2nd Anniversary Gift Ideas

OpheliaChem

My 2nd anniversary is very soon after LO arrives and I want to think about gifts for MH now so I'm not scrambling with a newborn. Cotton is the traditional 2nd anny gift but I'm stumped. What did you get for your husbands for a cotton gift(s)?

 

TIA and Happy (almost) Friday!!!!

sunset+skies

New pj's?

Haha, I don't even know. I think this "rule" was probably back in the day when men used handkercheives and wore gloves, and that's what your "cotton" gift would be.

JayElleJayCee

cotton balls for his ears so he doesn't hear LO scream?? hehehe. Just Kidding!! He better help! lol.

IdigDirt

My anniversary is also soon after baby comes but I have no ideas. 

11kacey

Towels or sheets are always a good gift.. (maybe more for a girl, or it could just be me).

You could get him a burp cloth (the thick ones like prefolds) monogrammed to say "I love my daddy" or something like that.

Does he go to the gym a lot or play golf? You could get him a new towel for either of those. 

Most of my ideas involve monograms and I don't know how many husbands feel about that.. if they are like my husband they aren't big fans.. 

thatgirl84

A hammock that's made from cotton. Just an idea. I would love it personally.

A matching outfit for baby and dad. 

If he's a fan of any team really, you could order him a jersey (depends on how big of a fan)

Lingerie!

 

 

OpheliaChem

JayElleJayCee:

cotton balls for his ears so he doesn't hear LO scream?? hehehe. Just Kidding!! He better help! lol.

 

Hahahaha! I love it! No matter which gift I choose, I'm definitely getting a bag of cotton balls. 

 

I like the towels idea...we can always use new towels. And I like the idea of a gift for baby and dad. Thanks ladies! I knew I could count on you! Please keep the ideas coming!!!

bestmaid6

Last year was our 2 year and we did the cotton thing a few different ways. We actually went to J.Crew and each picked out a nice t-shirt for the other. The, we bought good, organic sheets since our old sheet set was a HUGE pain to put on our bed. Lastly, I bought 2 extra pillow cases and painted "his" and "hers" in script on them so when they are on the bed they read as one word (wish I had a pic, it;s kind of hard to describe).

The tshirts were just a fun, spur of the moment thing, but every time DH wears his tshirt I think about our anniversary day.

Other ideas might be a nice table cloth, some new towels (not romantic, but very useful), or maybe a hammock, assuming you have a place to put one up. Think of something you'll use on a regular basis, that way you'll be reminded of the reason for the gift every time you use it.

bcspagirl

i got mine a new golf bag(the inside lining was cotton)

HollySC13

I took the napkins from our wedding and sewed them into a quilt. I embroided a heart in the middle with the words "Always and Forever" in the center of the quilt.

ediefineran

I am getting mine a big comfy bathrobe with his initials on it.