Customer Reviews

C.R. Gibson Bound Keepsake Memory Book of Baby's First 5 Years, Jack

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We purchased this ourselves for our firstborn. We bought it for about $30 which seemed to be about $10 more than books we could find in our local stores, including walmart, babies r us and halmark. I just hated everything else. Either it was too commercial (ex: a winnie the pooh book) or it didn't have specific pages I wanted. I wanted something with a classic look to it rather than something too cartoony. CR Gibson has another version of this that is spiral bound if you like to add large things like a scrapbook but this version has been ok for me just adding photos and clippings as well as a few bulky items like hospital bracelets.

The book appears to be good quality and is bound well. You can take out the generic photo from the front of the book and add one of your own babe. The majority of the pages are for a specific purpose, but if you find that you don't have anything to put there you can just cover up the leading text with a photo pretty easily so it does not look like a blank spot. There are about half a dozen pages in the back where you can put anything that doesn't fit well elsewhere.

I wish it hadn't cost so much more than the other books I found but it was worth it to have something we would enjoy for years to come.

I bought this gift for a close friends' first baby. She absolutely loves the book! It has space for everything, including details from during the pregnancy. I am expecting my first child in March '10 and if I don't get this at my babyshower I will definitely buy one myself!

I love this baby book! We picked this one out when my son was born because we didn't know what we were having and it's one of only a few that are gender neutral. I LOVE this keepsake book because it's got a page for each months milestones and a picture up to 1 year. After that, there is a page for each birthday up to 5 years. I love to flip through the pages and see how much he changed from one month to the next! It also has space for lots of other details like family tree, meet Mommy and Daddy, pregnancy details, current events, vacations, "My First" (haircut, smile, bath, etc), a letter from Mommy and Daddy, and even some blank photo spaces to fill in the gaps! I liked this keepsake book so much that I ordered another one when my daughter was born, even though we'd already gotten a different one as a gift.

I absolutly LOVE this book! It is well put together and the design is just adorable. It has a little design on the cover that says sweet and then has a pea by where you would put the photo. The only thing about the photo spot on the cover is that it is very hard to get the picture out that they have in it, and I tried to take it out and the border started to peel off, so I will have to hot glue that back down, so my suggestion for that would be to just put your own photo over the other one instead of trying to take it out. The book comes in a sturdy white box, which you could keep it in there to store it. It has plenty of spots for photos and to write things down in. It has a spot that is about the parents, grandparents, family, pregnancy, prenatal visit, baby shower, going into labor and delivery, hand/foot prints, hospital bracelet, announcements, current events, homecoming, doctor visits, 1st - 12 month milestones, 1-5yr birthday, alot of "firsts", it has a spot for just about everything you can think of. I absolutly love this book and am extremly happy that I purchased it! I reccommend it to everyone!

This is a great baby book. My wife and I are pretty particular about what we wanted for our first born child and this book surpassed our expectations. It has pages for all the fun and important events of the first year of life as well as pages for events up to 5 years of age. It seems fairly gender neutral but seems more appropriate for boys, in my opinion. Very good construction and cute design inside and out so you don't have to be a scrapbooker to have a great baby book for your child.

This is a great baby book. My only complaint is that I didn't buy this sooner. I purchased this when my son was 6 months old and unfortunately I had already forgotten a lot of the questions that this book asks you to fill out about the baby's first few weeks. I blame it all on pregnancy brain followed by sleep deprivation! I recommend buying this book BEFORE the baby is born and starting on it then. If that's you, then this is your book!

I bought this baby book to capture the memories of my son's baby years. I bought it when he was already 16 months old because I had orignally intended to do a scrapbook of his babyhood, but time got away from me. Also, I realized that I'm just not that creative! But I love this book because it has places for you to record so many milestones and just everyday things from the time when your child is a baby (ex. headlines from the day they were born, pop culture facts, as well as the usual stuff like first smile, haircut, etc.). It also has a lot of space for pictures. So it's kind of like a baby book/scrapbook hybrid. The pages are very good quality and so pretty. Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase.

It's hard to buy something when you can't feel or see it. Or even look inside it :) I bought 2 baby memory books to see which one I'd like and this one was my favorite! The quality is quite good and the pages inside are decorated with new baby style print. There is no mistaking that this book is for a precious new arrival. The book has a lot of design to it (a bit ornate, like the cover) but I really like it. The categories and information you can put down made me tear up. For the record, I'm not really one to cry. I'm really happy with this purchase and look forward to filling in the blanks.

I had to return this product TWICE because it was all banged up and scratched both times. The second time around, it looked like it was dropped on the corner, because it was completely squashed in. I loved it so much, however, that I searched for it elsewhere and purchased it at a boutique online store. It wasn't as cheap as the Amazon price, but when you are going to put in so much effort to fill out a book for your baby, you want it to be as beautiful as it was meant to be!

The book is absolutely lovely. The colors are muted, the pattern is classic, and the prompts are thoughtful, yet open-ended enough so you can make it as personal as you want it to be. This book is amazing, beautiful, and great quality. If you don't want a cartooney book, this is perfect for you. Just be warned that if you purchase it from Amazon, it may not be as pristine as you expect!

This is the cutest baby book I have ever seen. It has a section for everything that you could think of and it has a page for every month of the first year. Also, the last 6-8 pages are blank so that you can add any pictures or comments you want. I absolutely love it and would recommend it to anyone. I will probably buy this as a baby gift from now on!