A Mother's Journal

I agree w/many of the reviews, this is a great book to pass down to your children. However, I couldn't decide between 2 of ME's "mother's journals" and ordered both. Upon receipt I found this journal to be ALMOST IDENTICAL to her "A Mother's Keepsake Journal" which is the 2004 edition as opposed to this one from the 90s. The few differences, which I found to be changes for the better: (1)The pages are not all white and have colored backgrounds (like scrapbook pages), (2)It is smaller, a more "journal size" than this one which is the size of a large magazine, and (3)It is spiral bound which makes it 100 times easier to write in. I definitely hope you read this review and buy the newer one, but this one has the same information so would generally be adequate.

I received this journal 7 yrs ago and have found this to be the best baby book/journal that I have ever seen! I wish I had one for myself for my childhood. I now have a total of 4 of them. One for each child and give them as gifts often to others. I intend to give these to my kids when they get married. I know they will be meaningful to them. This book if easy to fill out and will really give your child some wonderful childhood memories as well as information/stories about their parents and grandparents. This is a great investment. If you don't have one your child is missing out.

If you like to write, and you want to pass on your family history, this is a great book. Not only do you pass on fun stories and activities about yourself and the baby's father, but the child's grandparents and great-grandparents as well. Plus, it should become a treasure for your child to pass on to his/her children. I had fun writing it and sharing with my husband what I wrote. I even took the note pages in the back and wrote about how the delivery went, and my thoughts & feelings as a new mother. Great book.

Years ago, my sister-in-law gave me this book as a gift. I have since purchased 3 more (one book for each of my children). The author does a wonderful job at initiating memories to share with your children. My mother died while I was pregnant with my oldest son, so there are a lot of unanswered questions that I never thought to ask her when I was childless. I have enjoyed writing my stories for my children to read one day. The book has sections on family history, pregnancy, school, vacations, your hopes for your child's life and more. I just love this book and have given it as a gift to many people!