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    Keepsake Of Love

    Baby Journal

    Preserving Memories From The happiest Days Of Your Life!By Elizabeth & Alex Lluch

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    This Book Belongs To:

    Born On:

    Lovingly Dedicated By:

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    Keepsake Of Love

    Baby Journal

    Preserving Memories From The Happiest Days Of Your Life!Off all natures gifts to the human race, what is sweeter than the gift of a child?-Marcus

    Tullius Cicero

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    Chapter One

    Before Your Arrival

    As minutes, hours and days go by,Time waiting for you does fly.

    Preparing with joy for when you come our way,

    We wait expectantly for this special day!

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    Family Tree

    Daddys Side

    PaternalGreat Grandpa

    Great Grandma

    GrandpaGrandmaMaternal

    Great Grandpa

    Great GrandmaGrandpa

    Grandma

    Daddy

    Mommys Side

    Paternal

    Great GrandpaGreat Grandma

    Grandpa

    Maternal

    Great GrandpaGreat Grandma

    Great Grandpa

    GrandmaMommy

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    A Mothers Love

    Mommys maiden name:

    Birthday:Birthplace:

    Home town:

    Height:Color of hair:Color of eyes:

    Her favorite features:

    Favorite memories from childhood:What she hoped to be in the future:

    Likes and dislikes:

    What she thought of Daddy when they first met:

    God cannot be everywhere, so he made mothers.-Jewish Proverb

    *Pic: Mommy before you were born

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    A Fathers Love

    Daddys full name:

    Birthday:Birthplace:

    Hometown:

    Height:Color of hair:Color of eyes:

    His favorite feature:

    Favorite memories from childhood:What he hoped to be in the future:

    Likes and dislikes:

    What he thought about Mommy when they first met:

    The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.-Theodore M. Hesburgh

    *Pic: Daddy before you were born

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    A Shower Of Love Makes A Baby Grow

    When baby shower took place:

    Where:Host(s):

    Theme:

    Who came to celebrate:Special things we did to celebrate:Gifts received:

    I will send down showers in season there will be showers of blessing.-Ezekiel 34:26

    *Pic: Your baby shower

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    Ready For Your Arrival

    How we chose your name:

    What your name means:Your nickname:

    Nursery color and theme:

    What we did to get ready:Funny things that happened:Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love

    and something to hope for.-Joseph Addison

    *Pic-Your nursery

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    Reflections from the heart-before you were born

    (Signature and date)

    We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big forthe body.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    Chapter Two

    The Arrival!

    Now is the time, today is the day.Here comes the baby! Look! Make way!

    We give you our love, our special dear.

    No more waitingYoure finally here!

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    Everything Baby

    Birth date:

    Time of delivery:Location of hospital/delivery room:

    Name of hospital/delivery room:

    Mommy was in labor for:Doctor/midwifes name:People in the delivery room:

    Who cut the umbilical cord:

    Weight:Length:

    Color of eyes:

    Color of hair:

    What you looked like:How we celebrated your birth:

    Babies are such a nice way to start people.-Don Herold

    *Pic-Your newborn photo

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    The First To Share Our Joy

    The first people to visit you:

    Who held you first:What they thought about you:

    Nice things they said:

    Hugs are not measured by quantity; they are measured by quality.-Anonymous

    *Babys hospital bracelet or other keepsake

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    Handprints

    Babys handprints

    Date

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    Footprints

    Babys footprints

    Date

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    Baby and Mommy

    *Pic-You with mommy

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    Baby and Daddy

    *Pic-You with daddy

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    Reflections From The Heart- The Day You Were Born

    (Signature and date)

    A heart that loves is always young.-Greek Proverb

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    Chapter Three

    Your Homecoming

    Joyfully we bring you home,A little baby to call our own.

    A bundle ofjoy, love and laughter

    Here you will grow to live happily ever after!

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    No Place Like Home

    Your first address:

    How your siblings reacted:Who came to visit:

    What your visitors said about you:

    Your temperament:How much you slept:How much you ate:

    Our sweetest experiences of affection are meant to point us to that realm which is the

    real and endless home of the heart.-Henry Ward Beecher

    *Pic-Your homecoming

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    The World Around You

    World leaders:

    Big news of the day:Biggest toy fad:

    Popular movies:

    Hit songs:Musical groups:Television shows:

    The sun does not shine for a few trees and flower, but for the wide worlds joy.-Henry

    Ward Beecher

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    A Whole New World

    Famous actors and actresses:

    Sports figures:Best-selling books:

    Fashion trends:

    The Price Of ThingsGasoline:Milk:

    Diapers:

    Postage stamp:Other:

    We all must work to make the world worthy of its children.-Pablo Casals

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    Presenting You To The World

    How we told the world:

    What the neighbors said:How your pet(s) reacted:

    Who bragged about you the most:

    Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.-George Elliot

    *Your birth announcement

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    Good Things Come In Small Packages

    What you looked like:

    How you like to be held:What kind of sounds you made:

    Nicknames after you were born:

    A very small degree of hope is sufficient to cause the birth of love. -Stendhal

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    Our Bundle Of Joy

    Little thoughts on you BIG personality:

    (Signature and date)Dreams are the touchstones of your characters.-Henry David Thoreau

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    A Reason To Celebrate

    Christening, dedication, bris or special commemoration:

    Date:Where:

    What you wore:

    Who attended:Special gifts:What better way to celebrate life than to have a child?-Anonymous

    *Pic-Your celebration

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    Reflections From The Heart

    (Signature and date)

    Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.-OliverWendell Holmes, Sr.

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    Chapter Four

    Your Favorite Things

    Kisses, hugs and butterfliesBaby, love is in your eyes.

    What joy to all your laughter brings,

    As you find your favorite things!

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    You Just Cant Get Enough Of

    Favorite cuddle object:

    Favorite security object:Favorite song or lullaby:

    Favorite time to eat:

    Favorite time to sleep:Favorite person to hold you:Favorite way to be held:

    Other favorites:

    Life is like jelly beans, and sometimes you get your favorite color.-Anonymous

    *Pic- Your favorite activity

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    Your Favorite Things

    Favorite outfit:

    Favorite place to visit:Favorite thing to do:

    Favorite book:

    Favorite pet:Favorite friends:Favorite games:

    Other favorites:

    Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young.-Orison Swett Marden

    *Pic-Your favorite toy

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    GrandparentsUnconditional Love

    Mommys parents:

    Their loving thoughts about you:Daddys parents:

    Their loving thoughts about you:

    Daddysparents:Their loving thoughts about you:Great-Grandparents:

    Family traditions:

    Great-Grandparents:Family traditions:

    Great-Grandparents:

    Family traditions:

    Grandmas and Grandpas are just like moms and dads, but with more frosting.-Anonymous

    *Pic-Your grandparents

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    Nothing Says Love More Than Family

    Your Aunts and Uncles:

    Their loving thoughts about you:Your Aunts and Uncles:

    Their loving thoughts about you:

    Cousins:Their loving thoughts about you:Cousins:

    Their loving thoughts about you:

    Favorite family stories:Families are like fudge, mostly sweet with a few nuts.-Anonymous

    *Pic-Your relatives

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    Reflections From The Heart-Your Favorite Things

    (Signature and date)

    A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of allother virtues.-Marcus Tullius Cicero

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    Chapter Five

    Look At You Grow!

    Your First YearBigger and better, day by day,

    Look at you change in every way.

    Laughing and smiling as you goBaby, we lobe to watch you grow!

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    Your Baby Days Go By So Fast

    Month One:

    Date:Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:Month Two:Date:

    Weight:

    Length:Comments:

    Month Three:

    Date:

    Weight:Length:

    Comments:

    Month Four:Date:

    Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:Month Five:

    Date:

    Weight:Length:

    Comments:

    Month Six:

    Date:Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:Ifyou want one year of prosperity, grow grain. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow

    trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow babies.-Chinese Proverb

    *Pic-Photo between the ages of 1month and 6months-You at age:

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    Soon Diapers Will Be In Your Past

    Month Seven:

    Date:Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:Month Eight:Date:

    Weight:

    Length:Comments:

    Month Nine:

    Date:

    Weight:Length:

    Comments:

    Month Ten:Date:

    Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:Month Eleven:

    Date:

    Weight:Length:

    Comments:

    Month Twelve:

    Date:Weight:

    Length:

    Comments:A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it.-Frank A. Clark

    *Pic-picture of you between 7months and 12months old-You at age:

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    Chapter Six

    Theres A First Time For Everything!

    We cant believe youve come so far.Youre quickly becoming who you are.

    A bath, a step, a word you speak

    Each new first makes you unique!

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    The First Step

    Personality-The First Time You

    Smiled:Laughed:

    Waved bye-bye:

    Played peek-a-boo:Habits-The First Time YouSlept through the night:

    Bathed in a bathtub:

    Went potty:Stopped wearing diapers:

    Dressed yourself:

    Chatterbox-The First Time You

    Said your first word:Said ABCs:

    Sang a song:

    The beginning of wisdom is calling things by their right names.-Chinese Proverb

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    Its Only The Beginning

    Actions-The First Time You

    Held your head up:Rolled over:

    Scooted or crawled:

    Sat up:Food-The First Time YouHeld a bottle:

    Ate baby food:

    Ate solid food:Fed yourself:

    Around And About-The First Time You

    Danced:

    Drew a picture:Made a friend:

    Took a trip:

    Other firsts:What we call results are beginnings.-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    The Very First Time You Got A Haircut

    When:

    Where:Cost:

    Who cut your hair:

    What other people thought:How you reacted:Love is a great beautifier.-Louise May Alcott

    *Pic-Your first haircut

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    Your Very First Pearly White

    First Trip To The Dentist:

    How You Reacted:What Helped You During Teething:

    Dater your Teeth Appeared:

    Upper: Left: Right:1. Central Incisor2. Lateral Incisor

    3. Cuspid

    4. First Molar5. Second Molar

    Lower: Left: Right:

    1. Central Incisor

    2. Lateral Incisor3. Cuspid

    4. First Molar

    5.

    Second MolarAnd the smile that is worth the praises ofearth is the smile that shines through tears.-

    Ella Wheeler Wilcox

    *Pic-Your first tooth

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    Baby Steps

    The First Time You

    Pulled yourself up to standing:Stood on your own:

    Took your first steps:

    What we did to celebrate your accomplishment:Funny stories about your first steps:Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.-Confucius

    *Pic-Your first steps

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    The First Time You Left The House

    When:

    Where we went:What we packed in your diaper bag;

    What we did:

    Who we saw while we were out:What they said about you:What you thought about the outside world:

    What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.-Aristotle

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    Your Very First Trip

    When:

    Where we went:How we got there:

    What you couldnt leave home without:

    What you thought about traveling:The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.-Saint Augustine

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    Your Very First Holidays

    Holiday:

    Date:What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:

    Date:What we did to celebrate:Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:Date:

    What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:Date:

    What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:

    Date:What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:

    Date:What we did to celebrate:

    Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:Holiday:

    Date:

    What we did to celebrate:

    The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.-Plato

    *Pic-Your holiday celebration

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    ItsYour Very First Pet

    Your first pet was a:

    Pets name:What you thought about your pet:

    What your pet thought about you

    How you got along together:The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic.-Henry WardBeecher

    *Pic-Your first drawing

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    Reflections From The Heart-A Time For Firsts

    (Signature and date)

    Where your pleasure is, there is your treasure; where your treasure, thee your heartwhere your heart, there your happiness.-Saint Augustine

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    Chapter Seven

    Happy First Birthday!

    Oh my gosh, youre one year old!Twelve months together, to have and to hold.

    A wonderful year weve shared with each other

    Had so much fun, we cant wait for another!

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    Your First Birthday Celebration

    Theme of your party:

    What made your party special:Your cake was:

    What you did with the cake:

    Who helped you celebrate:Gifts received:You have to eat the first piece of candy before you can eat the whole bag.-Anonymous

    *Pic-Your first birthday party

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    All About Your First Year

    Height:

    Weight:How you looked:

    Your personality:

    You enjoyed saying things like:Things youve learned to do this year:The most memorable moment this year:

    The spirit of youth never grows old.-Anonymous

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    Your Favorites At One Year

    Foods to eat:

    Books to read:Activities:

    Toys to play with:

    Clothes to wear:People to be with:Things to do:

    More favorites:

    What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.-Aristotle

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    One-Year-Old Likes And Dislikes

    Things your really liked:

    Things you really did not like:Funny stories that happened this year;

    Ive learned that you cant hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.-Child Age 7

    *Pic-You at age 1

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    Reflections From The Heart-Your First Year

    (Signature and date)

    What comes from the heart goes to the heart.-Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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    Chapter Eight

    A Year Anew

    Now Youre TwoTwo years have past with joy and cheer,

    We cant believe your birthday is here.

    Two years of laughs and hugs and grinsCant wait to see what next year brings!

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    Your Second Birthday Celebration

    Theme of your party:

    What made your party special:Your cake was:

    What you did with the cake:

    Who helped you celebrate:Gifts received;One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste.-Johann Wolfgang

    von Goethe

    *Pic-Your second birthday party

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    All About Your Second Year

    Height:

    Weight:How you looked:

    Your personality:

    You enjoyed saying things like:Things youve learned to do this year:The most memorable moment this year:

    We are most nearly ourselves when we achieve the seriousness of the child at play.-

    Heraclitus

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    Your Favorites At Two Years

    Foods to eat:

    Books to read:Activities:

    Toys to play with:

    Clothes to wear:People to be with:Things to do:

    More favorites:

    To be in your childs memories tomorrow, be in his or her life today.-Anonymous

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    Little Person, Big Opinions-Your Second Year

    Things you really liked:

    Things you really did not like:Funny stories that happened this year:

    A baby is Gods opinion that life should go on.-Carl Sandburg

    *Pic-You at age two

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    Reflections From The Heart-Your Second Year

    (Signature and date)

    May your heart be filled with gladness to cheer you.-Irish Blessing

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    Chapter Nine

    Say Hooray!

    Youre Three Today!Who knew time could move so fast?

    In just a wink, youre three at last.

    Taller, smarter, bigger, strongerBaby days are here no longer!

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    Your Birthday Celebration

    Theme of your party:

    What made your party special:Your cake was:

    What you did with the cake:

    Who helped you celebrate:Gifts received:All good things which exist are the fruits of originality.-John Stuart Mill

    *Pic-Your third birthday party

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    All About Your Third Year

    Your height:

    Your weight:How you looked:

    Your personality:

    You enjoyed saying things like:Things youve learned to do this year:The most memorable moment this year:

    Of all the music that reaches farthest into heaven, is the beating of a loving heart.-

    Henry Ward Beecher

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    Your Favorites At Three Years

    Foods to eat:

    Books to read:Activities:

    Toys to play with:

    Clothes to wear:People to be with:Things to do:

    More favorites:

    All words are pegs to hang ideas on.-Henry Ward Beecher

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    The Third Times A Charm

    Things you really liked:

    Things you really did not like:Funny stories that happened this year:

    Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see

    the world.-George Bernard Shaw

    *Pic-You at age three

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    Reflections From The Heart-Your Third Year

    (Signature and date)

    Fill your heart with good things, and good things will follow you for the rest of yourlife.-Anonymous

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    Chapter Ten

    Your Future Is Bright!

    A hope, a wish upon a starThese past three years, weve come so far.

    Our love and support we give to you,

    And wish the best in all you do!

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    Reflection From The Heart-Your Future

    From Mommy:

    (Signature and date)Who takes the child by the hand takes the mother by the heart.-Danish Proverb

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    Reflections From The Heart-Your Future

    From Daddy:

    (Signature and date)A fathers heart lies in his childs hopes.-Anonymous

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    Your Star Shines Bright!

    Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Lice the life you have imagined.-Henry

    David Thoreau