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Baby Keepsakes
Over the course of our lifetime, we accumulate “stuff” that represents our history, experiences and the good and the bad events that have occurred during our journey through life.
I suppose I am overly sentimental and obsessed with ensuring my own children have keepsakes from their babyhood and beyond. Perhaps it is because I do not have momentos from my babyhood and toddler years that I place a huge importance on ensuring that my children do have treasures that they can appreciate as the years pass by. Call me a pack rat for my kids!
Photographs
Photos are a fabulous means of recording the life of a child.
For each photograph I take of my children, a copy is put into a special box for each of my child. The date and place is recorded on the back of the photograph in addition to additional names of others that may be in the photo. When my children turn 18, I will pass these photographs to my children for their own keeping.
Baby Gifts – Videos
A wonderful, realistic means of recording actions, words and developments of babies, toddlers and up.
The camcorder is an absolutely fantastic electronic device that I have become close friends with since my first baby. Not only do I take videos, but I also utilize video editing software to record music and sounds to the video clips to make it all the more personalized and interesting to others and my children. A copy of all videos is also put into safe keeping for each of my children.
Clothing and Toys
One cannot keep every single piece of clothing or toy, however, I have kept a piece of clothing and a toy from their newborn stage that has been given by a special person in their life such as grandma, grandpa, aunts and uncles, mommy and daddy and other special family members or friends. As the years go on, I am sure the collection will grow with favorite toys that they have cherished through their childhood or other “stuff” that will bring back fond memories.
Baby Gifts / Toddler Record Keeping Books
Recording the particulars of baby’s birth, date of their first steps, the first word spoken, a clipping of hair from their first haircut or all the “firsts” will be a wonderful keepsake for children when they are older. Every person is curious to know what they were like as a baby, what their favoritie color or song was, etc. Remember, even parents forget such things and record keeping books are a great method of looking back and remembering your children.
Yes, I am probably Clean Sweep’s biggest nightmare but it is so important to me that I give my children a part of their history and I believe that they will be grateful when they are older and obtain these special treasures.
Personalized baby gifts and baby gift baskets are among our most popular gift items for newborn babies. Security blankets, baby blankets, plush toys and more embroidered with baby’s first name and birthdate are an excellent baby gift idea. Not only are they enchanting but are a fabulous keepsake gift that will last a lifetime. Baby gift wagons are also great for boys and girls.
Start your little blessing with a gift that will represent their babyhood and start in the journey of life.
Caring for a Sick or Dying Infant Baby
- Baby
- Developmental
- Immunization
- Pediatrician
- Examinations
- Care
- Bathing
- Day Care
- Diapering
- Twins
- Parenting
- Grandparenting
- Motherhood
As the family grapples with the serious illness and perhaps the imminent death of the baby, the infant must also cope with the consequences of their ill health. An infant’s need to be cuddled is just as great as her requirement for food. She thrives on consistent care from her parents. A baby quickly comes to know and love these special people.
Separations, such as hospitalizations, can be very distressing for an infant. Parents of children of chronic diseases can sometimes arrange to care for the child at home with or without the assistance of a nurse. Should parents decide to bring their dying baby home, many communities have resources to assist them during this period [such as visiting nurses, home care nursing, and hospital care].
During necessary hospitalizations, most hospitals allow parents unrestricted visiting privileges and often provide facilities for parents to room-in with the sick infant or child. These arrangements give parents the opportunity to participate in the care of their sick baby. Caution must be exercised not to spend so much time with the ill child that the well-being of the parents and other members of the family suffer.
Things to do that can help you cope with an ill or dying baby includes the following:
- Tell the physician and other hospital staff about your needs and the particular needs of your baby.
- Provide the hospitalized baby with her favorite toys and food. Display pictures of the family where she can see them. The entire family should visit the baby as often as is feasible.
- Obtain counseling with a skilled professional.
- Read about the subject. Most bookstore and libraries have many books for all age groups about coping with the illness or death of a loved one.
- Search out support groups, which exist for many types of chronic illnesses of childhood. There are also support groups to help parents adjust to the death of an infant.
- Allow siblings to visit the sick baby in the hospital.
- Attending funeral services that are brief and not morbid will help all family members to understand and except the finality of their loss.
- Keep lines of communication open between family members. Families that can share their feelings and console each other learn that even an enormous loss can be mastered.