Personalised Hey Baby: A Custom Baby Milestone Book for the First Year

A personalised baby milestone book to capture every moment of your child’s first year

The first year of your baby’s life is filled with moments you never want to forget.

From pregnancy and birth through to those first smiles, steps, and birthday celebrations, Hey Baby is designed to help you capture it all in one beautiful keepsake.

This personalised edition makes it even more special, with your baby’s name printed on the cover, creating a keepsake that feels uniquely theirs from the very beginning.

What makes this special?

This is more than a baby record book. It is a personalised keepsake designed to tell the story of your child’s very first year.

Inside, you’ll find space for:

• About Mum and Dad
• About my grandparents
• Pregnancy reflections (In Mum’s Tum)
• Ultrasound scans
• Birth details (All About Me)
• Birth story
• First night at home
• Month-by-month milestone pages (up to 12 months)
• First birthday celebration
• Key “firsts” like smile, steps, and words
• Extra pages for notes, letters, and memories

Each section is designed to gently guide you, making it easy to fill in while still feeling personal and meaningful.

Personalised just for your baby

Your baby’s name is printed on the cover, and their name and date of birth on the forst page, turning this into a truly one-of-a-kind keepsake.

It adds a level of meaning that makes the book feel more personal from the moment it arrives, and something your child can grow up knowing was created especially for them.

Month-by-month through the first year

The first year goes by faster than you expect.

This book includes double-page spreads for each month from newborn to 12 months, giving you space to record:

• Milestones and development
• Daily moments and memories
• Growth and changes
• Photos from each stage

It creates a complete record of your baby’s first year, one month at a time.

From pregnancy to first birthday

This book begins before your baby even arrives.

From pregnancy reflections and scans through to birth and the first year, it captures the full journey into parenthood, not just the milestones after birth.

Why families love it

Parents choose Hey Baby because it turns the early days of parenthood into something lasting and tangible.

With personalisation, it becomes:

• A baby memory book made just for their child
• A keepsake to revisit and share in years to come
• A meaningful and thoughtful baby shower gift
• A special first birthday keepsake

It is especially loved by first-time parents wanting to capture every moment.

How it works

• Choose your favourite cover design from our three options.
• Enter your child’s name and date of birth to be printed on the cover and inside the book.
• We create your personalised proof and email it to you within 48 hours for approval. Please keep an eye on your inbox for an email from hello@paperheartdesign.co.nz (including spam or promotions folders).
• Once you approve your design, your book will be printed to order in Wellington, New Zealand.
• Personalised printing can take up to 15 working days after approval, plus 1 to 3 working days for courier delivery.
• If proof approval is not received within 7 days of ordering, we reserve the right to proceed using the details supplied at checkout in order to avoid production delays.

Product details

• A4 size, allowing plenty of space for writing and photos
• Printed locally in Wellington, New Zealand
• 350gsm gloss laminated personalised cover
• 150gsm smooth white inner pages
• Spiral bound for easy use and expansion
• Gender-neutral black and white designs

Perfect for

• New parents
• Grandparents
• Baby shower gifts
• First birthday keepsakes
• Recording a baby’s first year
• A personalised keepsake for your child

A keepsake for years to come

The first year is fleeting, but the memories don’t have to be.

This personalised Hey Baby book becomes a treasured record of your child’s earliest days, something to return to long after those tiny moments have passed.

Looking for the non-personalised version? Browse our classic Hey Baby books here.