The A Baby's Owner's Maintenance Log: A Record of Your Model's First Year (Owner's and Instruction Manual) [Spiral-bound]

Louis Borgenicht (Author), Joe Borgenicht (Author), Lynn Rosen (Author), Paul Keppie (Author), Jude Buffum (Author)

Book Description

Series: Owner's and Instruction Manual | Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Tired of cutesy baby journals that record "Sweetie's First Words" and "My Precious Baby's First Poopie"? Help is on the way with The Baby Owner's Maintenance Log -- a guided journal inspired by our bestselling The Baby Owner's Manual. This journal comes complete with helpful schematic diagrams, frequently asked questions, troubleshooting tips, and much more.
It's the perfect place for moms and dads to track the performance of their baby -- from sleep patterns and fuel preferences to the first activation of speech function. The Baby Owner's Maintenance Log makes parenting as easy as 1-2-3.

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About the Author

Joe Borgenicht has co-authored The Action Hero's Handbook , The Action Heroine's Handbook , The Baby Owner's Manual , and Undercover Golf . He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Louis Borgenicht, M.D. is a board-certified pediatrician with the American Academy of Pediatrics and has worked for the last 16 years at his private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was named best pediatrician in Utah by Ladies Home Journal in 2001.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 96 pages
• Publisher: Quirk Books (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931686254
• ISBN-13: 978-1931686259
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971,143 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Louis Borgenicht, M.D., is a board-certified pediatrician with the American Academy of Pediatrics and has worked for more than 16 years at his private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was named "best pediatrician in Utah" by Ladies' Home Journal in 2001.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for free-form record keeping, May 9, 2005

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A. Entrekin "Not-so-new Dad and Admitted Tech... (Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The A Baby's Owner's Maintenance Log: A Record of Your Model's First Year (Owner's and Instruction Manual) (Spiral-bound)

I got this book to document the first year of my baby daughter's life. For that purpose, it looks like it will be wonderful. Using the analogy of car maintenance records, it takes you through the first year of baby's life. The first few pages are for recording vital statistics like birth weight and length, as well as some reflections on how you felt at the birth and who was in attendance. The bulk of the book is blank pages, one for each week, on which you can place events, accomplishments, discoveries, and milestones in your baby's growth. For instance, we've documented when our daughter could first track the movement of our face with her eyes and when she first picked her head up enough to turn it from one side to the other.

If you're looking for advice or lots of information, this is not the book for you. Instead, there is a companion to it entitled "The Baby Owner's Manual" that I would recommend. The "Maintenance Log" is primarily for keeping records, not for providing information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best present for new parents, December 12, 2006

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J. Lewis (Somerville, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The A Baby's Owner's Maintenance Log: A Record of Your Model's First Year (Owner's and Instruction Manual) (Spiral-bound)

First the disclaimer - I don't have any kids. However, I have bought this book, as well as its companion, for a few new parents. It might not be the "only baby book you'll ever need" but it's good as a present that's something a little different. New parents get plenty of carriers, onesies, and serious how-to-care-for-your-newborn books. This book is fun to read and still has useful information for the first-time parent. Everyone who I've given this to has loved it and has told me that they continue to refer to it months after they received it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as useful as hoped for., August 14, 2006

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B. Sniderman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The A Baby's Owner's Maintenance Log: A Record of Your Model's First Year (Owner's and Instruction Manual) (Spiral-bound)

While this book looked like it would be useful, it fell short of that. Its hard to navigate to the section you want and its not user friendly when it comes to writing in it. Original concept though.