Diary of a Mama Wannabe

One of my favorite things is to journal and blog. As you can see, I love to write and I do it mostly to 1. remember things and 2. to reflect on my experiences. So I was thrilled when I stumbled across the pregnancy journal “The Belly Book; A nine-month journal for you and your growing belly” by Amy K at Barnes and Noble. This is like no journal I have seen yet. It is traditional in the sense that it documents your pregnancy and has spots for you to pop in pictures, but its unconventional in the sense that the questions are hilarious, it’s cute, simple and doesn’t include tips, suggestions and reminders (which are great in their own right, but this is a great journal just to write and be able to reflect and look back at years from now, as well as share with others).

See my Week by Week Pregnancy book in the background? Hehe.

I love this book because it is divided into trimesters, which is really neat with little tabs and each trimester there is a page to jot down your cravings AND aversions for each month. There is also a page for every single week of your pregnancy to include a photo as well as what your symptoms are, what your mood is like, and other funny random things. Not any 2 weeks asks you the same questions. One of the funny questions I like is at Week 6: My energy level has been: ___ relatively normal ___ a big sluggish ___ can’t even complete a senten
Haha! Too cute.

Of course there are also pages to record each prenatal visit and ultrasound as well. I also like that at each different trimester they have different topic pages. Like for example the page above is only relative to the first trimester. (Duh.) For the first trimester they have pages to write about the home pregnancy test and morning sickness, while the second trimester has pages to record hearing the baby’s heartbeat for the first time, kicks, and the gender, and the third trimester has pages for your name lists, your baby shower, etc. You get the point, there are many many places within this journal to record every amazing experience in your pregnancy! What I find convenient is there is also a spot in the book to list what all your friends, family and coworkers got you and your baby for gifts. I love knowing that one day when my baby is chewing on his favorite teething toy that I can look up in my book and see who got it for him to give them another thank you for their wonderful purchase. I also found it amusing that there is a page called “My Big Fat Public Pregnancy” and you can write about the first time a stranger touched your belly and how you felt! Haha! Love it.

I really think this is a great buy and you can find it at many places. I discovered this wonderful book at Barnes and Noble for $16.99 but bought mine off of Amazon for $10 – including the shipping and handling. Here are some links that go directly to the book: Barnes and Noble, Borders, Amazon, Ebay

What else is really neat is that Amy K, the author of this book also has made other books to go along with this book, including “My Baby Book; A Keepsake Journal for Baby’s First Year,” “The Birthday Book” and others. Very cool!

Tags: amy krouse rosenthal, baby books, pregnancy books, pregnancy journals, pregnancy keepsakes, the belly book, the belly book by amy k