Want to capture monthly photos of your newborn? Here are some tips:

• Use a prop like a piece of furniture, laundry basket, or the family pet that stay constant while your baby grows. Include an object for scale so you can see your baby change.

• Forget those pieces of paper with your son or daughter’s age on them. Throw on a simple white onesie and one of these stickers, and you are all set.

• Commemorate your child’s milestones, photograph them doing something that represents their age. A shot of them swaddled, sitting, crawling, or chewing on their favorite teether.

But most importantly, don’t leave these photos sitting on your hard drive. I plan to print up a large canvas of the above collage for Jack’s room, and can’t wait to see it on the wall.