Adoption is a story worth telling — from the very first day you become a family.

Families come together in many beautiful ways, and adoption is one of them. Our Adoption Story Memory Book was thoughtfully created to help you document your family’s unique journey - with space for reflection, celebration, and all the meaningful moments in between.

Designed for adopted children of any age, this book focuses on life after placement: the everyday moments that turn “us” into family. Each monthly spread is titled “Our first month as a family,” continuing through 12 months, and includes gentle, guided prompts that help you capture how you’re adjusting together, how your child is growing and changing, and what this new season feels like for your family.

Toward the back of the book, you’ll find photo pages dedicated to special firsts, along with pages to document your first holidays - Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas - as a family.

If you’re adopting a newborn, you have the option to add pages for documenting a baby shower and birth, allowing you to include those early milestones in a way that feels right for your story.

Want to keep going? You can also add optional pages at checkout to document years 2–5 as a family, making this a memory book that grows alongside you.

Like everything we create at Nuts & Bolts Paper Co., this book is meant to be simple, flexible, and pressure-free — a beautiful place to tell your story, your way.

Specs

• Compact 8" x 8" size - big enough for photos, small enough to carry with you or tuck away on a shelf
• Fits up to 4x6" photos; works well for 2x3", 3x3" or 4x4" prints, too
• Works for all families: mom/dad, mom/mom, dad/dad (book only mentions "parent")
• Thick pages: 100# premium cardstock - Pens won't bleed through!
• Front cover page (cardstock) is layered with a thick frosted poly cover (see-through) for added protection. Choose from one of our colored covers, or a ful-photo cover.
• Personalize your book cover with child's name (optional, available at checkout for an additional charge) 
• Blank pages: 4 white pages are included at the end of your book so you can add extra photos/memories.
• Mementos Envelope: An 8x8" keepsake envelope is included
• Sturdy o-wire binding for lay-flat pages and room to grow as you add photos
• Matte laminate back hardcover to protect your pages
  
• Made and hand assembled in the USA

Pages Included

• Getting ready for you (story of your journey to baby)
• The First Day We Met
• Placement Day
• Going Home
• About Your Birth Parents
• Adoption Day
• About Your New Parents
• Family Tree
• Family Photos
• Month One - Twelve As A Family (12 individual pages, one for each month): Included prompts such as:
  • Our Current Daily Routine
  • Things You Like
  • Ways You're Changing
  • What You Like To Do
• Letters To Child
• First Holidays Together (Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
• First Birthday Party We Celebrated Together
• Fill-In "Firsts" Photo Pages
• 2 Blank Pages
• Full-Size Keepsake Envelope for Mementos

Customization Options:

We know every family and every story is unique, which is why we offer a curated set of customization options for each book.

To keep production streamlined and pricing fair, all available customizations are shown at checkout. Requests beyond those options aren’t available at this time.

Available Customizations:

• Child's Name: Add your child's name to the cover for a personalized touch
• Birth Page: If you will be present at the baby's birth, you can add in a Birth Day/Birth Stats page which includes handprints/footprints. 
• Baby Shower: If you are having a baby shower, we have the option to add in a shower page. 
• Years 2-5: For further documenting, add pages for memories from years 2-5 together as a family
• Other add-on pages shown above

Cover Options

Colored covers (printed on our 100# felted cardstock, with a thick plastic overlay for added protection):

• Dusty Rose
• Denim
• Rust
• Smoke

Full photo cover (printed on premium matte photo paper for excellent clarity and detail and reinforced for double thickness, with a thick plastic overlay for added protection)

Shipping

To give us time to craft your perfect book, most orders ship within 3-5 business days. You can choose your shipping speed at checkout.