When We Became Three: A Memory Book for the Modern Family

I purchased several of these as gifts for new moms because I think this book is fun to read, quick and easy to fill out, and the perfect keepsake to have later on. This book is very different from the other baby book I have seen.My children are 14 and 17 now, but when they were born I received baby books to record milestones such as, when they rolled over, sat up, first tooth, etc. But now, when I look back at those books I see that they did not lead me to record the things I want to remember and share with my children. "When We Became Three" captures both mom and dad's feelings as well as milestones. My kids are always asking me for stories from when they were little and even though I remember thinking that I would never forget the cute things they did and said and how I felt, I did forget. If I had this book, I would have all those treasured stories to share with them.The book is also very funny and clever with its mad libs type fill in the blanks pages, and check box lists. Not only are these lists spot on, but they make filling out the book simple. My baby books that I kept have many blanks because who has time to keep up with recording things when you are taking care of a baby. This book makes it easy, and fun to create a lasting memory book. Perfect gift!

Such a cute book and well thought out. This book does tend to apply more to couples that only have one child otherwise some of the questions will be a little awkward to answer. I love the fact though that it asks the questions or gives you the topics to write about. That way people like me that aren't spontaneously creative don't get stuck taking 10 years to come up with topics to fill it out with, lol. I think this is a super cute idea and it's just a little different then other baby books or memory books out there. Definitely a cute and unique idea for new expecting parents.Be prepared, it will make you think and remember to fill it out. There are questions about my husband and my dating relationship from way back before we got married. It's hard to remember the details from so many years ago but it's kind cool cause it forces you to reminisce. The only part I might struggle with is that a good portion of the book is supposed to be filled out by my husband too whom I'm sure isn't going to be super excited to do so. He loves to tell stories to our baby but writing them down is a whole other thing. May I'll have to do the writing while he stories it up!

Because I am a bit compulsive I bought two books to document my pregnancy: When We Became Three and The Belly Book. I rationalized the purchase at the time because When We Became Three would be about more than the belly. When I first received my order and looked through both books I felt a bit silly because several of the questions were in both books and so it seemed unnecessarily duplicative. My husband took it in stride as I explained the nuanced difference between the two books and distracted him with the other 3 pregnancy books I had purchased mere days after getting a positive pregnancy test.In any case, after now having both books for several weeks what I have found:The Belly Book captures best the spirit of what I was looking for in a pregnancy journal.At best When We Became Three felt like a chore. My husband and I enjoy and look forward to completing the Belly Book each week. While we started off doing both books initially, over time we have only kept up with the Belly Book. While there are some similar questions in both books what I found was that When We Became Three is too detailed and some of the questions seem inappropriate. The most off-putting question for me, asked about the details of circumstances of the conception. Several lines were dedicated to this. Um...I can't imagine any kid being too interested in reading the answer to that one. The sharp corners of the book and tight binding also didn't feel keepsake journal worthy. Perhaps I'm a spoiled Moleskin journal user but the book binding felt inexpensive and I felt I needed to play a bit of tug of war to keep the book open and from collapsing on itself as I wrote.Having said this, at the end of the day baby will be lucky if you complete this or any book to document the pregnancy/baby's journey. What child would complain to have this book record and questions answered that they may not have otherwise? I do like that this book is broken into three parts and is meant to be the one book you need. Part I is about just you and significant other sans pregnancy. Part II is once you are expecting. Part III is life once you have welcomed your little one.Right now I've partially completed some of Part I and Part II and it will probably stay that way. As I am pregnant, hormonal and my days are often consumed with morning sickness, it seems like too much of a hefty endeavor to create an autobiographical account of our lives at the moment and I liken this book to asking for that. My plans for this book were to revisit it once we have our new arrival but as I was revisiting the reviews for these books, I just noticed in my "Frequently Bought Together" that there is a Baby Book by the Belly Book people so time will tell. In all likelihood I will probably start off with both to journal baby's first year and see how it goes...may the best book win!

I went to the book store to check out baby memory books and this was my favourite by a long way. Most of them are month by month focused, and I only decided to get once my baby was a bit older and couldn't remember that level of detail. They also tend to be really cheesy. The title of this one put me off it, I thought it would be more about our history - in fact it doesn't seem to ask you to write anything more about your background than any of the others. The style is much more light hearted and real than I found in any others - questions like 'how did you feel when you first saw me' include 'freaked out' as an answer. I've yet to find a book that doesn't follow the traditional journey into motherhood. If you didn't have a shower or a hospital birth, if you're a single parent, two moms/dads or an adoptive parent there will be some blank pages in here for you, but you'll find that in almost all these books.

I love the idea of this book! Exactly what I was looking for! A lot of q&a & there are sections where you can write for your child to read when they’re older. My SO and I can’t wait to start filling out the pages. :). Highly recommend for first time parents-to-be

Excelente regalo para papás primerizos. Sus paginas las pueden ir llenando durante el embarazo donde cuentan al bebé como se conocieron, como se sentía mamá, etc. Me encantó ya que es una bonita manera de recordar la etapa.

I was excited at the idea of having a 'different' baby book but, sad to say, I was quite disappointed when I received the book. It was more fill in the blanks then anything. Most of which did not apply to our situation. I Have no interest in writing down diaper explosion stories (there was a whole section on that kind of stuff) After filling in the first few pages, it started to become boring and felt more like work then fun. Who knows, you may love the book, but it did not work for us.

It’s quite a detailed extensive book. Lots to write if ur ok with that. Almost feels like a lifetime journal. However the place for pitting up pics is small and not to many can be added so if u like having pics then this baby book isn’t for u. Also it’s quite plain Inside , no quite colourful illustration as such.