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negligent friend...me...
So, my BFF is expecting her first baby in January! She called me in early July, if I remember correctly, to let me know. I am so happy for her and her husband and have been meaning to send a little something to her as a "congratulations" gift. She lives in Philly now, so I rarely see her, especially now that we've moved to Maine. Well, fast forward to today...she is flying in to Portland this afternoon for a visit and I still haven't gotten anything...I'm such anass.
My last-minute question: Did any of you receive anything especially memorable/helpful/thoughtful from a friend when you were expecting? I didn't really want to give her anything baby-related specifically, since it will just be sitting around for a while and she'll have a shower, etc...but I'm not opposed.
I've edited this down considerably because I realized I won't have time to get anything special today. I'm going to just mail her whatever I wind up with at a later date <sigh>...your suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Re: negligent friend...me...
My BFF sent me a box of tissues, a prenatal exercise dvd, raspberry leaf tea, her copy of Pregnancy Week by Week, a Willow Tree figurine that I gave her when she had a miscarriage (i found that a little odd since it was a gift for a loss) and a very sweet card.
If it weren't summer, I'd mail some baked goods though! She's probably about 20 weeks now, huh? I'd send some sort of treats or something to pamper herself wtih...
One friend sent me a pair of tiny Halloween themed socks (I announced my pregnancy at the end of October). That was it as far as pregnancy gifts.
I don't think pregnancy is necessarily a big gift-giving occasion (aside from the baby shower).
This. Unless there is something so specific to your friendship that you really think you have to get, then I wouldn't worry. If you see her, just give her a big hug and a congrats again. Save your gift thoughts for the shower
All I got was hand-me-downs... clothes, gear, etc. But, my BFF had 3 kids and is done with that stuff.
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Thanks for your input! I actually had the thought of buying her a small black and silver photo frame for their first ultrasound photo...I did this for a friend back in college and she loved it, but again, we were in college and clueless and trying to make the best of an unexpected situation, so I wasn't sure if it was a weird gift (her now 8 year old son still has it on his dresser!). So, I actually mentioned this to her, when she whipped out her loooong strip of ultrasound pics to show me yesterday, and she seemed to think it was something they would love, so I'm going to with that and send it her way after she returns home. Obviously, they can always use the frame for whatever they want if they decide against displaying the ultrasound pic for all time...
I totally agree with most of you that a gift isn't necessary or expected...I'm surrounded by pregnant friends right now and she is really the only one I felt the need to buy something for...just a long-distance, BFF situation