<p>Fourth child to a family that pretty much has everything. Help!</p>
<p>Honestly? Something personalized, like a teddybear or photobook with their name on it.</p>
<p>Google “taggies.” Taggies (loveys) are soft fleece blankies about 16x16-inches square with small ribbon “tags” on all 3 sides for the baby to grip. They make wonderful gifts. I’ve found some nice ones on ■■■■■■■■. Some come monogrammed or with the name embroidered.</p>
<p>I just ordered 3 as gifts for 3 new great-nieces.</p>
<p>Our favorite, most loved item for D is “Singing Bear”. It’s a Gund stuffed bear that plays “you are my sunshine” baby shower gift from one of my great-aunts. Singing Bear is sitting on her bed right now, 17 years later. </p>
<p>My sister received a blanket with her son’s name knitted into it, that would be a lovely, personal gift for the 4th child.</p>
<p>Subscription to Ladybug for the siblings to read to the baby.</p>
<p>New book, Go the (blank) to Sleep for the parents.</p>
<p>Large box of diapers with a bow on it. (Someone gave me this when I had baby #2. I appreciated it.)</p>
<p>Also, presents for each of the siblings. They need not cost much. Bubble-making contraptions. Water guns. Crayola’s latest crayon gimmick. Anything that’s fun and that the baby could not use or appreciate.</p>
<p>My favorite gift to give when someone has a new baby is a gift certificate to a photographer. Could be Sears, could be something more pricey, but it’s always appreciated.</p>
<p>Some great ideas - thanks! I’ve always done sibling mini-gifts in the past, so I guess I should keep up the tradition. What’s hot for 7, 5, and 3 year olds these days? (Although my bias is towards “classic” toys and books, so maybe it doesn’t matter…)</p>
<p>Depending on how much you want to spend: *and yes, I realize that this is a fourth child. But that child deserves something other than battered hand me downs…</p>
<p>Books, educational toys…a plaque with their name on it that will go over a bed or on a bedroom door…a Little Tykes style ride in car with stuff in it…LOVE the photographer idea…</p>
<p>Along the “lovey” line, our local toystore stocks adorable soft flat plush animals - they look like beanie babies that have lost their stuffing. These are small enough to fit into the diaperbag easily. Along with a couple of board books, these are our go-to baby presents.</p>
<p>Sophie the giraffe from Barnes and Noble has received rave reviews from a cousin with a young baby…apparently it’s the greatest teether ever. It is REALLY cute!</p>
<p>And I love the sibling gifts, crayons are on sale everywhere right now…nice quiet toy for when the new baby is sleeping (or mom is trying to sleep). Target has some cute coloring books with classic charactors recently, in the dollar bins. I don’t know for sure that they are still there…</p>
<p>personalized painting. it will last forever</p>
<p>Costco online has a great gift basket by Burt’s Bees. </p>
<p>[Costco</a> - Burt’s Bees® Baby Gift Set](<a href=“http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11271387&search=burt’s+bees&Mo=1&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=burt’s+bees&Ntt=burt’s+bees&No=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1]Costco”>http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11271387&search=burt’s+bees&Mo=1&cm_re=1_en-_-Top_Left_Nav-_-Top_search&lang=en-US&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Sp=S&N=5000043&whse=BC&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntk=Text_Search&Dr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ne=4000000&D=burt’s+bees&Ntt=burt’s+bees&No=1&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Nty=1&topnav=&s=1)</p>
<p>I don’t think this has been offered yet, for babies that aren’t the first I like to give a spa gift certificate for mom. Large or small, doesn’t matter. I also offer to babysit when she is ready to set a time. Just getting a couple of hours away to get a mani-pedi for a mom with several little ones can be the BEST gift!</p>
<p>One of my favorite gifts for DD when she was a baby was a sterling-silver tooth saver shaped like a bell with a gold fairy perched atop. It is something that can be passed down from generation to generation, too.</p>
<p>Reviving this thread for an opinion. A boss with whom I have a good but fairly formal relationship is having a child soon, and I’d like to get her something but I’m struggling with what’s appropriate. This is necessarily an individual gift – she doesn’t have a group that works for her. It’s a second child, so they have all the basics covered and have no registry, and they are a dual income high earning couple, so the normal gifts like diapers, diaper bags, restaurant/grocery gift cards etc. will seem odd because there is no “need.” I don’t really want to pick baby clothes – I don’t know the parents’ tastes, so I don’t know if they want the cute pink dresses etc. or if those will go unused.</p>
<p>I was thinking a gift certificate to a baby gap type of place. It’s easy to mail, but then they know exactly what I spent (and I have the awkward decision of deciding what the amount should be – she makes a LOT more money than me, and I know she’ll feel weird if the amount was too high). I kind of want to go with a keepsake, which she’ll have for more than a few months, though do people find keepsake gifts useless? A photo box/book with the baby’s name and DOB engraved seem like a good, formal “corporate” gift and no one knows the exact dollar amount of the gift, but do people get dozens of those things – it’s not like engraving is all the difficult? Thoughts?</p>
<p>Try to find a book that has the child’s name, like Blueberries for Sal, Madeline, Amelia Bedelia, Curious George. You get the idea. Or a commemorative newspaper of the birthdate.</p>
<p>I’d go with the photo box with the baby name and DOB, somehow that doesn’t seem to happen as much with 2nd childern. A picture frame with engraving is nice as well. A blanket with the baby’s name is wonderful…check the Disney Store. The ones I bought a couple of years ago for a distant relative seem to be holding up well, and the kids love them.</p>
<p>Edited to add, a small gift for the older sibling is a nice gesture…a board book, coloring book with crayons or colored pencils (they don’t melt), sticker book…just a little something.</p>
<p>Something sterling and engraved will NOT be wrong. And I second the idea about the sibling gift.</p>
<p>I am the practical type - usually buy a supply of nice bibs. You can never have too many bibs, and after a while they get gross. If someone is on their 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc child, they still need new bibs.</p>
<p>Also echo the need for a small gift for the older sibling(s). We just bought a small truck character from Cars for the 4 year old boy next door who had a new baby brother. We also bought a nice picture frame that said “Brothers” on it, to go with the bibs.</p>