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Below are some suggestions to help you plan ahead. Many times after one or two children, you've finally gotten in a routine but by then you've already missed those stages with your other children. So take a few minutes and make a plan to help you document those precious moments of your child's life!
- Newborn
- 3 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
Besides the more formal pictures at specific stages, it's also fun to catch the candid moments. A good habit to start, is to always have your camera in your diaper bag or in an easy to reach location. Candid moments are the times you are able to capture your child's true personality, the trademark faces, and the silly things they do at that time.
Last of all, make sure you have a system to organize your photos. In the digital age we live in, most people use digital cameras and organizing photos can be quite easy. Simply make a folder for each child and list specific months or years in their folder. Get in the routine of weekly or monthly downloading the pictures from your camera to your computer and labeling the events. As a busy mom, it may be difficult to stay on top of scrapbooks, but look at other ways such as online scrapbooks, photo books you can create online, or personal family blogs. Such programs allow you to store your pictures, but print them whenever you want.
Above all, remember that documenting your child's life is important. Don't stress! Find a system that works for you and your family. You will be grateful to have pictures to reminisce through and fun stories to tell your children and grandchildren as you look through photo albums. And don't worry, your children will be grateful as well!
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