Mother's Day gifts for YOUR mom as gma?

[FastHands]

This will be my mom's first grandchild, so I thought it would be fun to celebrate that with her mother's day gift. I think we'll send a disc with the video of the a/s,  but I'm trying to think of something else. Maybe just a mug? Anyone else doing a first-time gma gift for mother's day? Let me steal see your ideas!

[bluelikejazz]

We're just sending flowers and chocolate with a card that says "Happy Grandmother's Day" for MIL (First Grandchild).

My mom is getting wine glasses

/not helpful

[SJ]

Haha, I bought my mom an extra base for the Chicco KeyFit.

Totally a self-serving gift so she can babysit, but she will still be happy.

[shekels1222]

This is my moms third grand kid but I got her a new pandora charm with the new baby's birthstone. I've seen some really cute countdown plaques on etsy for the first grand baby or sweet picture frames.

[pennylane]

We're announcing to our parents for Mother's Day- I put the first ultrasound in a picture frame and got them a grandparents card. They are going to be excited enough over the baby that I don't see the need to get anything else. (I should also add that this is grandkid #14 (my side) and #2 on his.)

[FastHands]

May 6, 2014 11:24:11 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

Oh geez I didn't even think of this. I planned on getting her a mom card but not a grandma card. Thanks!

fwiw, DH thinks I'm ridic and said that she's not a grandma yet. lol. Guess I'm not getting anything for mother's day! haha

[bowies]

I'm not going to be much help to you - my mom is getting a generic card.  ETA:  It's only a Mom one, not a Grandma one.

I saw a really nice calligraphed family tree (on Etsy I think) that would be a perfect gift. Though that's probably easier after the arrival of the baby, LOL.

[FastHands]

May 6, 2014 11:28:44 GMT -5 oceanspray said:

May 6, 2014 11:27:10 GMT -5 FastHands said:

fwiw, DH thinks I'm ridic and said that she's not a grandma yet. lol. Guess I'm not getting anything for mother's day! haha

Well I am due the Saturday after Mother's Day so she might be!  LOL.

Yeah I'm not due till September, so definitely a different situation. lol

[Bonita]

We haven't gotten anything yet, we need to figure it out by today though

I had been debating on using Mother's Day to announce to them, but I can't decide if we should do it now or not...I'm running out of time though, ha ha! :-P

[kaybee85]

I really wanted to announce on mother's day at first, but it's just a little too soon for my comfort since it's before our first appointment.

[natsnow]

We are also probably announcing to our parents for mother's day. I really like the idea of getting them a pandora charm with the baby's birthstone. I think I'm going to steal that! Except I'm kind of not sure if the due date is in November or December now.

eta: we also got my mom and MIL emo cards off etsy that say something pinteresty like "great parents get promoted to grandparents" 

[D2M]

We are going the super practical route. For combined Mother's/Father's Day (my due date is in between the two), we're getting my ILs airline gift certificates so they can fly up to meet the baby when he/she arrives. We won't be covering their whole flights, but they'll appreciate the gesture. For my own mom, who lives locally, I still need to figure out what I'm doing.

[shekels1222]

May 6, 2014 12:10:15 GMT -5 natsnow said:

We are also probably announcing to our parents for mother's day. I really like the idea of getting them a pandora charm with the baby's birthstone. I think I'm going to steal that! Except I'm kind of not sure if the due date is in November or December now.

Yeah my due date is the end of Nov but by God I'm determined not to go over. I'm kind of willing it by buying a Nov charm. DS was 2 weeks early so that is what I'm banking on.

[ringstrue]

no but its my 2nd, lol. I didn't do anything while pg with DD either. Once she was born we stared sending a grandma card from DD for mother's day and birthdays.

Holidays like this are so annoying now cuz we spend like $50 just on stupid cards for everyone.

[natsnow]

May 6, 2014 12:16:38 GMT -5 shekels1222 said:

May 6, 2014 12:10:15 GMT -5 natsnow said:

We are also probably announcing to our parents for mother's day. I really like the idea of getting them a pandora charm with the baby's birthstone. I think I'm going to steal that! Except I'm kind of not sure if the due date is in November or December now.

Yeah my due date is the end of Nov but by God I'm determined not to go over. I'm kind of willing it by buying a Nov charm. DS was 2 weeks early so that is what I'm banking on.

I can't decide.  I was charting, and based on that my due date was dec 4.  My doctor agreed.  But then I found out last week that at my early ultrasound (5 weeks 6 days) I was measuring 6 weeks 6 days. I guess it's possible, but unlikely that I'm a full week ahead of where I thought.  So that would make my due date Nov 26, I think.  My NT scan is next Thursday, but I want to have the gifts by then, obviously.  I'll just buy whichever one I like more. haha

[gibbinator]

My mom is getting the gift of babysitting ;-) I'm staying at her place Saturday night so she's waking up with him while I sleep in (her idea!) I'll also probably get ds to help make a card to go with a photo.

[azurely]

I bought my mom a grandma photo frame when we first started TTC. She already knows I'm pregnant, so it's not to announce, but I'm planning to put one of our ultrasound photos from our first tri scan on Friday in there and give it to her along with her regular Mother's Day gift.

[Deleted]

We are announcing to our families on Mothers Day. I picked up ultrasound frames from Kohl's that say 'Sneak Peak', and wrote 'Hi Mom-Mom' and 'Hi Nana' with Photoshop on the ultrasound picture. I also grabbed them candles from Anthropologie, which isn't baby related.

This is grandkid #5 on his side and #12 on my side so, so both mom's are used to the grandmom role.

[aqualuv]

I actually do not plan on getting my mom a "Grandma" card yet, I'll save that for next year. She isn't technically a grandmother yet, just like I won't be celebrating Mother's Day for myself.

[mrspost08]

I almost bought my mom a grandma pandora charm but thought that might be dumb. I bought her the high heel instead. I think I will get her the grandma one when she comes to take care of us.

[pinotgrig]

I combined Mother's Day and "thanks for throwing me an awesome shower" gift and got:

Picture frame that says something like "I love grandma"
Pearl bead for her pandora bracelet (mine and baby's birthstone)
Little wooden sign that says "I love that you're my grandma"
Pearl necklace/earring set

[Odonata]

I wasn't thinking of this but MIL just sent me a Mother's Day card for the mommy-to-be. This will be her first grandchild so I guess I should get her something.

Last year BIL and his GF announced their pregnancy with a grandma card and a pic of the ultrasound on Mother's Day.
She ended up with a m/c, though. I'm not sure I will want to do something in front of them since I know how it hurts when you had a loss and that day is going to be pretty hard for GF. I was there last year, after all.

Maybe I'll send her something so I'm not giving her a grandma thing in front of them.

My mom? She's already been a grandmother so I bet this won't phase her. Maybe I'll get her something small.