The days of purchasing your baby book from the store, or getting it as a gift seem to be a thing of the past. Nowadays people are taking to the internet to create a digital baby book and share it with others. Of course when you think about it there are several benefits to creating a digital baby book. First of all you can chronicle your child’s day, when you have the energy. Your family who may not live close by will be able to keep up with you and the baby as they grow. Some moms have even found that a digital baby book helps them to cope with the baby blues, that sometime comes after giving birth. Whatever your reason for creating one, you will find instructions on how you can get started below.
All about the pictures
First and foremost it really is all about the pictures. You don’t need a fancy camera to capture the moments you are sharing with your little one. If you have a cell phone with a camera you can easily capture those special shots. Keep in mind that the natural shots that are not staged, always come out looking best.
Set up your blog in advance
Setting up a blog only takes about five minutes to do. If you want to add a fancy header to the blog, you can simply use a picture, and crop it. There are also plenty of articles online that will guide you step by step in downloading your own header for your blog. Once you have your header up you can then just save the changes. Your blog can be private or public. For baby books most individuals choose to make them private. When you make your blog private you can set it up so only those with the correct password can access it. This way family members can see what you are sharing.
Social networking page vs blog
Some might reason that you can easily share your pictures of the baby on your social networking page. The benefit of the blog is that you can cater it just to the baby. Your social networking page will be more about every aspect in your life. Moms like blogs that can be just about your baby, with nothing else on the sight.
From blogging to book
What’s also really nice about blogging is that you can easily turn into a book when you are ready. some parents have chosen to wait until their children are of school age and then publish the entire blog with pictures include. This creates an instant keepsake that you can save for your child when they are older.