First Year Baby Book Prompts Parents Actually Use

The first year prompts, most completed first

1. 1

   Things you love

   Note the sounds, textures, and little rituals they light up for.

2. 2

   Things you dislike

   Capture funny faces when they taste something new.

3. 3

   Bath time

   Note whether they splash, cry, or love every second of it.

4. 4

   Feeding

   Note how feeding goes and the little routines you build around it.

5. 5

   Sleep

   Describe a typical sleep position, no matter how odd.

6. 6

   First smile

   Record the date and who earned it.

7. 7

   Rolled over

   Note which direction they rolled first.

8. 8

   First laugh

   What made them laugh? That detail disappears fastest.

9. 9

   Slept through the night

   Record the time baby slept and when they woke up.

10. 10

    First solid food

    Photograph the face they made and note the food.

11. 11

    Favorites

    Snapshot their current favorite toy, food, song, and book. Repeat every few months.

12. 12

    First tooth

    Capture the date you first spotted it.

13. 13

    Sat up

    Capture the wobbly moment they first sat unsupported.

14. 14

    Started crawling

    Note where they crawled first.

15. 15

    Said mama

    Jot down the specific words or sounds they make as they try to speak.

16. 16

    Said dada

    Note the exact date and where it happened.

17. 17

    Stood up

    Capture the wobbly moment they first stand holding on.

18. 18

    First steps

    Where were they headed? Write the destination down.

19. 19

    First words

    Keep a running list. The mispronunciations are the treasure.

20. 20

    First friends

    Note the name of their first little friend.