Pregnancy Scrapbook

Even though I have been documenting my entire pregnancy here on my blog, I wanted to make something tangible that I could keep some mementos from my pregnancy in. Of course, all of the pregnancy "journals" and "scrapbooks" that I saw in the stores didn't suit my needs. I'm super picky about these kinds of things, so let's just say that Peyton's baby book will probably not be a store bought one either. Alas, I have decided to make my own pregnancy scrapbook from scratch.  

I recently purchased the scrapbook that I am going to use for this project. Once I mapped out all of the pages that I wanted to include in this scrapbook, I realized that a traditional post-bound style scrapbook was not going to fit my needs. I hate trying to expand those post-bound scrapbooks to add additional pages and I feel like if I try to expand it too big then it won't hold up over time. Therefore, I decided to go with this 3-ring binder style scrapbook instead. It has more than enough space and it is super durable.

I also went ahead and made an outline of all the pages I wanted for this scrapbook to see what I was going to need. It looks like I'm probably going to end up with about 80-100 pages in this scrapbook (hence the necessity for the 3-ring binder style book). I'm planning on working on a few pages at a time and I can only imagine that a book of this magnitude is going to take me a little longer than a hot minute.

I'm planning on including a page for each week of my pregnancy that incorporates my weekly bump photos, any ultrasound photos (using the actual printouts from the doctor's office) and the corresponding week-by-week prayer cards shown below...

My sister-in-law, Melissa, gave me this set of prayer cards at the beginning of my pregnancy and I love them. My inspiration for this scrapbook actually came from these cards. I have them displayed on my kitchen counter currently, but I wanted to figure out a way to enjoy them even after I'm pregnant. Melissa actually gave me the idea of scrapbooking these cards with my bump photos. Perfect! Each week, the card gives a fun fact about that week of pregnancy and then gives a corresponding bible verse that goes along with it so that you can pray over your baby as he/she grows. I love flipping to the next card every Wednesday and reading about what awaits me in that upcoming week of pregnancy. You can view or purchase these Pregnancy Prayer Cards here.

In addition to creating scrapbook pages featuring my weekly bumpdates, I also want to include pages featuring my 3 baby showers, our gender reveal, the nursery, etc. I will be sure to upload photos of the finished pages as I complete them so that y'all can see the fruits of my labor. Wish me luck, I think that this is going to be a huge undertaking, but I love scrapbooking so it should still be fun!