Scrapbooking Baby’s Name
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
One of the most beautiful scrapbooking baby layouts that I don’t see too often that actually works well for any age subject is scrapbooking the meaning of someones name. I have seen some wonderful layouts done like this and it is a really good idea for a baby album and something I would feature early on in the album.
Whether it be the traditional meaning of your baby’s name and/or the reasons as to why you gave them that name. Was it a family name, was it out of respect for a family member, or was it a special place where you have been that holds a special memory for you or perhaps it was just a special name that fitted with your special baby.
Did you have the name picked already before your baby was born, or was it one of those names that you waiting for your baby’s birth and then chose a name that suited their personality?
Personally myself I have the name picked, one for a girl and one for a boy, and either way, once baby is born, I know what their name is going to be from the moment they are born. But lately I have seen a surge in people waiting until the baby is born and then choosing a name, it can take weeks, but the parents feel the name suits the baby better if they get to know the baby first.
There is no right or wrong way, but recording in their scrapbooking baby album how, why and when your baby got its name is a beautiful thing to do.
I just think it’s a wonderful idea. In years to come when your child grows into an adult and looks back at their scrapbooking baby album one day, they are going to read all the things you have written in there, all the journaling all the little comments and notes you have added and I can guarantee they will be smiling the whole time.
They will love reading about how they got their name, what its meaning is to you and why you picked that name.
Many thanks to Ana C from Flickr for the beautiful scrapbook layout of Laura, thank you.
