its becoming more frequent to hear news of
people around me getting married & babies,
sometimes i also dont know what to give
as a present, apart from the fastest way of giving
ang pow with $$$, sometimes you just want to
give something more meaningful,
so i wonder what can we buy as baby gifts for a new born?
esp when their parents prepared such nice Full Moon pressie!
my bad for totally forgetting about the cupcakes that amanda baked!
it was BLUE COLOR!!!!! cos i was hungry! so i terus makan.
there's tons in the market, but so far,
this is what i find the most useful, interesting & fun!
Baby Book!
it was scott's idea anyway, cos he's got one
from birth up till 5 years old! i want to see that!
we were 'shopping together' online for a couple of hours,
trying to locate my ideal baby book
but all that i wanted doesnt seem to be in stock!
until scott went to the shop physically to get one
(nothing beats the experience of REAL shopping hey)
another DOWN SIDE of online shopping is,
you only get reviews and you cant see the book
scott told me that he chose the best from the shop,
cos the initial one chosen online was crap.
So he fedex it, and it was mighty fast like, 5 days?
you can see it right here from this link,
a keepsake journal of milestone moments
64 pages, 2008 latest edition. $15 excl shipping.
some of the points for your decision making should include
1. beautifully illustrated
2. ease of use record book
3. variety of special moments
4. basic & background info for baby
5. space for parents to record their thoughts & observations
6. routine patterns recording but not boring!
7. babies favorite things such as "my fav bathroom toy"
8. first in everything, first word, first smile, first photo
9. pages & longetivity of book (months / years)
10. the year the book was published
(some classic ones are really pretty!)
11. pockets/ envelopes sections to put memorabilia
12. Extra / bonus section - i think this is what sells,
and sets a baby book apart from others, for example
in this particular book it has a page that records
the news of the day when the baby was born,
significant event of the day, popular music,
and even the price of stamps!
some other books may have
Recipes, medical information,
useful tips for baby care etc
here are some other available baby books
Day to day records for very rajin parents la.
it also has repeating page for care takers
allowing the baby sitter / day care provider
to record details, likes/dislikes, allergies, needs etc,
mood of the day & how often they soil their diaper!
esp for busy parents, to keep themselves informed
good for busy parents keep up with babies
progress even if they're not around!
this is for the first three years of the baby obviously, 200 pages!
WAH a bit gent right! but only 76 pages oh!
its also the 7th edition already!
guess when was the ORIGINAL published?
year 1928! (about 16 years after Titanic sanked!)
it includes latest medical knowledge
related to child health care
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which makes me wonder,
maybe the origin of baby book's idea
was a medical record book, like those in hospitals,
for you to record everything related to a patient,
so its easy for reference and tracking as well,
and now it has come to age, and become an
ELEGANT BABY GIFT! :)
if you'd like to buy some for your friends,
just let me know, its not a business, lazy to maintain,
but of cos i will try to help if you're interested la!
1 comment:
Hey...wen..
i buy ur idea.....
A meaningful and useful baby's gift....
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