Should I scan or re-create a digi album?

I did a baby book for my youngest about 2 years ago digitally. It was my first foray into the digital realm and it was quite fun. I have no idea why I did not stick with it then, but I didn't. In the meantime, I got a new computer and the actual digital file is gone. I sat on this book for a long time wondering what I should do with it. What I ended up doing was always an option, but it is the most annoying of the options. Once I chose it, I decided it did not matter if it took a little longer, I would just go with the flow.

Here is what I decided to do: I scanned the book pages themselves AND I am recreating the album digitally. Since they are 8" square, it is not a HUGE PITA. If they were 12" square, I would NOT be doing this. Yes, it is a pain, but it is nice that it is done and I will always have it digitally. The biggest problem I have run into so far is that I think a few of the templates for that storybook design have changed a little. In general, they look the same, but some have a different number of pictures (albeit small) and that makes it difficult to recreate, ya know?

I have both the scanned jpg files AND the storybook in digital format now. It took a little more work, but I am glad I did it because now I have it!