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Just wondering ds will be 15/16 months when dd is born and I want to give a present to ds so he feels special when he comes in to meet baby
What did you give your children ?
I was thinking mayby a special teddy or something personalized he loves soft and fluffy things
Lucky for us, DD1 was born a few days before DS's 2nd birthday so we had a stack of presents ready :) He got a bit flustered when we bought her home (only stayed the minimum 2 hours) and we whipped out a trailer for his sandpit tractor and that was him happy as larry.
We gave DS1 some colouring in books, pencils and a book called "I'm a big brother now". He loved it.
I've got DD a Mickey Mouse teddy and also some Dora mega blocks. I've also packed a special bag of snacks/treats for her to have at hospy.
Not sure if your DS is too young to understand but a few weeks ago I took DD shopping and we bought a special present for her to give the baby too. I let her choose.
Mrs p that sounds lovely ds Is still a bit young to understand so unfortunately him going to buy a prezzie wouldn't work he's pretty much a baby himself poor guys gonna get a shock
Our kids have lavender Teddy's which you warm up in the microwave (only 30 seconds or so) which are great. We used them to help our little ones stay on their bed but he might like to have something soft, warm and cuddly like baby. You can hold baby and he can hold Teddy? Hope it goes smoothly!
We gave the kids Tonka trucks.
Honestly imo whilst it is a lovely idea and nice to do I really think he's probably to young to really make much connection between the baby and a present. I'm sure he will like to get something (thats pretty normal haha) but isn't likely to feel he's missed out on anything if you don't itms? Mine have been similar age or tad older when new baby arrives and I've not given any of them anything 'special' that I can remember -apart from a lovely new sibling! Mind I don't usually get given a lot of stuff for myself or baby so maybe you do and that's why your worried? Just treat the baby as a precious new member of the family and give ds lots of cuddles when you can, and let him carefully (with help) stroke and kiss his sister whe he's curious.
You can get some pretty cute big brother/sister onesies t-shirts etc might that work? Otherwise perhaps a little soft baby doll all of his own? I am actually considering getting ds2 his own doll because he often cuddles his sisters and is such a cuddly little poppet that it could be his special baby to cuddle when his sisters born, but I might do it BEFORE she is born so it hopefully won't seem like I'm saying 'ive got a new baby to cuddle now so here you have this instead of mummy!' Certainly that won't be the case & my ds is a little older than yours too :D