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Photos are an important part of a baby memory book. You should choose high quality and significant photos to capture your baby's growth and development. This will help tell the story of your child's early life. You can choose a theme, or include a little bit of everything. For example, you could include: Pregnancy photos. An ultrasound photo. Photos from the hospital. The first day your baby comes home. Pictures with different family members. Photos taken during holidays and special occasions. Pictures that capture your baby's milestones (i.e. first time sitting, standing, haircut, etc.). A monthly photo of your baby from their first year of life. Include a page with important details about your baby's birth. For example, you could include the location or hospital name, name of doctor and nurses, time and date of birth, the baby's weight and length at birth, and the baby's hair and eye colour. There are significant milestones in your baby's development that you can include in a memory book. These 'firsts' are things you will want to remember and are interesting to look back on. Possible milestones to include are: first smile, first laugh, first time sitting up, first time sleeping through the night, first tooth, first solid food, first time crawling, first words, first steps, first haircut, first birthday, etc. Besides photos and birth stats you may want to include other significant items from your baby's early life. For example, hospital bracelet, lock of hair, handprints and footprints, umbilical cord, birth announcement, newspaper notice, etc. These items are connected to your baby and will invoke memories of that time. You could also cut a small piece of fabric from their favourite blanket or article of clothing, once they have outgrown it, to include in their memory book. One way to add a unique personal touch to a baby book is to include anecdotes and stories about your baby and your experiences navigating parenthood. For example, you could include a more detailed note about your baby's first night sleeping at home. Alternatively, you could provide more details about your baby's personality. For example, write about any songs, games, characters, animals, TV shows, etc. that your baby enjoyed. Provide a list or photographs of close family members. For example, you could list the names of the baby's parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins. As you expand your family, it can also be interesting to look back at its beginnings. If you are artistic, you can draw a tree and then label the family members on different branches. You could also download a family tree template to use. In order to set the context of your baby's first year, you can list major world events. This way, when you are reminiscing years later you can recall what else was going on at that time. Place this information at the end of your baby's first year, so that it does not disrupt the flow of the memory book. Newspaper articles may be a helpful resource. For example, you could include: Natural disasters, major political events, or movie/song of the year. Any famous events that occurred specifically on your baby's birthday. The names of famous people who were born on the same day as your baby. This is your creation so feel free to add any other information that relates to your baby and that you want to capture in their memory book.

summary: Choose your photos. Document birth information. Record major milestones. Consider other keepsakes and mementos. Write notes, journal entries, and/or stories. Include a family tree. Record major world events from that year. Be creative and have fun.

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When you are searching public records, you are only getting a small piece of the larger picture. You may find an arrest record, but the details are almost never included. Oftentimes reports will contradict each other, as they come from different sources with data gathered at different times. Always take everything you read with a large grain of salt, and do your best to verify any information through other means. Even information such as the person's favorite movies or music could be largely incorrect. They may have made that list five years ago and their tastes are completely different now. Common information obtained from public records can include simple things such as name, address and phone numbers. In addition, birth, death, marriage & divorce records and criminal, court, sex offender registries can be searched in some areas. Licenses, property information and a number of other records are kept by the government and certain organizations. There are a variety of sites online that will allow you to search public records for free, and even more that will do so for a fee. Keep in mind that all public records aren't necessarily free, and getting the appropriate permit and authorization can take a significant amount of time. Likewise, any records that a site returns may be outdated or incomplete. Here are a couple good places to start: Free Public Records Search Directory - This site allows you to search public records from any state or on a federal level. If the record cannot be obtained by the search, it will often tell you who to contact to obtain it. You will need to know the general location of the person you are investigating. Family Watchdog - This site contains the National Sex Offender Registry, and allows you to search for offenders by name or location. Keep in mind that details are often not provided, which can contribute to an unwarranted negative view. Your local department of corrections website - Almost all states will allow you to search publicly available criminal records. The address is different for each state, but searching for "<yourstate> department of corrections" should quickly get you there. A paid public records search may yield more results than a free search, but keep in mind that all of the records it retrieves are available if you put the time in contacting the various agencies. If you don't have time to do this, paying for a search may be a better use of your time and money.
summary: Know what to expect. Understand what is made public. Use a free public records search. Use a paid search.