Annabel Karmel : Baby's First-Year Journal

Map out your family tree, list ideas for baby names, and write down thoughts on your baby's arrival; with this keepsake journal you'll start recording memories before the birth and continue right through to your baby's first birthday.

Ensure no special moments are forgotten, thanks to handy prompts as well as plenty of space, so new parents can write down thoughts about everything your baby is learning, as well as all the new experiences, such as feeding and sleeping patterns and baby's favourite bathtime toy. You'll also record developmental milestones and those all-important "firsts", from your first night at home together to baby's first steps. There is also space to note down information about the world your little one was born into, such as the name of the prime minister, popular music, and prices of stamps and milk.

A month-by-month section allows you to keep track of your baby's constant achievements and changing behaviour and also includes advice from Annabel Karmel on your baby's development and handy tips to encourage it. First tastes, first meals, and finger foods pages enable you to record your baby's favourite flavours and recipes, and note his or her likes and dislikes as you introduce new foods. Pockets and spaces for photographs are included throughout to ensure every landmark is chronicled.

This book will become a wonderful and unique memento of the first year of your child's life, to look back on and share with your child over the years.

About the Author

Annabel Karmel is a bestselling author and respected authority on child nutrition and cookery. She is a leading children's author who has written several bestselling books including DK's Feeding Your Baby and Toddler.

As the busy working mother of three children, Annabel has had first-hand experience of the difficulties in feeding young children. She is firmly of the belief that children are less likely to become fussy eaters if they are used to a good selection of fresh foods from an early age.

Annabel writes for a wide range of magazines and newspapers and appears regularly on television. She resides in London with her three children.