When you’re a parent of multiples, the first few months in the lives of your babies are such a blur of emotion and exhaustion that putting together baby books is the last thing on your mind! But never fear — we are here to help!
At twiniversity, we surveyed our community for ideas and tips on the easiest ways to record your most precious moments while caring for your little ones. To sum it up, here’s how the twin parents felt about baby books:
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- every baby should have their own book. they are individuals!
- find a way to record small moments in the same place: a notebook, via email, or a phone app.
- collect memories in individual shoeboxes: one for each child
- make online photo albums of your recorded moments and photos
Read below for some great tips from our awesome community members on how to make the best baby books for your new sweeties!
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“I take monthly pictures of them in the same chair with the same backdrop. One of him, one of her, and one together. Then I edit the pics and write their milestones for that month and facts about them at that age. After their 12 month, I’m going to turn them into Shutterfly photo books. Then we’ll be able to flip through and ‘watch them grow’ and see what they were up to each month!” – Angela W.
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“Instead of a book, we have a special baby box that has a frame cut out on top. I think it was from Hallmark. I don’t need to write anyway, and it’s a little bigger than a shoebox. in fact, I prefer that because, unlike a book, I can put more than just photos. I have hospital bracelets, 1st birthday cupcake toppers, envelopes with locks of hair from the first cut, 1st birthday party hats, a newborn onesie, a pair of baby socks, etc. the best part was when i felt the kids were ready to give up their binkies at 2 years old i suggested we put them in their baby box. They loved looking at all their items and they said goodbye to their binkies and never looked back.” – Juana A.
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“everyone has their own book. and on the back I write them a letter every 6 months. I also have a blog that reminds me of all the jokes and has photos.” – amber d.
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“I always have my smartphone on me, so I email myself their milestones as I notice them (new words, new abilities, etc.) and save all of them in a special folder in my email. Then periodically I print them out and paste the notes into their books — I have one book for each boy. This way I always have it written down and if it takes a while to print them out it’s OK.” – Julie N.
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“with the experience of being a twin and having twins, I say keep everything separate. they are their own person. it’s easier to give them their own book when they grow up than to try to figure out who gets what. what’s more…. always make sure they have photos together, but also apart!” – charlotte e.
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“I like to make books on the computer. that way I can only make 3 copies. the only problem is that i can’t put unique memories in them…and the fact that i still need to make them…only 10 years late so far. although I have written books about some of our vacations (x4 since my husband wants to have one too)” – karin a.
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“I write your milestones in a single notebook. they are his own people, but I want them to read it together.” – julia w.
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“I started 1 book until I found out they were twins. so i got another one. however, the best thing I found was a calendar that had the milestones as stickers. pull out the sticker and paste it on the date it happened. much easier for a busy mom of twins! no writing required.” – cristina s.
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“everyone has their own. it’s two people i make sure i keep track of all the milestones in my baby connect app i use for everything. then when I have time I come back and complete it. I make sure to make copies, ask for extra invites, or anything else I want them to have there when I order. there are almost two and I think I have done quite well”. – stephanie h.
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“everyone has a box: I throw things inside and from time to time I classify them. I have enough trouble trying to keep up with the images. my daughters are identical and if I don’t tag the photos right after I take them, I have no idea which twin is which! – gretchen s.
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“With my singleton I made Shutterfly/Snapfish photo books and included information on milestones in that book rather than a separate baby book. I am starting my first book for my 10-week twins now and plan to do a ‘first 3 months’ book that captures both of their milestones.” – Joanne F.
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“They had their own books for the first year of life. she would take a picture and write a little statement for that week. after they started walking…everything went downhill (15 months for my preemies). they are 11 years old and love their individual books!” – lori w.
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“Mine were numbers 7 and 8… each one has a box full of cards, clothes and letters from mom.” – jessica p.
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“they each have a book and a box…I wrote in them while we were in the hospital, added to the boxes things for special events (like baptism candles) but now with 7-month-old twins climbing non-stop, just i will keep a dated list on my iphone…print it out and put copies in each baby book…eventually.” – randi g.
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“everyone has their own book, but I use the honest baby app to keep track of all their milestones. Someday I’ll sit down and put it all in your books. Until then, the app really helps!” – laura m.
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“Life with twins was fast and hard. I kept a spiral notebook in my diaper bag and wrote everything in it. I had her baby books for a long time. But he never wrote a word on it until his new baby brother was born 3.5 years later! but everything was in a spiral and now his books are complete”. – jess s.
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“I highly recommend you buy twice – these are two separate baby books for twins that are very, very easy (fill in the blank, check the box) for each child.”
hopefully you’ve found some inspiration for your own baby books! Do you have any tips or tricks to share that haven’t been mentioned? leave us a comment below!
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