Hi anniesmum,
I am hugely into keepsakes, traditions and the like. I have a daughter who is 12 months now, but this is what we did for her in her first year. Every month on the day we took a photo of her. When she was 12 weeks old we got a mould done of her tiny hands and had it framed. When she was 4 months old we had a Naming Day Ceremony. I have a copy of the ceremony printed on nice paper inside a plastic sheet, plus a certificate framed. I had a rocking horse cake dcoration on the Naming Day Cake which I kept. I have kept a scrapbook from the day she was born and in it are things like the clamp from her belly button, her ankle bands from hospital, my hospital band, her cot label, all the cards we received, a list of gifts, samples of the wrapping paper, snippets from the newspaper about world events, the winner of this years Melbourne cup etc. We also bought her a tree when she was born so that they can grow together. It is a Cherry tree, in blossom in winter and very pretty and bears sweet cherries in summer. I've also kept the very first outfit she ever wore, it is wrapped in acid free tissue paper and sealed in a box with her first mittens, booties and hat. I kept her silk naming day dress, also wrapped in acid free tissue paper. Most of the things I have kept are stored in a pretty chest that has been passed down through generations in my family. Last week the latest thing I added was her party hat from her birthday party and the winnie-the-poo figure off her 1st bithday cake. So as you can see, I am a mum who saves EVERYTHING. Michelle