| The arrival of a new baby is an enormous event in a | | | | least for the parents. Isn't this baby as important as |
| family's life, whether it is the first child or the fifth, it | | | | the others that came before? |
| doesn't matter, here is a new person in our world | | | | Of course the new baby is just as important, but |
| and the occasion needs to be marked. | | | | somehow people don't rush to buy cards and gifts |
| It may be that you will be buying and personally | | | | this time and that is sad. Imagine how it would feel |
| delivering a carefully chosen gift for the child, but this | | | | for the parents if they do not receive these |
| will probably have to wait a week or so as the first | | | | acknowledgements from you and others, this is the |
| few days are going to be exhausting for the mother | | | | time to be sure to act. |
| and with luck, her own parents will be around to | | | | 3. Having decided to send a card for the birth |
| support both her and her hushand with this tiring little | | | | congratulations, it would be nice if your card was able |
| miracle. | | | | to stand out among all the others they will probably |
| So you will need to send a card right away to show | | | | receive. I would like to suggest a type of card to |
| your delight. There are some really lovely cards out | | | | you that certainly fits the bill and that is a scented |
| there both in the high street and online with a huge | | | | card. |
| choice of styles and images. So what are the things | | | | There are lots of different suitable scents for a baby |
| you will be looking for? | | | | birth, perhaps a delicate garden floral scent but the |
| 1. Consider the style of your friend, the new Mum | | | | nicest and most appropriate one of all is one that |
| and base your choice on the kind of card you think | | | | smells of baby powder. |
| she will like, this might not be exactly the same kind | | | | This is so evocative, just one whiff of the baby |
| that you would prefer, but the person receiving the | | | | powder and I can remember exactly how my own |
| card always comes first. Is she modern and stylish | | | | baby smelled as she was cuddled up in a warm towel |
| herself? Or does she love flowers and images of | | | | and sprinkled with powder, amazing how scents can |
| flowers? | | | | take you instantly back to when you first smelled |
| 2. One important point to remember is that if this is | | | | them. |
| not her first child, something often happens. People | | | | So don't delay, as soon as the baby is born, go online |
| don't send cards so quickly or sometimes, don't even | | | | or to the shops and choose the card. When you |
| send one at all for a second baby, especially for a | | | | write inside it, let your delight bubble out and share in |
| third or fourth one and this is disappointing to say the | | | | the joy that a new baby brings. |