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biograph

The first year only happens once.

Onesies get outgrown. Gadgets gather dust. This gift becomes the book of their child’s first year: twelve stories, recorded month by month, in their own words.

Gift the first year

$49 · gift card · twelve stories · a printed book

How it works

Most gifts fade.This one grows with them.

Gift
Inspire them to start telling the first chapter of a new life.
Record
Once a month, they take a photo and tell the story that goes with it.
Keep
On the newborn’s first birthday, it becomes a beautiful hardcover book.

Inside the book

Every page holds a photo and the story in their own words. Tap Listen to hear their voice.

A mother holding newborn Ruby beside her grandmother at a baby shower

First outing

April 2, 2025

This is Ruby's first outing to actually my best friend's baby shower and that's her there. Me holding Ruby

and then climbing up on everything. And it was a very proud thing to watch her be agile and be able to do it. But it's also as a parent very scary that she's going to get herself into a bad situation up on the roof or something as you turn around. So in this case, I had turned around for a couple seconds and I look for couldn't find her and all of a sudden she's on our welcome table reading our mail. So I took a picture and then said okay it's time to get down.

with my mom, she was only two weeks old. But it's so special to be able to participate in these things, being close to family and friends now. And, you know, my relationship with my mom has gotten so much stronger and closer. You know, I was, she's been in Ohio and I've been in Chicago for many years and we've been back for a couple years now. And just having her, you know, her, her guidance, her wisdom on motherhood being right there beside me. It's just been so special and I'm really grateful for how our relationship has grown together.