Sweet Baby Gifts

Well when my niece had her first birthday, she got her own cake. We took a picture of it before and after. You can also keep the outfit they wore when it was their birthday. If you have a girl, have her wear a really nice outfit/dress and keep it as a keepsake. Same thing goes for if you have a boy. Save the babies birthday candle that has the number 1 or save the candles you used for the cake.

For their first Christmas, take a lot of pictures, save their favorite toy, their first stocking, maybe video tape it.

I am a single gal trying to climb out of debt….I have a limited income and hardly have anything left over after I get paid. I am really struggling. I have a large family & I keep getting invited to wedding showers, weddings, baby showers, graduation parties,birthdays, etc…I simply do not have the money for all of this! I can’t afford to keep buying gifts. What to do?

Maybe explain to your friends the situation you are in and be honest with them , im sure they will still want you there regardless of if you turn up with gifts or not. and if it upsets them, well they are not exactly a true friend afterall if all they want are the presents. You could make them a nice card with a nice verse inside which you can find what to say on the internet. I know i wouldnt mind if someone took the time to do that for me. Good Luck

My close friend is having a baby shower for her second baby to come who will also be a girl. So clothes and toys are absolutely pointless as she has everything. I’m totally out of ideas and have a budget of 100 at most. She hasn’t made a registry either.

Please help. Thanks in advance!

DIAPERS!! I just had my 2nd baby-another boy- and already had everything really I needed from my 1st baby. I wasn’t planning on having a shower, but my best friend surprised me with one. (yay!) The best gifts I received were diapers. I got loads of them in different sizes. And wipes too. One of my friends got me a HUGE 230 count box of size 1-2 diapers and a HUGE box of wipes (I assume at Sam’s club) and it has come in so handy.

Your friend won’t need that many newborn size diapers, but she will need some. I used probably 100 newborn size diapers until my baby grew out of them. He’s 5 weeks old now and I am using size 1 diapers.

If you have a Costco card, the Kirkland diapers (Costco’s brand) are AWESOME. Very soft and very absorbant. I can’t recommend those enough.

Another gift idea to go along with diapers is a baby record book. I got this one(they make them in different colors for girls if you prefer) and LOVE it:

http://www.amazon.com/Pearhead-Babyprints-Babybook-Bubbles-Blue/dp/B002AX5IWA/ref=pd_sbs_ba_5

I would also think about getting this baby her very own blanket. I don’t know why, but blankets seem so nice to me; everyone child should have a special blanket.

Have fun!!!

It is my husbands brothers child that is being christened this weekend and my husband has been asked to be godfather. For the gift we have bought a beautiful silver piano musical jewelry box, but who do i have it engraved from? Not sure if it should just be from my hubby as godfather or from the two of us as a couple, or from us and the kids too???? i was thinking just engraving to her from him on the box, but writing all names in the card. Please help, i have never been to a chirstening before and so have no idea. Thanks xx

I’m not sure if there is an official rule… As a godfather, going forward until the child is an adult, your husband will probably give special gifts to the child that will be from him (not the whole family). It sounds like this gift will be a keepsake, so it might be extra meaningful for it to be engraved to the child from her godfather.

I assume the card says "happy christening" or something to that effect, and since those wishes will be from the whole family, I would vote that all names can be signed on the card.

Just need some ideas on boys names, ideally nothing that is to common but nothing thats way out there. so far we have wittled it down to:

Bailey
Taylor
Riley

All names welcome & appreciated

I think of Bailey as male
How about Cash or Leland

I’ve watched A LOT.

I don’t like ….
- bad art (boys be was horrid!)
- boyxboy
- girlxgirl
- scifi or mecha or tragedy
- gun violence
- I’ve grown tired of harems.

it can have magic just aslong as there’s a confession and a developed relationship
(walk home together, dates) i know that there aren’t a lot of anime with kissing but that would be a plus…. and the characters have to be at school.

Special A
Zero no tsukaima season 123
Shugo Chara
Super Gals
Kamichama Karin
Sugar Sugar Rune
Gakuen Alice
Nogizaka Haruka No Himitsu
Hatsukoi Limited
Marmalade Boy
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
To Love Ru
Aishiteruze Baby
Bokura Ga Ita
Myself; Yourself
The Wallflower
Ouran High School Host Club
Onegai Twins
Tokimeki Memorial only love
His And Her Circumstances
Girls Bravo + 2
Skip Beat
Love Hina
Glass Mask
Peach Girl
Green Green TV
Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
Hana Yani Dango
Da Capo
Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun
Hayate The Combat Butler
Full Moon wo Sagashite
KimiKiss Pure Rouge
Fruits Basket
Kamisama Kazuko
Ai Yori Aoshi
Clanad
Tsuyokiss
Kana
Fushigi Yugi
Kodocha 13
Paradise Kiss
Maburaho
Itazura
The Ugly and the beautiful world
Happiness!
Petopeto-san
School Rumble
Karin
Saiunkoku Monogatari
la corda d’oro
toradora
Ultra Maniac
Final Approach
Gift ~eternal rainbow~
Ayashi No Ceres
Boys Be
nana
Aishiteruze Baby
Wallflower

Lovely complex
gokujou mecha mote iinchou
Nagasarete Airantou
Princess tutu
Yumeiro Patissierie
Vampire knight.
True tears
Princess lover.
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Picht
School Rumble.
The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya
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very very long list i know, but im hooked.
thanks in advance x
i’m actually waiting for the next ep of kimi ni todoke (:
witch i watched W.I.T.C.H. on the tele about two years ago.
im 14 btw. :L
Lucky star was one of my first.
toradora (y) .., seen it . -_- *sigh* BUT thanks everyone for your help so far (:

Impressive list ;P I can’t think of anything else since you have pretty much summed up quite a lot!

Kimi ni Todoke (highly recommended) -
"Kuronuma Sawako is nicknamed Sadako due to her resemblance to the girl from the Japanese horror movies "The Ring". Shunned by her classmates, her life starts to change as she befriends Sh?ta Kazehaya, a very popular boy in her class."
- http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10625

Nodame Cantabile -
"At a top music academy in Japan, Shinichi Chiaki’s arrogance is matched only by his top-notch piano playing. But when Chiaki and the teacher get into a fight, he’s demoted to the reject class. Chiaki is left to pursue his dream of being a conductor while surrounded by a bunch of loser musicians and one annoying girl, Noda, who has proclaimed herself Chiaki’s girlfriend. It doesn’t help that Noda, who insists on being called Nodame, lives right next door to him."
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7010

Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
I saw a really cute baby swing. Would that be safe enough?

nothing that will make him bleed.

seriously.

stuffed toys, blankets, they sky’s the limit.

I would say within a few months. If you forgot or did not have an opportunity to send something, though a gift at any time would be appreciated. You could send a cute little Easter outfit with a bib that says "My First Easter" or send something for no reason at all with a note saying how you finally had a chance to get a gift off to the newest member of the family.

Anything you send will be appreciated, and besides parents are usually bombarded with newborn - 3 month size clothes so maybe it is a good thing to wait

I don’t really know if it’s weird or not. I was going to get baby shampoo and baby lotion for myself but I think it sounds really weird. I want your opinions with you age. Thanks!

It’s not weird, in fact, it may be better in some cases. Baby products are made to be gentler on skin, so if you have say allergies from the chemicals they put in adult products, this is a much better option. And some baby products are just great to have around anyway, for multiple uses. Baby oil removes make up, for instance. And baby wipes are good for quick freshening up. Some baby powder on the skin can help keep you dry and fresh, almost like deodorant.

So, I’m crafty. I make things. Lots and lots of things. I’ve been toying around with the idea of starting a business for some time now. So now, what I need help with is this: what do I call myself? What do I name my little business?
Some of my ideas so far have been: Stylin’ Stitches and Obvious Designs. I’ve never been really good with coming up with names for things, so I would love some creative ideas.
I’m looking for something witty or clever and possibly something that involves the word "obvious" or "obviously."
These are the types of things I do:
-Floral arrangements
-Wreaths
-Special Event scrapbooking
-Crocheted scarves, baby blankets, hats, etc.
-Monogrammed items

As soon as I get a name I can look into getting business cards made and really getting this thing off the ground.
Thanks!

Use a sir name along with craft that will be good for you and also for your business.