Some of the odd-sized things to go in the box.
So, Robin is 7 months old and he already has two albums, a baby book, and a medium sized basket full of memorabilia. I can imagine letting myself try to document every aspect of his life like an archaeologist — I’m pretty sure the Smithsonian will be ecstatic when they are presented with his cataloged life! OR, I could try to be more reasonable for my own sanity and his. I did some internet searching (what else is there to do when you’re tethered one-handed to a pump?) and was inspired by/used ideas from several organizing divas. I used an accordion file in preparation for his entire school experience as DaNita did and printed Jen’s free photo sheets and labels. HINT: Jen’s grade-level labels encompass 14 years, not 12, so you may consider getting a 16-tab divider or use separate files like she does if you want to use them all. I also used an idea from Laurel to put it all into a single plastic tub for each child.
THAT was a shopping experience! At my baby shower my hostess and guests created a lovely album with advice and extra pages for baby memories. A 12 x 14 inch lovely album. It was hard finding a lidded container that was big enough, but not too big. Staples, Office Max, Target and the Container Store’s webpages didn’t have just the right tub. I was delighted when I found this at Fred Meyers! The 50 quart, Sterilite Shelftotes are a little taller and longer than anything else I saw in my area. They aren’t super cute, but they were on sale!
Things are already getting crowded in the tub, though. I am going to get a legal sized archive box to hold the preemie and hospital things I’m not ready to part with (mainly a teeny-tiny diaper and his first “micro” sized outfit). But there’s enough vertical space I could put it at the bottom of the bin maybe.
Now my only conundrum is: Should I go buy two more, in case we go ahead and have more kids?! O.o