Postpartum Gift Basket

Hey everyone! It's been a long time since the previous post. We are now in 2018 and the past few months have been crazy busy as we welcomed our baby boy. Our daughter is a great big sister and loves him so very much. This year, we intend to keep this blog alive by posting more and sharing our journey as parents. Most of the time we post on Instagram, but for posts like this and recipes that we try, we'll use this blog.

Today's post is on a gift basket my sister in law and I put together for a relative who just had a baby girl. We wanted to fill it with the basic essentials for a newborn as well as something for the older sibling (boy) so he doesn't feel left out. During my pregnancy I bought a few 'big sister' gifts to give to my daughter before I left for the hospital and when we came home with the baby. It made her feel very special and kept her distracted when the newborn needed attention. I purchased my daughter's gifts from Amazon. If you want to know what kind of toys I got for her, then comment below and I'll share that on a future post.

Here are the 'big brother' gifts we put into the basket:

He loves brushing his teeth so we got him a cute toothbrush and he enjoys eating from apple sauce packets so we also put them in the basket along with a fun and cute little book.

For the Momma: a variety pack of organic teas with local honey and a hand cream from Whole Foods.

For the newborn (girl): a pack of hooded towels, 2-in-1 burp cloth + bib, baby lotion, Aquaphor, car toy + book, a couple outfits, tights, and a pair of shoes

I bought this mug from the dollar store a few months ago, but couldn't decide what to do with it. So, I used my Cricut Explore Air 2 to cut out the words "mommy fuel" on vinyl and stick on the mug.

This was a fun basket to make especially since I recently had a baby so I thought of the essentials that I use on a day to day basis. Most of the things are from Buy Buy Baby and some are from Walmart and Whole Foods. The basket kit which included a basket, cellophane bag and a tag is from World Market. Hope you enjoyed this post and got a few ideas for your next DIY basket ;)

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