Necessity, who is the mother of invention.
~ Plato, The Republic

Forget-Me-Not-Tots, LLC was founded in 2007 by a mother of multiples who wanted to share with others some of the practical tools she developed to keep her family organized and sane. Once her twins arrived, using a notebook to keep track of feedings, diaper changes, naps and (when necessary) fevers and medicine helped her communicate easily with pediatricians, babysitters--anyone who wanted to help her care for the babies, including relatives! She and her husband also quickly noticed that her notebooks reduced the stress that having newborns in the house naturally put on their marriage. Hooked on journaling and scrapbooking, she sought also to create beautiful baby books for her sons that captured in rich detail the story of their early lives and her experiences as a new mom. She decided to design her babies' notebooks in a beautiful keepsake format that she and her children could cherish for a lifetime and pass on as a family heirloom. Her family's positive experiences with her notebooks encouraged her to develop additional family-related organizational tools and bring her illustrated notebooks to a wider audience of parents searching for ways to streamline communication between themselves and other caregivers and an attractive way to document their children's development and accomplishments as well as their own adventures in parenting.

The Forget-Me-Not-Tots team includes the founder, an illustrator, a graphic designer and a developer. We are based in Massachusetts and The Illustrated Nursery Notebook™ is our first product.

The Forget-Me-Not-Tots mission is to provide beautiful, flexible, convenient and, above all, useful tools to help parents be the most effective caregivers they can be to their children. We seek to develop a line of products that enhance the experience of parenting and simplify family life for our customers. We are committed to making our products affordable, so that parents of multiples (who must often purchase items in duplicate, triplicate or more) are able to enjoy them as much as parents of singletons. For the sake of our children and their children, we choose as "green" a path as possible in our business practices. We believe that products delivered to and printed by customers "on demand", for which the customer controls all of the printing materials and costs, reduces the waste inherent in having tangible inventory. We encourage all of our customers to reduce, reuse and recycle when obtaining office supplies to complement or store any Forget-Me-Not-Tots products.

Leslie (Founder/Manager) created the prototype of The Illustrated Nursery Notebook™ shortly before the birth of her twins in 2006. She hopes now her Notebook can help many more parents - of singletons or multiples - in the same way it helped her and her family. Leslie graduated from Barnard College where she majored in French and Psychology. She has completed extensive graduate studies in the field of Education. Just before becoming a mom, she also earned a JD from Temple University, Beasley School of Law while on full academic scholarship. If you have general questions or comments regarding Forget-Me-Not-Tots, our products or are interested making in a capital investment in our company, please contact manager@forgetmenottots.com. (Massachusetts)

Mônica (Illustrator) is a full-time librarian at a large metropolitan public library where, she shares responsibility for selecting children's materials for the library collection. She is also a freelance illustrator who enjoys collecting children's picture books. She works primarily in pencil, ink and watercolor. She loves animals and loves to spend time with her husband and her rescued beagle, Constance. If you have questions or comments regarding the illustrations for any Forget-Me-Not-Tots products or are interested in Mônica's work as a freelance illustrator, please contact illustrator@forgetmenottots.com. (Pennsylvania)

Russ (Developer) has spent more than 16 years working with emerging technologies for middle market and large global companies as an advisor, integrator and developer. Building complex networks and delivering customized applications, his strategies have allowed companies to establish themselves in new markets and expand in mature markets. Russ is a graduate of Boston University with a BS in Computer Science. If you have any questions about the Forget-Me-Not-Tots website or are interested in Russ's work as a technical consultant, please contact webmaster@forgetmenottots.com. (Massachusetts)

Michelle (Graphic Designer) has worked for many years with the arts and graphic design. She has taught design courses at Fairfield University. She is a mom of two and happy to have a chance to focus her talents on products made to improve family life. If you have questions about the design of any Forget-Me-Not-Tots products or our website or are interested in Michelle's work as a freelance graphic designer, please contact designer@forgetmenottots.com. (Connecticut)