THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE OF A BABY PHOTO ALBUM
Written by Jana Angeles
It’s crazy to think that after all these years, most photos come from our smartphone. However, there is something so special about owning a physical copy of a baby photo album. There are many memories you can reminisce with your child once they get older. Having physical copies of your photos holds sentimental value, and it’s an opportunity for your child to see how much they have transformed over the years. Here are some of the best reasons why a baby photo album has such high sentimental value.
It’s a keepsake for when your child gets older
It’s awesome to be able to have your photos developed because you can actually feel the physical copy of the photo. There is just something so cool and vintage about developing them. Once your child gets older, they can appreciate the photos you took of them when they were young. It will be a treasured keepsake they can look back for many years to come.
You can get creative with a baby photo album
If you enjoy scrapbooking and love to decorate in general, making a baby photo album is the perfect opportunity. You can buy colourful stickers and other crafty pieces to put together for your scrapbook. You can even write little memos on what the photos mean and any associated memories attached to them as well. While your child may not remember what they were doing at the time, having those memos attached can be helpful and can even jog your memory and reflect on a happy memory in the past.
It’s good for times when you’re feeling nostalgic
Having a busy schedule is the norm for a parent. Sometimes you’re too caught up with everything that you forget to slow down and really cherish the moments when your child is young. With work and life in general, you feel surprised that your children have grown up so fast and begin to feel sad that one day they won’t be living at home anymore. Having a baby photo album can make you go back from humble beginnings and it can even remind you at how much they have accomplished over time since they were born.
It’s a token of comfort for those tough moments
Maybe you had a relative or friend who was close to your child and had passed away recently, and it so happens that there are photos of them in your child’s baby photo album. This will help them feel comfort for those tough moments. In the end, they will feel so thankful that you managed to capture photos while that person was still alive. People live in our hearts forever and photos help us never forget them.
It makes a special gift that your child will appreciate in the future
It’s amazing how much things change, especially when you look back from when your child was born in this world. Maybe you’ve been quietly building a photo album for them for their 18th birthday. Either way, it will surely make a special gift for them and gives you a chance to bond together over the memories shared in the last decade or so. The photo album also helps them to never forget their roots of where they come from.
The value of a baby photo album means more than you know. With the digital age of Instagram and other photo-sharing sites, there is no substitute when it comes to a baby photo album. If you have a baby and would like to start developing photos of your child, start building one now. Cherish the moments you have with them while they are still young because they won’t be like this forever, but at least the photo album will remind you of those wonderful memories you’ve shared with each other.