If you're giving your toddler a gift when baby comes

Re: If you're giving your toddler a gift when baby comes

• Under.the.Rose member

  March 2012

  Ice cream/frozen yogurt? My toddler is all about immediate gratification, so I'm not going to be getting anything sentimental for him  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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• shouldbworkin

  March 2012

  It was given at the hospital, it was little toys he could play with if he got bored while he was there and he couldn't have cared less b/c everything in my hospital room was far more exciting to him. 

  DS1 age 7, DD age 5 and DS2 born 4/3/12

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• Swannja1

  March 2012

  We are giving DS a Fisher-Price camera as a gift to capture the moments with his new baby sister. I think we are going to wait until we get home to give it to him so that he is preoccupied with something new to play with an explore while we're getting settled in and unpacked from the hospital.

  

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• beachbum28 member

  March 2012

  Swannja1:

  We are giving DS a Fisher-Price camera as a gift to capture the moments with his new baby sister. I think we are going to wait until we get home to give it to him so that he is preoccupied with something new to play with an explore while we're getting settled in and unpacked from the hospital.

  I'm totally getting this for my DS!! Thanks for the Idea!!

  

   

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• Hkaye member

  March 2012

  I am giving my daughter her present at the hospital. She loves babies so I am going to get her a baby with this little changing station I saw that way she can do what mommy is doing.

  

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• sheremy

  March 2012

  We are going to take her gift with us to the hospital and say it's from her baby brother. We will give it to her when she comes to visit us/him for the first time.

   

  

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• brandenburdett member

  March 2012

  I have a book that I think we will give to her at the hospital, if it seems right. I wrote a little message in it to remind her that we will always love her - even though she can't read it now, it might be comforting for her to see it when she's a jealous tweenie!

  

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• kkfeb04 member

  March 2012

  DS is getting his gift at the hospital.  I got him a Mr. Potato Head, nothing special, just a little something.  He picked out a stuffed toy for the baby.  I also have a ton of little toys, books, coloring books, etc for him to receive a gift when people bring the baby a gift.

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• cloud9climber

  March 2012

  We're doing a gift exchange between them at the hospital after they meet each other.  Can't wait  He picked her gift out the other night - so cute!  He kept saying it was for his "baby Sister."  Swoon...

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• Nurse27

  March 2012

  I got my little man a sesame street mp3 player. We will give it to him from baby when he sees him for the first time.

  

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• KateLouise member

  March 2012

  I got Lo a really cool pop up book. She loves books. I didn't end up giving it to her until LO was about 3 weeks old, but that worked out great.

  We kept getting parcels arrive for LO and DD1 was really patient with all these presents being for DD2, but she was so thrilled when I pulled out a gift that was for her. 

  
  Elizabeth 5yrs old Jane 3yrs old

  
  

  
  
  

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• Tara&Ryan

  March 2012

  I'm giving DD a new baby doll outfit at the hospital.  Then I have some summer clothes I already purchased for her on clearance last year. So I'm going to wrap up some of the outfits that way if anyone stops by with a gift for the new baby, I can give one to Audrey too.

  

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• wedsept member

  March 2012

  I am also giving a toddler camera and the fisher-price medical kit.  That way, she isn't freaked out for being at the hospital and seeing me with IVs.

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• eevie

  March 2012

  This is adorable! I'll recommend it to a friend of mine, who's fretting over how her daughter will react. 

  sheremy:

  We are going to take her gift with us to the hospital and say it's from her baby brother. We will give it to her when she comes to visit us/him for the first time.

   

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• melpoteet

  March 2012

  We are giving DS a gift from the baby at the hospital when he first comes to meet his little brother or sister.  We got him an elmo hand puppet.  He loves elmo and puppets so win win!

  ~Mel~

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• acia member

  March 2012

  I bought her a Kidizoom camera - I figure we're going to be taking so many pictures of the new baby that this would be a way for her to feel included. Not sure yet if I'll make it a present from us or from the baby. I also plan on getting her to pick out a toy to give to baby as a present, to make it more like a gift exchange.
  

  

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• brideofscowboy member

  March 2012

  DS will be getting a little truck toy set at the hospital. We'll be 90 miles from home so I'm sure he'll get bored fast. There nothing like a shiney new toy to occupy him.

  

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