| I'm different from most guests because I like to | | | | vice versa! |
| come up with my own baby shower gift idea. Sure, I | | | | I also think whether the guest of honor had a |
| could grab a gift off the baby store's registry and be | | | | particularly difficult time during her pregnancy. This |
| done with the task in minutes. I actually have done | | | | might seem odd, but here's my reasoning. If the |
| that before. But when time allows, I like to try and | | | | pregnancy's been hard, the mother may need |
| come up with a baby shower gift idea on my own. | | | | pampering. In that case my baby shower gift idea |
| Want to know my secret for coming up with a | | | | might be geared towards the mother-to-be rather |
| suitable baby shower gift idea? Before I go shopping, | | | | than the newborn child. |
| I think about the guest of honor. That keeps me | | | | Her interests and preferences |
| from wasting time wandering aimlessly through the | | | | If I know how the guest of honor spends her free |
| real or virtual aisles. Here are some of the things I | | | | time, I try to come up with a baby shower gift idea |
| think about. | | | | that encourages mommy-and-baby time together. Or |
| Her pregnancy | | | | if I know for example that she'll breastfeed, I might |
| I think whether or not it's her first pregnancy, | | | | choose something related to that, like a book or a |
| whether or not she knows the gender, even | | | | breastfeeding pillow designed for twins. |
| whether or not she's having multiple births. That helps | | | | Hopefully you get the point which is this. It's not that |
| narrow down my baby shower gift ideas. Does she | | | | hard to come up with a baby shower gift idea. Your |
| need everything (first child)? Duplicate items (twins)? | | | | reward for the effort? Your gift might be the one |
| Certain colors? No matter how open-minded, few | | | | everyone talks about - and mimics - for years to |
| parents want their baby boys dressed in pink and | | | | come! |