As a new mom, I knew that I wanted to write everything down about Kaiden’s childhood.
This was a bit of an impulse buy. I’ve been writing little snippets of things about Kaiden’s childhood here and there, but a lot of the time it just gets pushed off because I’m definitely living more in the moment. It was an impulse because of the collaboration between Promptly Journals and Jenny Sanders. Jenny Sanders is a calligrapher that I’ve been following on Instagram for some time, so when I saw this I knew that I had to jump on the bandwagon.
Honestly, though, I think regardless of the collaboration I would have jumped on this bandwagon. Promptly Journals have 3 different kinds: Childhood History, Adoption History, and Love Story. I absolutely love that they have one that’s tailored to the adoption process as well! I may have to splurge and get a couple more as gifts because the quality of these journals is fantastic.
Look at the inside covers! Now, these are special because of the collaboration but still. So pretty. I probably should have bought two.
I love all the features that this journal has. The family tree is a nice touch, and it’s a great way to make sure that they have a connection to grandparents that might now be around when they are older.
Each Childhood History journal is broken down into milestone chunks. They cover the pregnancy, labour, the first couple weeks, the first 12 months, and then every year until they turn 18. I like that they have a section after 18 for us to write him a letter from both Andrew and I that we can give him upon his graduation.
I’m such a die-hard fan of journals as a way to preserve memories and this is such a sweet way.
Even if they aren’t interested when they are younger, I think (this might be morbid) but once they are older and we are gone it’s a nice way for them to reconnect with us, and see into their childhoods.
I love that it’s prompted because sometimes just writing to a blank page can be tough. It’s always tough to figure out how to start a journal – especially one that you are giving to someone else. Do you write it in a letter format? What do you want to share with them? What if I forget something important? What if something that doesn’t seem important actually is later on? You don’t need to worry about any of that!
This journal (or the Love Story journal) makes such a great gift idea – for a baby shower or for a wedding/bridal shower. I’ve already caved and purchased the Love Story journal for Andrew and me.
J x
