People seem to overlook how much the woman is neglected at times like this. It is incredibly hard for a woman to go through 9 months of body changing, hormone changing baby growth, and immediately after, have to take care of a screaming rodent. Not to mention, she gets coddled, and paid attention to for 9 months, and then BAM baby is here, who are you?

Women often suffer from post-partum depression because of this. If you want to get a valuable gift, I would suggest getting her something special (a certificate for a massage or something else equally nice).

As for the baby... if you want this to be something special to the kid, you want to get him something the baby is going to get attached to. Something like a fuzzy blanket, or a teddy bear. If you want it to be a helpful gift, diapers and clothes, a rocking chair (if they don't have one), a diaper genie is good, a baby bathtub thingy, etc. etc.

or u could get something for the baby like a teddy or something. My dads mate bought me one when i was just 2 days old & it was my favourite growing up. it's still in my wardrobe

Watch the polar baby eat the penguin baby.

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Maynard James Keenan:
Like hearing my grandmother, talk to her dog that way -- "Ooo
-- puppy!" and I said I'd never do that, ever! And now I have two
dogs and I talk like an imbecile! I wander around, "Ooo! You want
food!" I've turned into a f*cking moron.

thanks theresa, both grandmas i think will fly out to help take care of the new baby and my friend is taking maternity leave to stay at home to help his wife with the baby. good idea though.

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

Hey Wai,

Here's a link to the Jacadi site. They have a store on Madison Ave. and they have really amazing hand made baby clothes that are of an heirloom quality. Oh, and they're crazy expensive!! That's where I shopped for my first niece!

http://www.jacadiusa.com/ecomapp/shop/home.do

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http://search.ebay.com/search/searc...baby&category0=

Awesome baby stuff for cheap. It's great quality. Look for a diaper bag if she doesn't already have one.

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Maynard James Keenan:
Like hearing my grandmother, talk to her dog that way -- "Ooo
-- puppy!" and I said I'd never do that, ever! And now I have two
dogs and I talk like an imbecile! I wander around, "Ooo! You want
food!" I've turned into a f*cking moron.

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Originally posted by Ian or u could get something for the baby like a teddy or something. My dads mate bought me one when i was just 2 days old & it was my favourite growing up. it's still in my wardrobe

i actually still have my baby blanket and i'm 27...that's what i want to give that kid something to keep forever dammit because i'll be the most awesome aunt this kid has. i'm infinitely more fun than anyone he knows i'm sure and i'll probably be the only non-serb the kids knows for a while!!!

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

If you go with a teddy you may want to go with one that is mass produced as opposed to hand made, as they have to meet safety codes(tho not made in China.)

I bought a beautiful bear for my niece that was in a boutique in tribeca and after a while the head fell off! Dangerous and emotionally scarring.

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Originally posted by sheila-neil If you go with a teddy you may want to go with one that is mass produced as opposed to hand made, as they have to meet safety codes(tho not made in China.) I bought a beautiful bear for my niece that was in a boutique in tribeca and after a while the head fell off! Dangerous and emotionally scarring.

thanks for the advice sheila, i will do a little shopping this weekend. i'm kinda excited to meet this kid but they live in boston, gotta make a trip sooner rather than later.

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.

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Originally posted by getfoul Watch the polar baby eat the penguin baby.

Penguin ftw

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JustinMead - HighSkies (Need reviews)

i'm a fan of elephants...our college mascot was jumbo (aka dumbo) the elephant so would mean a lot to get that for his kid. plus elephants are awesome

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Originally posted by Ygrene I once saw Swamper peel off 4 or 5 $100 bills from a fat roll and say this to Donald Trump: "Go clean yourself up; you look like a bum.". And then he threw the bills right in Trump's face/hair! Then Swamper and his entourage of 30, who were all wearing TA monogramed Rolexes, left the room and flew to Hawaii for a few hours because Del wanted fresh coconut. To his defense, Trump didn't even really look like a bum.