recommended if you are looking for a cheerful but gender-neutral baby journal.