<p>A family member is having a baby and the two sets of grandparents have gotten all the stuff, the crib, the Bob stroller, the rocker, etc. Plus they are getting tons of clothes, both new and hand me downs.</p>
<p>What is something great to get them? Is there any way to give them a starter college fund? Without just sending a check?</p>
<p>For the new mom that has everything, a gift certificate to a grocery delivery service (sounds like they have a lot, but even a personal shopper?) and a homemade freezer meal can be a godsend. The thing I remember most from my post-natal days was this awesome taco lasagne my sister made for my husband and me. It was full of red meat and spices and all kinds of vegetables, and it lasted us a week for lunch. If you’re not a cook, then a menu with the list of meals to be delivered (or just a menu with a gift certificate for delivery) from their favorite restaurant would be good.</p>
<p>What about a spa gift certificate for the new mom?</p>
<p>One of my favorite gifts for DD when she was a baby was a sterling silver bell with a gold tooth fairy atop it to keep the first lost tooth.</p>
<p>Okay, oldfort, when I was pregnant I thought that sounded awesome, but I still have one from four years ago.</p>
<p>Never had time to use it. LOL Still, for the mom with means, it would be nice.</p>
<p>A bunch of board books – pick your favorites. Libraries are great when kids are older, but babies are goiing to tear paper pages and chew on books, so every family needs a bunch of fun, colorful and interesting baby- and toddler-friendly books, so parents will and can start reading to the baby right away.</p>
<p>Disposable diapers. You know they’ll use them.
But if they’re far away, I think a check is fine.<br>
Maybe a CD of lullabies?</p>
<p>EE Savings Bond</p>
<p>I like to give books for new babies. There were several book series that my D’s enjoyed when the were young and I have given these to friends and relatives.</p>
<p>Are they registered at Babies R Us or any other baby store? (I am not kidding). Surely they can use lots of the ancillary stuff like this [Balboa</a> Baby | Products | Shopping Cart Cover | Using](<a href=“http://balboababy.com/shopping_cart_cover_using.html]Balboa”>http://balboababy.com/shopping_cart_cover_using.html)</p>
<p>It straps your kiddo into a shopping cart and keeps them safe and comfy.</p>
<p>Because my mother is nurse, she always gave a basket full of different types of child meds and a thermometer, (since when the baby is sick, the last thing you want to do is run and out buy what you need), and also regular lotions and powders.</p>
<p>Gift certs and always appreciated. I have done diapers and wipes before, but always wonder what brand they prefer, or if the infant will have some types of allergies, so lean towards the gift cert., so they can choose their own.</p>
<p>Gift certs for places they can order in are perfect as well.</p>
<p>Diapers, meals, gift certs for takeout, books (particularly heirloom quality of classics like Mother Goose, Beatrix Potter, fairy tales, etc), savings bonds. </p>
<p>Re: savings bonds. My D just started college this past fall and we let her cash in all the bonds that people had given as baby gifts. It was fun to talk to her about who the people were (some relatives had died, co-workers moved away, etc.) They provided the bulk of her spending money for her first year of college!</p>
<p>Gift certificate for a maid service.</p>
<p>A 12-pack of cloth diapers. (It’s the “swiss army knife” of a mother’s toolkit.)</p>
<p>After the baby is born, I love to give a personalized, embroidered receiving blanket. My favorites come from fillintheblankie dot com.</p>
<p>I personally always give the gift of books. I don’t think a child can ever have too many books. Help develop a love of reading as early as possible. If you want to get fancy, wrap the books in a child-sized tote bag that can later be taken to the library.</p>
<p>An adorable outfit combined with a prepaid professional baby portrait.</p>
<p>A U.S. Savings Bond is a great idea. Savings Bonds bought when he was an infant are now paying S2’s way through college. </p>
<p>A really nice diaper bag (unless the grandparents that covered) with baby’s name monogrammed on it. </p>
<p>A gift certificate to Stride Rite for baby’s first shoes</p>
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<p>I was at Barnes & Noble just last night buying board books for an English teacher’s baby shower. Old favorites, new ones. I had to restrain myself; I bought 5 - at one time I was carrying around about a dozen. Such fun!</p>
<p>Books…always a favorite. A Little Tykes ride on/in toy. Educational toys that are for a six month (plus) baby.</p>
<p>I still have the picture frame that someone gave my mother when I was born. Engraved with my name, birthdate and time, weight and height. My mother put a baby picture in it and it was on her desk as long as I can remember.</p>
<p>I always try to give board books or classic picture books as a baby gift. There are so many nice board books out now, so many more than when our kids were little. Since this baby seems to be well supplied, perhaps just one or two books plus a gift certificate to Amazon or Barnes and Noble? That way the parents could shop online for books they haven’t received, or perhaps for parenting books. I can suggest some great board books if you need suggestions!</p>