Ideas for Baby to Give Big Brother (19 mos.)

[cindylouhoo]

It suddenly hit me this morning that I need to be planning on a gift for the new baby to give DS1 when he arrives. I'm definitely in the nesting state, and I feel overwhelmed with all the ideas running through my head that need to get done! I'd appreciate any suggestions for a great gift that would be special and preferably a keepsake, but something he'd enjoy using/playing with now. Too much to ask? Any suggestions for things you have seen or done would be great! TIA!

[Wife_and_mommy]

Honestly for one so young, I wouldn't worry about it. You could get some new things just for novelty's sake but definitely don't stress. :)

Enjoy your last few weeks with just one. :)



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[o_mom]

ITA - DS1 was 19 mos when DS2 came along and he really didn't get it or care much. He has no memory at all of being an only child. :-)

[hobokenmom]

I agree with the other posters. At 19 months, your son is going to have no memory of when his sibling arrived, and is not going to care whether he gets a gift or not.

[LarsMal]

I'm also going to agree with what's been said. DS was 16 mos when DD was born, and we didn't get him a special gift or anything. We figured he wouldn't remember anyway! He also ended up getting so much stuff from people who brought DD a present- he definitely wasn't left out!

We did get him the "I'm a Big Brother" book by Joanna Cole before DD was born. We read that a lot before she came- and still read it now. I had also gotten him a small Doodle Pro right before she was born. That came in very handy- especially during the many feedings early on. He would sit next to me while I BF and we could draw and erase pictures without making a mess!

As far as a keepsake- you could get a "big brother" frame or something like that and put a photo of him and his new baby in it to put in his room.

Best of luck to you!

[cindylouhoo]

O.K., thanks! One less thing to do ; ) A nice picture frame with the brothers' pictures would be a good keepsake. Any ideas on web sites that might have "Big Brother" and "Little Brother" frames? We already bought the I'm a Big Brother book and read it almost daily.

[c914]

someone found this one for us at Kohl's B&M

http://www.buybuybaby.com/shopping/prod_detail/main.asp?productID=182817&code=SEARCHDEX

[maestramommy]

I think he's a little young to need a gift from the baby. Dora was 20 months when Arywn was born, and we didn't do anything like that. She barely noticed the baby as it was. When people have given Arwyn gifts, they do also include a gift for Dora, which is really nice of them, but I really don't think she understands the concept of a gift yet.

You might want to get your DS a new toy from you just as a distraction when you and baby come home.

[maestramommy]

I think he's a little young to need a gift from the baby. Dora was 20 months when Arywn was born, and we didn't do anything like that. She barely noticed the baby as it was. When people have given Arwyn gifts, they do also include a gift for Dora, which is really nice of them, but I really don't think she understands the concept of a gift yet.

You might want to get your DS a new toy from you just as a distraction when you and baby come home.

[blueeyedb]

We got DS1 some nice wooden trucks as a gift from DS2. I'm pretty sure he will have no idea that they are from his brother, but he's really into trucks and I'd like to have something fun and new for him when he visits the hospital. They also fit really well into my hospital bag which is a definite plus. I don't intend for them to be keepsakes, so I didn't really stress too much about it (b/c, really, there is enough to stress about as it is).