Baby's First Tattoo: Baby's First Tattoo

by Jim Mullen

The alternative scrapbook that documents a baby's truly important memories.

Millions of people think children are the cutest, cuddliest, most wonderful, saintly creatures in the entire world. These people do not have children. They have nice things. They collect fragile pottery. They have candlelit dinners in fancy restaurants. They go to the movies. They have white carpets. People with small children haven't been to a restaurant without plastic silverware in years. The last movie they saw in a theater is now on American Movie Classics. Their house looks like it was decorated by Pee-Wee Herman. Baby's First Tattoo is for them.

For years parents have been buying baby books to document all the precious moments in their new baby's life—Baby's First Tooth, Baby's First Haircut, Baby's First Step. What have been ignored for too long are those “alternative” precious moments that really should be written down, celebrated, and remembered—Baby's First Projectile Vomit, Baby's First Tantrum in a Crowded Grocery Store, Baby's 10,000th Dirty Diaper. Otherwise you might forget them and think of becoming parents once again.

Genres: Parenting

80 pages, Hardcover

First published April 23, 2002

Reviews

[Scampi]

I bought this book first for a preggers friend of mine and ended buying it for myself. It's laid out in the format of a regular baby book, but adds in a few funny things such as "time father passed out during birth" sperm donors name" and of course "babys first tatoo". It's just a little something cute and humorous. Read the review for this book. I forgot about the projectile vomiting.

[Holly B]

Rare laugh-out-loud-at-every-page book for people who don't think children are little saints. Title says it all. I have given this book to new parents who have no patience for cute-speak and goo-goo talk. Forget about tiny footprints and first visit from the tooth fairy... How about first time baby bites the neighbor girl who needs stitches, or baby's first tantrum requiring that dad leave the restaurant, or baby's first Ritalin prescription, and of course baby's first tattoo. There's a section specifically for the conception including mom, dad and egg donor and documentation options for the bar that the parents met at. You can record the names of other caregivers such as baby's nanny and the name of nanny's first lawyer. And second lawyer. You get the idea. Highly recommend for those who yawn through baby showers and refuse to dress their kids in pink or blue.

[Heidi Pond]

Great baby shower gift book!

[Eva-Marie Nevarez]

Not really what I expecting but....

[Suzanne]

Laugh-out-loud-crying funny especially if you're already a little crazy due to a 2 week old.

[Dazy]

A very funny book with some hilarious possibilities. Not one for conventional parents!

[Angel]

I think this book is a riot! It's made a great baby shower gift!