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Article: 👣 Creating memories: ideas for family rituals from birth onwards

👣 Creating memories: ideas for family rituals from birth

👣 Creating memories: ideas for family rituals from birth

The first few months with baby go by at breakneck speed... between diapers, cuddles, (too) short nights and first times, it sometimes feels like you're holding nothing back 📸

What if you started, right now, to create family rituals? Little habits full of meaning, that weave bonds, reassure, mark the seasons of life... and leave lovely memories for your baby (and you too)

Here are 7 simple ideas, full of love, to create precious memories from the very first days 👶💛

📷 1. One photo per week, always in the same place

Set up a little "souvenir photo" corner at home: a white wall, a favorite armchair, a favourite plaid... and every week, take a photo of baby in the same spot.

📆 In a bodysuit, in pyjamas, in your arms, it doesn't matter!
➡️ By the end of the year, you'll have 52 frozen moments... and guaranteed emotion as you watch them fly by 😍

📖 2. The first-time notebook

Buy (or make) a pretty notebook in which to record your special moments:

  • 🐣 The first smile
  • 🛁 The first bath
  • 🌳 The first trip to the park
  • 🍼 The first bottle or feed

💬 A dd your emotions, an anecdote, or even a funny phrase. In a few years, it'll be a treasure to reread together 📚

3. Soft Sunday" (in pyjamas until noon)

Each week, choose a no-pressure morning: no appointments, no clocks, just cocooning for three (or more).

👚 In pyjamas, soft music, pancakes, family naps...
This moment will become a reassuring ritual for baby and a joy for parents too 😌


🎶 4. A song that always comes back

Choose a special song or lullaby. The one you sing to him whenever he's a bit restless, tired, or just to say "I'm here".

🎵 Whether it's "La vie en rose", a world song, or your own invented nursery rhyme, your voice will become a landmark, a tenderness recognizable among a thousand 💞

5. Prints of the month

With a little natural paint or baby ink, print his little hands or feet on a sheet of paper every month.

👣 You'll see how fast it grows!
Stick them in a notebook or frame them to decorate the bedroom. A creative and moving little ritual 🎨

📦 6. The memory box

Keep a pretty box to slip into as the months go by:

  • The maternity bracelet
  • A lock of hair
  • A fetish outfit
  • His first cuddly toy
  • A birth card received

🎁 This box is a real time capsule to open together when baby grows up.

📅 7. A monthly birthday ritual

Every "anniversary" month (1 month, 2 months, 3 months...), do a little something:

🎂 A symbolic cake
📷 A photo with a "I'm 2 months old" sign
💬 A written note to your baby

➡️ You'll see how these mini-celebrations become great memories 💛

💛 Creating memories means weaving a daily love story

There's no need for grand theatrics or perfection: rituals are often born of the simplest things.
The important thing is that they're like you. That they comfort. That they gently mark the passing of time.

At 23 Mai Pariswe love little real moments, cuddles in pyjamas, blurred photos full of love.
Our soft, durable nursing clothes are designed for all those moments when you write your own story, as a family 👨👩👧👦✨

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