Forget Those Baby Albums! Here’s the Easy-breezy Better Way to Save Your Memories.

Imagine holding these baby clothes, smelling that baby smell, when your "baby" is taller than you?
Imagine holding these baby clothes, smelling that baby smell, when your “baby” is taller than you.

At every baby shower you usually receive at least one Keepsake Album. I wonder how many actually get filled out? For myself – and everyone I know – new moms are just too busy to keep returning to the book throughout the baby’s first year to fill in the blanks.

Here’s something easy-breezy that is much more meaningful.

When my babies outgrew their little outfits I kept them to remember those wonderful days.

  • The outfit they wore home from the hospital
  • The outfit they wore for their “first” of every calendar holiday
  • The halloween costume they wore
  • Their special birthday hat and bib
  • Their christening outfit
  • The red velvet Christmas dress or suit

As they grew older I added their first lock of cut hair, artwork, school pictures & awards as well as their favorite toys to their box.

Yes I had good intentions like every other mother, but I didn’t scrapbook for my child’s whole lifetime and never got around to filling out the keepsake album. I really needed something that was easier to make sure it actually got done. The best part is that when you hold up the darling little outfits and shoes you remember how little they were – and that baby smell – it triggers more memories than just a blank filled out on a page or even a beautifully creative – but one dimensional – scrapbooking page.

My three kids are all 20-something now and have had the fun of showing the contents of their remember box to their special girlfriend or boyfriend over the years. Some day they can show it to their spouses and then their own kids.

Wanna know what I use for this special remember box? A good ole reliable Rubbermaid Tote Box! (In fact, they each have several with their names on it now.)

baby keepsake box

I put a photo of the baby wearing the clothes inside a zippered plastic bag with the clothing item (preserves the baby scent) with notes of cute or funny things that happened or cards they received and slip it in the tote. Easy, and a great way to preserve your child’s milestone events.

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