Baby Gifts - How To Remember The Name Of The Gift Giver
Becoming a new mum has it's side effects and unfortunately one of these is losing your memory
. It seems to happen to every new Mum I know. Once we were able to remember a multitude of tasks in our heads, now we find ourselves armed with post-it notes, jotting down the days tasks!
This memory loss becomes a nuisance when you are desperately trying to remember who bought which gorgeous gift for your new baby. You want to make the thank you notes personal and write the name of each gift inside but in the post-natal haze of having a new baby in the house this task seems impossible.
To avoid this unnecessary stress the best thing to do is create a little thank you card box for yourself before the birth. Everything is then in the one place so you can be ready for the gift onslaught.
The thank you box should include:
- A good pen - a sparkly one is great to add a bit of extra glammer
- Contact details for family and friends, including their full address
- A notebook to write down the gift and the name of the person who gave the gift (sometimes if the gift is baby clothes, a handy tip is to write the name of the person who gave the item to you on the clothes label. A friend of mine did this and then she would clothe the baby in the relevant item when they visited family and friends. They all thought it was great to see the baby in the gift they had spent time choosing and it just added an extra personal touch.
- A box of stamps - you don't want to waste time standing in line at the post office for hours on end.
As the presents arrive in the days and weeks following the birth of your baby you will be so glad you are prepared. You can then sit down and enjoy writing your thank you cards knowing an extra bit of time spent organising things before the birth was worthwhile.