[AngRoCamp]

Molly (my 4 year old) just came up to me with the saddest look on her face and said "How come I don't have a scrapbook? I want a scrapbook."

Sucker punch to the gut.

I've done dozens and dozens of layouts of her little life, but I haven't compiled layouts and had them printed in a book for her yet. Her brothers each have 2 books bound and printed since I started digi-scrapping in 2007 and several others paper-style from before I switched to digi. But I haven't had layouts printed and books made since Molly was born. I feel like the biggest jerk!

I had to put Molly promptly on my lap and scroll through loads of digi layouts I've done that feature her little life. She was thrilled and I PROMISED her an actual scrapbook of her layouts for her birthday in April. I better get to work!!! I really need to get better organized about completing, compiling and printing books for my kids!

[ArizonaAngel]

Awwww! I know Molly will LOVE her first book!

[teecee]

Hmmmm, Ang, maybe you could let Molly help you design her own book by picking out a page or two that she particularly likes, or maybe helping to design a cover page or something? Just a thought...

[tiza126]

Poor Molly That girl needs her own books!! I like Theresa's idea of letting her help design a cover design or pages.

[Becster]

Aww!!! Poor Molly!!! But at least you were able to show her her own pages, and once you get some printed she'll love it!

[Nica]

Aww, poor you! The baby of the family always seems to get the short end of the stick, and the mom gets all of the guilt. I agree with the suggestions to let her help. Good luck!

[Kate Davis]

teecee, on 03 January 2013 - 02:30 PM, said:

Hmmmm, Ang, maybe you could let Molly help you design her own book by picking out a page or two that she particularly likes, or maybe helping to design a cover page or something? Just a thought...

I love this idea. As an interim solution can you get a little book printed, one that she can easily carry and show off. That may give you time to work on a 'proper' book with lower guilt.

I understand the feeling; for my daughter's second Christmas we gave photo books of her first year to the grandmothers, so I knew I had to do the same for my son's first year, but oh the stress and worry getting it finished it time. I have barely started their baby books and the only scrap book I've had printed was for my father in law's 60th birthday.

However, I use my layouts as my screen saver so my daughter sees them frequently and often comments on the ones about her (my son is too young to notice). I installed Goat 1000 - JPEG Saver screen saver this week, it adds into the Windows screen saver (I'm using XP, I don't know about any other version ) and allows you to select several picture folders. I have my layouts in a folder for each year or project so this enables me to show them all.

[MariJ]

Awwww... Ang. When Molly is 20 she'll remember all the good times you had - not that she didn't have a scrapbook right now. All your other close experiences will take precedence and I'm sure right now you are more upset about it all than she is. I like the idea of letting her help - and thank goodness for computers so she could see her layouts!
Good luck in printing and keep in mind all the close times you've had that MADE those scrapbook pages possible....

[Pab]

Glad to see your human like me!! I have six and I can't tell you how many things I didn't do for the younger four that I did for the first two!! I just had to get over it and deal with the fact that with that many I couldn't be super woman. ha ha

[April Showers]

I think you could do a quick little album for her with Syndee's ScrapSimple Craft Templates: Accordion Album 41/4 x 41/4. They go together super fast - especially if you're dropping in layouts you've already done.
I'm the youngest of 5 - and I totally get it!

[Kate Davis]

April Showers, on 03 January 2013 - 10:52 PM, said:

I think you could do a quick little album for her with Syndee's ScrapSimple Craft Templates: Accordion Album 41/4 x 41/4. They go together super fast - especially if you're dropping in layouts you've already done.

I can't see how it works, but the finished product looks great. My daughter would love it and it would make great gifts. I've added that to my wishlist.

[CRS]

Poor Molly! At least she knows she has layouts until you get them printed. And you know she'll be thrilled with the book when it's done!

I've made that accordion album and it's so quick and easy! And fun, too!

[goodqueenbee]

"LITTLE" is "BIG" when you are behind... even a little 4x6 book of minis will stave off her feelings of neglect