My neice is expecting her first baby, a baby girl. Her mom (my husband’s sister) is making an ABC book for the little one and asked for letter suggestions using this prompt: “My gift/wish for her is…”
Other family members started to share:
B – Ballgames and Beach trips
E – Equality
G – Gardening
H – Humor
M – Music
I shared:
C – Confidence to do everything she sets her mind to
L – daily Laptime, to sit and Listen to books being read aloud to her.
T – Time to Travel to see the world (including some architectual wonders)
V – Visits to spend time with extended family members
Next, my oldest daughter shared:
A – Activism, pushing the world around her to be a better place
C – Cooking
D – Democrats. Enough said.
P – Plants, because we all need a little greenery in our lives (I’ve recently become a Plant Mom and am enjoying it)
Q – Quantitative reasoning; numbers can change the world!
S – The Sound of Music, an important musical in my childhood. I hope she enjoys it (and Singing!) too!
T – Traveling
V – Voting!
What would YOU share?
Love this. So many powerful wishes for a baby- sure to be a strong human!
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Super ideas!!!
Oh, my one little word – willing
W – Willing to soar, to try, to connect, to be the very best you can be!
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Fran – I love how your OLW fits so well here! Any ideas for the letters i, u, or x? Soon-to-be grandma is stuck on those letters?!! Thanks for the writing help!
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Family gifts like these are such treasures. I love how your own personalities shine through your letter choices.
While not an x word per se, I do love exuberance, or maybe just xo for kisses and love. I’d go with independent for I, and for u understanding.
It was fun brainstorming letters!
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I LOVE this!
I- independent- I wish you the strength to make up your own mind
U-unending- may you know the unending love of family
X- (e)xtraordinary- you are the boss of your life
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Those are excellent, Erika!
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Love this idea! 🙂 How special.
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Xeranthemum (a little purple flower) symbol of cheerfulness, immortality, eternity and everlasting love may work itself into a lovely line.
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I loved this! My family is artsy (ish) and we drew an ABC book for my neice with the ABCs of our family memories. I like your theme of “wishes” and I think I’ll hold that one for a future baby shower… Thanks for sharing 🙂
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I love this idea and how it includes wishes from your family for this sweet addition (let alone just the ABC book aspect).
I – imagination
U – Understanding. How understanding family is and how, in time, this child will grow to understand others
X – (a stretch here…) eXude confidence
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Do you know the book, Dictionary for a Better World? It would make a lovely gift to go with the family gift. https://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Better-World-Quotes-Anecdotes/dp/1541557751
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Thanks for reminding me about this book. I got it over the summer but need to read it. And it will make a great gift for her, too!
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What a fantastic gift. Passing on what we wish for the. next generation. Another recommendation A is for Activist. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/231897/a-is-for-activist-by-innosanto-nagara/
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Thnaks for the board book recommendation. Buying it today for her!!
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K – KINDNESS
F – Faith
R – Resilience
A – Acceptance
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