Post by pantsparty on Jan 19, 2013 22:45:38 GMT -5
My SIL just had twin girls. They went home today! I want to send them a congrats card and maybe something small. Is there anything those first few weeks you hadn't registered for you wish you'd had? I'd bring over food but they're in MI.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Jan 19, 2013 22:51:35 GMT -5
Ok. So depending on where they are in Michigan, there is a store here that does online grocery orders. You enter your order online, then drive up and they put it in your car. It costs extra to do, so I'd get her like a 6 month subscription/membership for this. It is hard enough to get out and grocery shop with one. Doing this when I had my 2nd (similar service was offered where we lived before) truly saved my sanity.
Check and see if there's a Busch's that does this in their area. If there is, that's what I'd get them.
Food is always good. Some restaurants (chains) allow you to email gift certificates. I am guessing this will get a lot of clothes now that the babies are here, if you do clothes go a few sizes out. Summer outfits in 6-9 months size.
Post by DotAndBuzz on Jan 19, 2013 23:04:46 GMT -5
It is just a service offered through the grocery store, Busch's. But there are other groceries around that might do it. I don't know if there is a Busch's near Royal Oak, but there is a Hillers in Berkely. That is really close to RO. Maybe you could map the Busch's locations and see how far they are from your SIL. Personally, I wouldn't mind a slightly longer drive if it meant I didn't have to actually deal with going into the store with 2 infants.
Look at their registry and see what is left. While cute outfits, custom spoons, etc.. are cute they aren't what the parents want/need. There must be some small things on their registry that you can get. You could even find the same products on Amazon and have the items shipped directly to them.
I do have to say that the grocery idea is a good one though. I wish the stores here did something like that!
One person got us a gift card for our favourite local restaurant after dd #2 was born. It struck me as so thoughtful of them to buy something for H and I instead of another outfit for the baby. Everyone buys things for the baby, sometimes it's nice to acknowledge the parents and help them though what will be a rough time for the first few weeks.
Gift cards are great. Or what about a membership to Amazon Prime? It's the gift that keeps on giving, and their diaper prices are usually the best.
ETA: Or an Amazon gift card if they already have a Prime membership. I ordered as much as possible that first year to avoid going out - we had a lot of snow when he was a newborn & my recovery sucked.
You can never have enough onesies and those are cute but in the midst of newbornhood i really didnt give a shit. If you get the onesies get 3-6m size.
The best thing people did was bring us food. It was sometines irritating at the time to think of what we wanted or find space in the fridge but in retrospect it absolutely was the best.
And while we coordinate we do not match. Every family is different w this. I would wait unless it is a copy paste type gimic thing.
I have tries to find a correlation w identical or fraternal and matching clothes but there is none lol. I know i dress them differently so ppl are less likely to confuse or group them.