Part of preparing for our daughter’s arrival in October/November is brainstorming about what worked and what didn’t with our son, Davis, when he was an infant. My checklist of “not again” items include the papazan (cradle swing), the HUGE car seat (how did I not know I was buying an extra wide?),  a very narrow rocking chair (see commentary on Glider Glory), and not sleeping when he slept. My checklist of “do’s” include an indestructible diaper bag (see Diaper Quest posts 1 & 2), a no-fuss stroller (read: NOT the Graco Travel System…another discussion for another day), and, most valuable of them all: a baby feeding/sleeping/diapering log. That’s right. I wrote down EVERY move Davis Bugg made from the time he was seven weeks old until he was 17 months old. It was a pain at first, I admit. But, once I got used to doing it, it was a breeze. And, it was immensely helpful to identify sleeping patterns, sick/not sick symptoms, among other important things.

Last time, I used a trusty notebook:

Sexy, isn’t she?

The notebook was great. It’s simple, no fuss, and you can write whatever you want in it. Problems arose when I was 1) not by a clock and needed to write down the time something happened or how long he nursed (often), 2) trying to find the next blank page…no bookmark (or lost my bookmark) and hard to flip through when holding an infant who’s spitting up all over you and the notebook, 3) trying to write things down after a 3am feeding…in the dark.

Imagine my surprise and excitement when I found this GEM from Skip Hop today:

Isn’t she gorgeous? Just looking at her makes my nerdy side quiver with delight. (I am a big geek when it comes to organizational products, new pencils, and untouched loose leaf paper…everyone has their own issues, okay?!)

So get this: ALL my problems are solved with this handy book.

1) It has a built-in glowing time/date clock. The clock is not only useful for telling time in the dark, telling time in the light, but it also lights up the pages for night time recording. I’m killing two birds with one stone on this one! Oh, and did I mention it has a timer on it, too? WONDERFUL!!

Look at how that beautiful clock light fits right into the book. GENIUS! I have to admit I am jealous: I didn’t think of this. WHY?

2) It comes with a bookmark.

3) It is small enough to fit in the diaper bag. KEY.

4) You can order additional pages after you fill it up for the first six months.

Bottom line is I ordered it. Unfortunately, the website says they are out of stock. BUT, Amazon has it.  I can’t wait to get it in the mail. I’ll let you know the “hands on” opinion after I play with it!

Adrianne