Excerpt
Are you the sentimental sort (and even if you aren’t usually, you might be once those hormones start raging)? Or the practical type (and now that you’re expecting, you’ll have to be—what with all those to-do lists that need doing)? Are you eager to record those special moments you’ll never want to forget, from where you were when you found out you were pregnant, to what you were doing when those first contractions hit, to how you felt the first time you cuddled your newborn? Determined to document every detail of your pregnancy and delivery—the symptoms, the test results, the advice your practitioner gave you? Looking for a place to keep track of all your baby business, from childbirth education class notes to practitioner call hours, from medical finances to the layette you’d like to get?
Here’s the book that will help you do it all. The What to Expect Pregnancy Journal & Organizer is the all-in-one place to write down everything you’ll need (and want) to remember about your 40 weeks of baby making.
The first two parts are daily journals—a place for jotting down your feelings, noting your symptoms, chronicling your daily expectant life (and venting about it, too!). And for milestones (Baby’s first hiccups! The day your belly button popped!) and memories (“I ate pickle-and-jelly sandwiches every day for three weeks.” “Our pet name for baby was ‘Pee-Wee.’”) Filled out, it’ll be a fun keepsake to look back on—a snapshot of 40 amazing weeks that’ll be over in a flash, but that you’ll always be able to treasure.
The last part is an organizer—a place, well, to keep things organized. Creating (and having) a baby is a miracle, for sure, but it can also be a logistical challenge. Make that many logistical challenges. With so many little details that’ll demand your attention (Appointments! Test results!), so many decisions that need making (Baby names! Baby cribs!), so many lists that need checking and questions that need asking and celebrations that need planning and thank-you notes that need writing and . . . you get the idea. Log it all in the practical pages of the organizer.
Maybe you’ll find the journals are where you spend most of your filling-in hours, maybe you’ll live in (and by) the organizer, maybe you’ll divide your time—flipping back and forth to cover all your expectant bases. Either way, enjoy keeping track, keeping up, and keeping it all together while you’re expecting! May all your greatest expectations come true! —Heidi