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Posted by bb101082 to U.S. Adoptive Families on May 30, 2012 at 4:52am | 10 Comments | Post a reply

We are meeting up with the expectant mother we have been matched with. Her due date is June 1st! I would like to bring something nice when we meet up tomorrow…any suggestions? She is a reader but it is so difficult to buy a book for someone. Last time we met (which is the one and only time we’ve met) I brought cookies. Any thoughts? I would love to hear some ideas.

(we are meeting at a park, so she can meet our daughter.)

Thanks in advance!!

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How abour a gift certificate for a book store and a flower bouquet??? Be sure to check with your attorney first, though!

Posted by pednurse91 on May 30, 2012 at 4:58am

The first time we met our bmom we gave her a photo album to keep. It had pictures of our home, our family and close friends. Each picture was labeled. That way whenever I referred to someone, she’d have an idea of who they were. It was helpful when she visited the first time, she knew everyone.

Our bmom likes tattoos. As an entrustment gift we gave her a g/c for a tattoo. Unorthodox, but it was something she liked. When we gave it to her we said “Whatever you get, it’ll remind you of our son”. She got his name (she has her daughters names, but I wasn’t sure if she’d want to do that). But she’s very proud of it!

My point was whatever you get, it doesn’t matter, just make it personal. Maybe a favorite book of yours with an inscription? Even if it’s not something she’d typically read, it would be something she’d know was special.

Posted by bobby102 on May 30, 2012 at 5:15am

When we met our Bm we gave her a photo album, I found a nice necklace at target that had a nice saying on it, and we gave her some body cream. I had flowers sent to the hospital after our son was born

Posted by Happygirl2012 on May 30, 2012 at 6:16am

what is an entrustment gift?

Posted by EST on May 30, 2012 at 8:37am

Felicidades! Congratulations on your match! A journal where she could record her feelings might be nice - if she is the writing type.

Suerte! (Good luck!)

Posted by jtwinkle,http://www.jkpadopt.yolasite.com on May 30, 2012 at 2:58pm

Congrats! The day is quickly approaching!

We got our birthmom a locket so she could put a picture in it and wear it whenever she wanted too.

Take care!

Posted by mamaproject on May 30, 2012 at 11:33pm

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

Our meeting was fun and went smoothly.

We are all anxious for the baby to meet the world!

Posted by bb101082 on May 31, 2012 at 3:47am

Our birthparents had two kids and not a lot of money so we got them a gift certificate for the movie theater by their house.

Posted by Aurora122 on Jun 01, 2012 at 7:12am

Aurora122

Our birthparents had two kids and not a lot of money so we got them a gift certificate for the movie theater by their house.

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Posted by Patsymae on Jun 01, 2012 at 9:03am

Our sons great grandma is the one who placed him with us, so this may be a little different, but the day he came to live with us we gave her a photo album partially filled with pics of the first time we met them. Then we put a sticky note that said “to be continued” and now we send her pictures every so often to put in the album. She loves it.

Posted by pepperth on Jun 01, 2012 at 1:51pm