Little Bundle of Journal: Memoranda, Milestones and Memories

By Amanda Pauley Richmond

Friends, family and complete strangers gave my husband and me a lot of advice before we had our little bundle of joy, but what no one shared with us was the record keeping that was involved. I remember a nurse coming in only minutes after we were settled in our room with a "pee, poo, feed" chart. We were instructed to record every in and out of our little bundle.Once we got home, I had charts everywhere. I couldn't remember where I left the last one and whether or not I recorded that feeding the hour before, let alone the day before. Running on only hours of sleep, I needed to simplify. I wanted a single place where I could record the basic ins and outs of our bundle, the running list of questions I had for the pediatrician and the little things our baby did that day to make me smile.I soon realized that this journal had turned into something I treasured. Not only did it conveniently hold the basic information of what was going into and out of our bundle, but it also held those tender memories I fear I would have eventually forgotten had I not written them down. Capturing the details in my own script has made the record so much more personal and meaningful than electronic options like a weblog or baby software, and I hope years from now our bundle will feel the same way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452863636
• ISBN13: 9781452863634
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"