| My Family, My Journey: A Baby Book for Adoptive Families | 
| Author: Zoe Francesca
Creator: Susie Ghahremani
Brand: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 17,752
Media: Diary
Pages: 48
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Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0.1
ISBN: 0811857379
Dewey Decimal Number: 306
UPC: 765145121354
EAN: 9780811857376
ASIN: 0811857379
Publication Date: April 26, 2007
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Product Description
For the growing audience of adoptive families, Chronicle Books is proud to offer a baby book that suits the wide array of experiences and choices that bring a family and their new child together. This lovely keepsake album contains sections to record all the joyful milestones and cherished family moments that mark a new baby's life, pages to chart the adopted child's unique journey, as well as a sturdy pocket in which to store important documents and memorabilia. Inside the pocket are over 60 stickers you can use to customize the family tree pages. As the pages of the journal fill with memories, My Family, My Journey will stand as a lasting testament of love for the entire family.
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List of What You'll Find In the Book February 18, 2010
Sharon (Fairfax, VA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
We recently purchased this album for our adopted son, mostly because it had excellent reviews and was one of the few adoption-specific baby albums available. While it's not a bad album, and I'm glad we have it, I wish that I'd been able to look at it before the purchase, but was unable to find a copy in the local bookstore that wasn't sealed. So for the benefit of those looking, here's what is on the inside, in order of appearance. Most of the pages include about half a page of space to fill in the story, as well as places to put photographs, with pre-printed or blank captions
--Before You Were Born (The story of us and how we came to be a family); includes space for family photos before and after placement
--The Story of Your Adoption; includes sections for "Why we chose to adopt" (only two lines for text!), "how we found you", and "our hopes and dreams for you"
--People Who Helped Us Find You; includes space for four pictures, names, and "how they helped us find you".
--Waiting; includes sections for "plans and preparations we made"
--The Match!; includes sections for "how we found out" and "how we celebrated"
--A Baby Shower!, includes sections for shower invitation, "favorite shower memories", "special guests", and "special gifts"
--Our Journey to You; includes sections on "where you were", "how we got to you", and "joyful memories"
--Our Very First Meeting; includes space for photograph and sections on "our first impression of you" and "your first impression of us"
--All About Your Name; includes sections on "why we chose your name" and "what it means and where it came from"
--All About Your Birthday; includes sections on "your astrological sign" and "what we know about your birthdate"
--Our Family; includes space for four family individuals: names, relationship, favorite foods, color and animal, and some space for text (no photo space, although you could improvise pretty easily)
--Coming Home; includes sections on "your trip home" and "you wore"
--Your New Home; includes space for a photo of baby's room and sections on "what you thought of your new home" and "what we did on your first day home"
--Introductions and Celebrations; includes sections on "some of the first people you met", "favorite stories" and "favorite presents"
--Your Announcement; includes space for announcement
--Your Adoption Buddies; includes space for four individuals, including photograph, child's name, parents' names, and favorite memories
--Page for four photos of your choice
--Twelve pages marked for months one, two, etc, meant to be the "first year with us" (so not necessarily 1 month of age, 2 months of age, etc). Each page has space for a photograph, and sections for height, weight, and memorable moments & milestones
--First and Favorites; includes sections on first word, favorite toys, first night slept all the way through, favorite foods, first step, favorite songs, other firsts & favorites
--Your Adoption Day; includes sections on judge's name, special people who were there, "how we celebrated", and one full page for a photograph
--Your First Birthday With Us; includes sections on "on your birthday you wore", "all about your birthday cake", "the special people who attended", "gifts you received", and one full page for a photograph
--"Things that Make You Smile", "Things That Make You Cry"
--One full page for "What We Know About Your Birth Family and Where You Came From"
--Two family trees, each on a page opposite each other. One is marked with aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc. The other is blank. There are stickers in a back pocket of the book so that you can fill in other branches/relationships as necessary, and it's up to you if you want the trees to be biological or adoptive families, or one of each.
--Two pages for Notes
While it's a good book, and I would probably buy it again, I was surprised to find out that there are just as many pages here that I'm going to find difficult to fill out as I would have in a traditional baby book, where obviously I can't fill any of the pregnancy bits out. Adoption Buddies? Maybe that's good if you're adopting your child in a group from overseas, with other families, but not for a private adoption from an agency. People Who Helped Us Find You? I'm guessing that would be our adoption agency, but I don't really see the need to give them a full two pages of my son's adoption book or to ask for their photographs.
All in all, a good book for the money. It's seriously durable, with reinforced, good-quality pages, and the cover is slightly padded. It doesn't lie quite flat now, but I suspect it will over time and as I begin to really fill it out. (Kind of need the baby to nap for that!)
precious! August 27, 2007
Aaron Odem (longvew, wa)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
this little book is such a treasure to our family, it is so nice to have something to fit our unique situation and turn it into a fun story for our new son to look back on! It shows him he is a prize to us, and thats exactly what he is! Anyone searching for a baby book for a child adopted or fostered, look no further, this one is great!
Great illustrations and content January 2, 2008
Melissa M. Morgan (Denver, CO United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book s absolutely adorable. It is more than a baby book with spots for height and weight. It is a book that documents your babies life from before you knew them. There are sections to note your child's caretakers, orphanage buddies, referral pictures, etc. It truly is a keepsake and has gorgeous illustrations. Oh, and while the description says the book is a soft cover, it is more like a padded hardcover. I thought I was going to get a floppy book and it wasn't at all to my surprise (better than I thought).
The best adoption baby book on the market! December 27, 2007
Joyful (Chicago, IL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is my second baby book, and it is the best. It is beautifully illustrated and is perfect for all adoptive families. I would recommend it highly!
Adoption Baby Book March 3, 2008
L. Dantonio (Stow, OH United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is adorable and perfect for adopted children. It allows you to document their birth in a way that regular baby books don't.
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