| As the mother of three children, I have gotten (as I'm | | | | baby gift designed for the perfect bath appearance! |
| sure many of you have) some great baby gifts and | | | | The problem is, most babies go from bath to towel to |
| some that perhaps I'd rather not get. | | | | pajamas and where they sit around and drink coffee, |
| Now of course, these opinions are my own. Over and | | | | never really happens. So all my cute robes sat unworn. |
| above everything listed below is a feeling of gratitude | | | | Caveat? I have a cute personalized robe that my |
| and thankfulness that anyone took the time to go and | | | | oldest still squeezes into here and there-it certainly |
| pick out a gift for my children, so this is not meant to | | | | hasn't been worn nearly enough to make it worthwhile, |
| be at all "rude"...but especially if you don't have children, | | | | but anything with their name on it is always cool! |
| and are searching for the perfect new baby gift or are | | | | 3. First aid kits. I received several of these as baby |
| at a loss for the ideal baby shower gift idea...here's | | | | shower gifts, and they tend to be geared to the first |
| some things you may want to avoid. | | | | time parent (I assume)-covering every single |
| Note that each of these new baby gift "don'ts" has a | | | | emergency you may have. The problem: especially |
| caveat that turns it into a "do"... | | | | when you are a first time parent, you'll call your |
| 1. Stuffed animals. Kids get SO many and they tend to | | | | pediatrician (or your mom) for those emergencies. And |
| sit around on shelves and gather dust! I personally | | | | by the second or third, when you've calmed down, the |
| have found that kids don't tend to play with any but | | | | supplies are out-of-date (or you are ignoring all but the |
| the special animal they've chosen as their own. And | | | | most major symptoms in a sleepless state!) The |
| that's the exception-you simply never can tell what a | | | | exception on this one is a good thermometer, |
| baby might chose as their special item. My oldest | | | | especially one that works well for infants. |
| ignored two matching teddy bears in her bed that my | | | | 4. Baby powder. I guess baby powder is for use in |
| second grabbed and to this day carries everywhere; a | | | | changing babies? I got several cans as baby shower |
| random tiger beanie-baby that was attached to | | | | gifts. They remain unused (except by my husband for |
| another gift, from a friend, has turned into my third | | | | his sneakers) because my pampers worked fine |
| child's "don't leave home without it" special toy. | | | | without powder-and, because we had a friend whose |
| 2. Baby bathrobes - I have to admit that I got 6-8 baby | | | | child actually paid a visit to the emergency room as a |
| bathrobes for my oldest daughter. I think this is | | | | result of inhaling baby powder. I don't think kids need it. |
| because they are bar-none the cutest baby items out | | | | The caveat here is I'm sure some moms swear by it; |
| there: they are so ridiculously miniaturized that you | | | | I'd rather have a tub of A&D which always |
| can't resist picking them up and putting them in a new | | | | comes in handy! |