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Posted by Denny on the Stampin and Scrappin Message Board on November 19, 1998
Perfection =========== You are more perfect than I could have hoped, more beautiful than I could have dreamed, more precious than I could have imagined . . . . . . I love you more than I could have known ----------------------------------- Baby Song ======== (Diane Woolley) At first you didn't lift your head; You didn't know to smile. The time before you knew my voice Seemed such a long, long while. I couldn't wait for you to roll, And then to sit and clap. And now you're off and crawling, Not helpless in my lap. Why didn't someone tell me How fast a baby grows, That every little baby stage Soon comes, but sooner goes. So I'll enjoy the fleeting time Before you learn to walk. and treasure every tiny noise Before you learn to talk. For soon you'll learn to walk, Then run, And talk and sing a song, And never be my babe again. The babe's forever gone. Little baby, take your time, For while you are tiny, you are mine. ------------- My Footprints (put with baby's footprints in scrapbook) ============= Someday I'll jump through puddles, take a stroll or run a race. Someday I'll walk across the street or maybe walk in space. Someday I'll scale a mountain or I'll join a ballet corps. Someday I'll walk a tightrope or explore the ocean floor. Someday these feet will do some things that only heaven knows, but for today they're happy, just to wiggle all their toes! -------------------- Little Feet (Put on scrapbbook page with baby’s footprints) =============== Two little feet, ten little toes Leave their impressions today Soon they will wear two little shoes And be running an jumping at play. Two little feet, too little time Before they are walking to school... Kicking a rock or skipping a rope Wading a puddle or jumping a pool. Two little feet, one little child Will soon go their own way But footprints in my mind recall They stood here yesterday. ========================================================== A Lock of Hair ============== From a child so fair A miracle from above Placed gently in my care This child is growing Up so fast Tomorrow’s the future Today is the past. Walking . . . talking . . . Fading riddles and rhymes This lock of hair remains A keepsake of past times. ============================================================ Babies are God's opinion that the world should go on. ----------------------------------------------------------- A good example of minority rule is a baby in the household. ------------------------------------------------------------ Babies are such a nice way to start people. (Don Herold) ----------------------------------------------------------- We are always surprised to see girl babies behaving like girls from the very beginning, and boy babies behaving like boys; we seem to imagine that we had to learn it! ----------------------------------------------------------- "When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into thousands of pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies." (from Peter Pan) ------------------------------------------------------------ A baby is cuddles and tickles on toes, the sweet scent of powder, a kiss on the nose! A baby is teddy bears, rattles, powder and pins, meals at midnight...giggles and grins. ============================================================ PAGE TOPPERS ============= A sneak peek at __________ (sonogram) A star is born A time to be born And then there were 3 (4, 5,) Bald is beautiful! Bear-y Cute Eat it? I can't even pronounce it. Friday's Child is loving and giving. Food Fight (and mommy lost, and baby lost, etc.) God made some heads perfect - the rest he covered with hair. Got Milk? Grown' like a weed Help, I've fallen and I can't get up Here I am! I loved you the first moment I saw you I should be in a commercial for cute I think I'm ready for the pro circuit! I'm awake! Let's play! In the beginning Into Everything Its all in the genes Little boys/girls do cry Monday's Child is fair of face. Pose nude? You bet Ready or not, here I grow! She will fill our lives with sunshine! Step by step Ten Tiny Fingers & Toes The bare necessities The many faces of ______ The pitter patter of little feet Thursday's Child has far to go. Watch out, here I grow What a difference a day makes What did they do before me? What's all the fuss about? What's one more? When I get big I'll get even Yep, ten toes! You bet I'm cute ------------------------------------------------------------ PAGE TOPPERS ======= SLEEPING BABIES ==================================== Beautiful Dreamer Good Night, Moon Hush Little Baby Rock - a - bye baby Shh...Baby (or Name) Sleeping Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight.... Sweet Dreams Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star When in doubt, take a nap. When you wish upon a star..... Who Needs Some Sleep? ZZZzzzz is my favorite letter ============================================================ PAGE IDEAS = SPANNNING YEARS ============================ (those which span multiple years for one event or related theme) Here are some examples: Christmas Page with 8 years of Sitting on Santa's lap Twelve Years of Halloween Costumes of my daughter and her best friend I Love to Laugh (laughing & smiling pictures from baby to teenager) Growth Chart (birth to teenager) My Room (from pictures of nursery - to first bed - to messy teenager room) With my 4 year old, I will also do these multi-year pages - but leaving room to add pictures as he grows.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BABY'S FIRSTS ============ Focuses on face, turns head, first fingernail clipping, first formula, first tears, first bath, special visitors, holds head up, holds head steady, smiles, laughs, coos, sucks thumb/hand, recognizes mother/father, lifts head when on stomach, first sleeps through the night, eyes follow moving object, reaches for objects, holds toy, squeals, plays peek-a-boo, plays with hands/feet, smiles at/plays with baby in the mirror, first baby-sitter, uses arms to lift head and chest, turns toward sound, reaches for small objects (like a raisin), sits alone briefly, holds head level when raised to sitting, rolls from tummy to back, rolls from back to tummy, first cereal/fruit/vegetable/meal, rolls across room, babbles, does raspberries, sucks toes, scoots, sits alone well, feeds self cracker, can hold self in standing position, transfers objects from one hand to the other, bangs things, crawls, first swim, pulls up to standing, first shows stranger anxiety, imitates sounds, understands some words, says first word, claps hands (plays pat-a-cake), knows object permanence (can find toy if he watches you hide it or looks for dropped object), waves bye-bye, says mama/dada, can pick up small object such as a raisin, stands alone, cruises (walks holding on to furniture), walks with help, walks alone, can drink from a cup, uses a spoon, climbs up/down stairs, understands the word no, rolls ball, responds to simple commands You can also include baby's favorite things, such as music, position, person, bottle, pacifier, blanket, toy, food, animal, game, book, etc. ============================================================ BRAG BOOK ========= I used a Sentiments album, and 4 colors of paper, Cranberry, Gold, Green and Blue. (Red and Yellow would have worked, but I like the shade of Cranberry with the Gold.) For the phrases I used, I wound up making 22 Cranberry building blocks, 22 Yellow, 15 Blue and 17 Green. I made them 1.5 inches square. Of course, you could use "baby" colors, but I used the brights because that's really about the only "theme" I used for baby things when expecting #1. I have several things in these colors. On the first page, I put 2 blocks down the left side and 4 across the bottom. I tried to keep my blocks in the same order on each page but didn't always succeed. On these blocks I spelled out SO CUTE with the primary ABC stickers, using contrasting colors for each block, but not always the same color. For instance, I didn't *always* use a yellow sticker on the green blocks. (If you don't already know it, though, green stickers on blue paper and vice/versa doesn't show up very well.) I also "jostled" the blocks so that they are all slightly turned and the lines run in different directions so they look kind of scattered rather than lined up like neat little soldiers. On the next pages, I made double page spreads with the two word phrases split between the two pages. The phrases I ended up using are: BABY LOVE DEAR ONES TOO CUTE OUR KIDS GOD'S GIFT WE'RE FUN CUTE KIDS FUN TIME JOY'N' LOVE (other ideas are: GOD'S JOYS DADS GIRL MOMS JOY) On the last page, I put two blocks down the left side and three across the bottom and spelled out SO FUN. On the double page spreads, I alternated putting the blocks across the top with putting them across the bottom. Then to make this album usable for a long time to come, I put a 4x6 photo mounting sleeve on each page. Centered and all the way at the top or bottom of the inside pages, up in the top right hand corner of the first and last pages. The PMS actually covers a little of the edge of each letter, but the letters are still visible enough that even with a 4x6 picture in the sleeve, you will be able to read it. Now I will be able to put in new photos as I get them, then scrapbook the old ones I just took out. I also took a 5x7 PMS, cut off one inch on the side to make it 5x6, clipped a two inch triangle off the top right hand corner, fire sealed the left edge and mounted it at a slight angle on the back cover to handle the rest of the pack of pictures, since most film is 24+ exposures and I only did 20 pages in the album. Final thing, I took a piece of white paper (a rectangle from the Short Cuts pack) and used the primary ABC's to spell out WE'RE BUILDING A FAMILY and then mounted it inside the front cover. (Building....building blocks....get it?) This was slightly tedious - all those blocks! - but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Melanie Ellis ============================================================ If Men Got Pregnant: =================== Maternity leave would last two years ... with full pay There would be a cure for stretch marks Natural childbirth would become obsolete Morning sickness would rank as the nation's #1 health problem All methods of birth control would be 100% effective Children would be kept in the hospital until toilet trained Men would be eager to talk about commitment They wouldn't think twins were so cute Sons would have to be home from dates by 10:00 PM Briefcases would be used as diaper bags Paternity suits would be a fashion line of clothes They'd stay in bed during the entire pregnancy Restaurants would include ice cream and pickles as main entrees Women would rule the world!!! ========================================================= PHOTO TAKING IDEAS ==================== PREGNANCY-- Pictures of: Home pregnancy test, monthly shots of expanding belly, preparing nursery (before and after), showers (including memorabilia of invitations, cards, wrapping paper), any special foods/restaurants frequented because of cravings, your ob/gyn and/or favorite nurses, prepared childbirth classes, classmates, teachers; favorite sleeping position (nothing kinky, now), ways to pass the time LEAVING FOR HOSPITAL-- Dad loading up car w/mom's suitcase; mom entering car (pregnant belly shot); family ar/house/pets/etc.; sibling reactions (dropping off at baby sitter, etc.) AT HOSPITAL-- Outside view of hospital; admitting area (clerk can take picture of mom & dad); clock to show time admitted; Labor and Delivery room; nurses; machines hooked up to, focal point for breathing exercises, special foods (ice chips-yeah) DURING DELIVERY (works best with photographer other than husband)---pictures of dad, mom, both together, anything you won't be embarrassed to have passed around! AFTER DELIVERY--baby coming out (mom's view may be best!); clock with exact time of birth; dad cutting umbilical cord; nurses/drs holding, weighing, examining baby; delivery doctor; mom/dad phoning expectant relatives/friends; visitors; family picture (mom/dad/new baby/siblings); anything else significant LEAVING THE HOSPITAL-- baby's first outfit; mom being wheeled out; dad carrying out gifts (balloons, flowers, etc.); dad installing car seat; baby in car seat; greetings upon returning home (stork on lawn, ribbons on mailbox, etc.) NEW BABY--reactions of siblings, pets; sleeping on dad's chest; visitors holding baby; firsts (diaper change, bath, swing ride, sleeping peacefully, etc.); take a monthly picture of a stuffed animal next to baby to show baby's growth; baby's favorite toys, sleeping positions , blanket, etc.); first visit to pediatrician (snap photo of doctor while you're at it) ================================================================== |
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