What's inside a Lucy Darling baby book?
Every Lucy Darling baby book has 48 pages that follow your baby from the first ultrasound to the first day of school. There are pages for birth details and footprints, a spread for each of the first twelve months, a family tree, first holidays, and birthday pages for ages one through five.
Every month of the first year
Each monthly spread asks the same four short prompts, so twelve months of pages add up to a real picture of who your baby is:
- We'll never forget
- You love
- You can
- You don't like
A few words and a photo, sized for the page by the free Photo Lab, and the month is done.
Birthdays through age five
Each birthday spread asks who was there, the theme, what your little one loved, and what the cake looked like. The last page is saved for the first day of school.
Every book is a hardcover with wire-o binding, so the pages lie flat while you write. The pages are extra-thick archival paper, printed with soy-based inks.
The whole point is that her hands touched it. That she wrote in it. That's what makes it an heirloom. Not the cover, not the paper, the handwriting.
Haily Meyers, founder of Lucy Darling
Designed by mom and artist Haily Meyers. Every illustration. Every page layout. Every theme.
How do I choose a baby book theme?
Pick the one you'd want on your shelf in twenty years. Each theme is drawn by Haily around a single idea, from the florals of Cottage Garden to the western scenes of My First Rodeo. Some lean more toward boys or girls, and many work for either. Every book has the same pages and prompts.
For monthly photos, each book has a milestone pennant set chosen to match its colors.
Is a baby memory book a good baby shower gift?
Yes. A memory book gets used for years after the shower, and it's made to look good on a shelf, not hide in a drawer. Pair it with the matching milestone pennant set or our felt milestone numbers for the monthly photos. Orders over $75 ship free in the US.
A free Photo Lab with every book
Every book comes with a free Photo Lab. It sizes your photos for each page so they're ready to print, it gives you a place to note the little details as they happen, and it saves your progress so you can come back anytime. It opens right in your browser, with no app to download and no account to create.
Baby book questions
What is a baby memory book?
A baby memory book is a keepsake you fill in by hand to record your baby's early years: birth details, monthly milestones, firsts and photos. A Lucy Darling book covers the first ultrasound through birthdays at age five, with short prompts and illustrated pages that make it easy to keep up.
Are people still doing baby books?
Yes. Photos show what your baby looked like. A baby book shows what you saw, written in your own hand, and that handwriting is what your child will want to hold someday. No saved file can do that. Short prompts and a free Photo Lab make it realistic for busy parents to finish one.
When should I start filling in a baby memory book?
Whenever you're ready, and the free Photo Lab makes it easy to start today. It sorts your photos by page, sizes them for printing, and saves your progress so you can pick up anytime. The book opens with pregnancy and ultrasound pages, so many parents begin before the birth. Want more room for pregnancy? See our Pregnancy Memory Book.
What's inside a Lucy Darling baby memory book?
48 pages: pregnancy and the ultrasound, birth stats, footprints and a hand tracing, a spread for each month of the first year, favorite things, a family tree, firsts, first holidays, a first scribble, birthdays one through five, and the first day of school.
What's the difference between a baby memory book and a baby keepsake book?
Mostly nothing. Both describe a book for recording your baby's early milestones and photos, and "keepsake" usually stresses that it's made to last. Lucy Darling books are both: guided pages for the first five years, on archival paper, made to be handed down.
Is a baby memory book a good baby shower gift?
Yes. It's a gift new parents use for years, and every theme is illustrated by Lucy Darling founder Haily Meyers, so it looks good on a shelf. Add a matching milestone pennant set or felt milestone numbers for monthly photos. Orders over $75 ship free in the US.
Are Lucy Darling memory books hardcover?
Yes. Every Lucy Darling memory book is a hardcover with wire-o binding, so the pages lie flat and the book stays open on any page while you write. Our Luxury memory books have a gold-foiled fabric cover with the same 48 pages inside as our standard books.
How do I choose the right baby memory book theme?
Choose the one you'd be happy to see on your shelf for years. Every theme has the same pages and prompts; only the illustrations and colors change. Some lean more toward boys or girls, many work for either, and each has a milestone pennant set chosen to match its colors. For more help, read how we'd compare baby books.
Every Lucy Darling memory book is made to sit on a bookshelf for decades. Pick the theme that fits the nursery you've already chosen.
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