Just found your blog via Pinterest, and I love the tips and ideas! Thanks for the free printables!

I just bought the Martha Stewart smooth finish binder today and I was wondering if you like it so far? I’m having second thoughts about it. I see that it leaves some fingerprints and it’s sort of flimsy to me. Have you had any similar problems and if so, how did you fix it? Thank You:)

Just some advice – you may want to include a “babysitter” chapter. As a baby, it may be helpful to list allergies, the best ways to soothe him when he cries, emergency contact information. As he gets older, you can note rules that he is expected to follow (Bed Time? How late can he eat?), rituals (Does he need a story to be read to him before bed?), emergency information (Where is the first aid kit located? You can also print up Emergency procedures online so that they have a handy reference guide.), or even habits the babysitter should be aware of (Does Dylan cry just to get his way? Does he have a bad habit of fibbing, or a favorite hiding spot that he often disappears to?) What is your prefered way that he be disciplined if he misbehave?

I don’t have children of my own but, as a woman who babysat other’s regularly, I can’t tell you how many times I wished that the kids came with a manual. ;o)