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Filling Out Your Baby Book | What Happened in Baby's World - 2007
Baby is sleeping, you have your pens and your glue and you have decided that today is the day you are going to tackle that baby book that has been sitting, still in its box, next to that unfolded pile of laundry. You had visions of your baby, as an adult, flipping through the pages of their baby book, and asking you questions about what life was like when they were born. The only problem is...you don't remember. The past year whizzed by filled with baby showers, doctor visits and then, of course, the blessed event. You were too busy choosing between rubber-duck yellow and sunshine yellow for the nursery to pay attention to current events, much less go to a movie at a theatre.
Don't fret, we are here to help again with all the important stuff from 2007. So get out that glitter pen and start writing!
World Leaders:
President George Bush - USA
Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned in June and was replaced by Gordon Brown -UK
President Hu Jintao - China
President Abdul Kalam's term ended in July and was replaced by Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil- India
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi term ended and was replaced by Yasuo Fukuda- Japan
Dictator Kim Jong-il - North Korea
Prime Minister John Howard - Austrailia
Prime Minister Jacques Chirac replaced by Francois Fillon in May,- France
President Horst Kohler - Germany
President Vladimir Putin replaced by Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev- Russia
Top Stories of 2007
- Nancy Pelosi becomes first female Speaker of the House for the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final installment of the Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, arrives in bookstores and into the hands of anxious fans.
- Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's record major league home run record.
- US Commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, tells a joint Congressional Hearing that the 30,000 additional troops deployed could return home by July 2008 but that any additional troop withdrawls would be "premature."
- The Bush Administration issues tough sanctions against Iran and declared its Revolutionary Guard a proliferator of Weapons of Mass Destruction.
- Tensions with North Korea eased when Pyongyang began to disable its nuclear weapons facilities.
- For their work to bring attention to the issue of global warming Former US Vice President Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change, received the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Award.
- The US mortgage meltdown is predicted to take a heavy toll on housing prices in 2008 with an average 7 percent decline and a loss of $1.2 billion in property values. It is believed that the resetting of adjustable rate mortgages written in 2004 and 2005 is to blame.
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination caps a year of turmoil in Pakistan.
Top Selling Music Albums of 2007
1. Daughtry - Daughtry
2. Akon - Konvicted
3. Fergie - The Dutchess
4. Hannah Montana Soundtrack
5. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
6. Nickleback - All the Right Reasons
7. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
8. High School Musical 2 Soundtrack
9. Various Artists - Now 23
source: billboard.com
Top 10 Grossing Movies:
1. Spiderman III
2. Shrek the Third
3. Transformers
4. Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. I Am Legend
7. The Bourne Ultimatum
8. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
9. Alvin and the Chipmunks
10. 300
source: imdb.com
Top 10 Bestselling Books of 2007
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling, art by Mary GrandPre
2. The Secret - Rhonda Byrne
3. Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini
5. The Memory Keeper¡¯s Daughter - Kim Edwards
6. The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
7. Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen
8. The Dangerous Book for Boys - Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
9. I Am America (And So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert
10. You: Staying Young - Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz
Source: USA Today
Top Actors / Actresses (Highest Paid)
1.Tom Cruise - $67 Million
2. Denzel Washington - $38 Million
3. Johnny Depp - $29 Million
4. Tom Hanks - $29 Million
5. Adam Sandler $29 Million
6. Jodie Foster $27 Million
7. Leonardo DiCaprio - $25 Million
8. Brad Pitt $25 Million
9. Will Smith - $25 Million
10. Kiefer Sutherland - $23 Million
11. Nicole Kidman - $22 Million
12. Renee Zellweger - $21 Million
13. Jim Carrey - $20 Million
14. Jennifer Aniston - $18 Million
15. Halle Berry - $16 Million
16. Scarlett Johansson - $16 Million
17. Cameron Diaz - $15 Million
18. Angelina Jolie - $14 Million
19. Jennifer Lopez - $10 Million
20. Reese Witherspoon - $9 Million
Source: Forbes
Popular Sports Figures (in no particular order)
- Tiger Woods (Golf)
- David Beckham (Soccer)
- Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
- Brett Favre (Football)
- Oscar De La Hoya (Boxing)
- Kobe Bryant (Basketball)
- Derek Jeter (Baseball)
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Racecar driving)
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Barry Bonds (Baseball)
Most Popular Television Shows
- Lost
- Heros
- Bionic Woman
- Private Practice
- 24
- Survivor: China
- Grey's Anatomy
- House
- American Idol - Tuesday
- American Idol - Wednesday
Source: Nielsen Media Research
Fashion Trends
- Artists and Designers collaborating on collection - Marc Jacobs collaborated with Richard Prince for Louis Vuitton handbags. Rem Koolhaas created the backdrop for Prada's Spring show and Damien Hirst hosted the label's party at its Soho store during fashion week.
- Eco-Clothing - Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn first jumped on the green-clothing bandwagon in 2004 with their 100% organic cotton denim line Loomstate, which also uses factories that enforce fair labor and control pollution. Stella McCartney, Philip Lim, Theory and Lutz + Patmos have also done exclusive eco-friendly lines. In the spring of 2007 Levi's launched its line of eco-jeans available in several styles and price ranges.
- Bangs - bangs were the most accessible and affordable fashion trend of 2007
- Turbans - First worn on the fashion week runways, soon fashionistas such as Mary-Kate Olsen and Naomi Campbell could be seen embracing the look. Satin head scarves became en vogue again for those not as daring to wear the complicated head pieces.
- Color - fuchsia, canary yellow, orange, teal and crisp green were the new black this year.
- Eyeliner, Amy Winehouse style - Winehouse's signature Cleopatra-like eyeliner was a hit.
- Burlesque Revival - Old style lingerie and the classic female hourglass form saw a huge revival in 2007, complete with garters and corsets.
- Ladylike dressing - It was time for women to leave more to the imagination.
- Anniversary Parties - Some of the most celebrated designers - Valentino, Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein all had grand celebrations. John Galliano held a soire at Versailles to mark the fashion label Christian Dior's 60th year.
- Going Global - Designers reached out to more distant and underrepresented markets.
Source: Time
Of course huge expensive bags, over-priced footware were still very much on the scene, just like these items:
Top 10 Fashion Must-Haves
- The Tent Dress - formless, shapeless but oh, so comfortable.
- White Sunglasses - all the cool kids had ¡®em. Ray Ban Wayfarer style made a huge comeback.
- High Waisted Jeans - after years of being subjected to plumbers crack and muffin top, women were finally able to cover up.
- Day Clutch - A purse without a strap (obviously only popular with those without children.)
- Ankle boots - Rock and Roll style. The most popular had almost 5"heels.
- Vests - Classic menswear made its return to women's closets.
- Fedoras - Hats that looked great on people like Sinatra, made a splash with women this year.
- Bright Tights and Leggings - women were running around with candy-colored legs (and keeping warm to boot.
- Red Lipstick - Does this classic look ever go out of style. It looked great on grandma, and still looks great on you.
- Cocktail Rings - Large bejeweled rings (real and faux) adorned the fingers of every dirty-martini sipping fashionista.
Source: Time
Most Popular Baby Names for boys
- Jacob
- Michael
- Ethan
- Joshua
- Daniel
- Christopher
- Anthony
- William
- Matthew
- Andrew
Most Popular Baby Names for girls
- Emily
- Isabella
- Emma
- Ava
- Madison
- Sophia
- Olivia
- Abigail
- Hannah
- Elizabeth
Source: Social Security Administration.
What Things Cost In 2007
What? You say you missed our newsletter on what things cost in 2007 for baby's book? No problem... here's a reprint, just for you:
Remember last year when you could buy gasoline for the bargain price of $3 a gallon? Those were the days!
And just in case you don’t remember and you haven’t filled out the “what things cost when baby was born”
page of your baby book yet, here are some tips that could help you finish that page fast!
And just remember, one day when baby is all grown up, they’ll look back and say “Wow… things sure were cheap back then!” (or maybe even, “What’s gas?”)
Now… on to the national average for the cost of things typically found on the “cost of things” baby book page:
Gallon of milk:
About $3.50
Gallon of gas:
About $3
Loaf of bread:
About $2.50
Movie Ticket:
About $7
College Education:
Public: $6,185 Private: $23,712
House
About $300K by year end
Car:
$28,000 new, $13,000 used
Diaper:
25 cents per disposable diaper
Babysitter:
$12 per hour (over 18)
Sunday Newspaper:
About $1.50
Postage Stamp:
$.41 for a first class stamp
There you go! Now, it’s the easiest page in the baby book to complete (but you are still on your own for the “dates baby’s teeth first appeared” page!) |
