'Sure, the presents you've stacked up for baby are perfectly safe and appropriatefor his or her play, but there is a good chance that the gifts you are giving to other family members aren't.
- Pg 523, What to Expect the first year, by Heidi Murkoff with Sharon Mazel
Okay, once you have a baby in the house, no one is going to give you gifts. All gifting is baby gifting. And those friends who are not very versed with parenting...you will get chocolates/sweets, or flowers...or both. Basically, the center of the world will be the baby. And most of the time you will be perfectly happy with it. But there are teeny tiny times when you'd like a gift that has nothing to do with kids, family or motherhood. Even if you are no longer sure what you need it for. Something to remind you of yourself BC (before child). Because once you are in AD (after delivery)...you are in a totally different stage of life, where you always tend to put yourself second (or third or last). And thats fine too. The key (as always) is in balance. Which is a great thing to say... and an insanely difficult thing to do.
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