Gift for Single Mother Expecting Again

I hope I don't come off as being rude...but babies come from a mommy AND a daddy and that's just the way it is. The daughter is going to have questions no matter what and unfortunately, the mom is going to have to face them. Trying to skirt the issue that there is no daddy in the picture doesn't make it not so.

I would go ahead and get the book you like. It's not up to you to answer the 'why'...just help her celebrate her pregnancy and make the best of a tough situation.
~L.

This may sound rediculous - but I make books through Heritage Makers, (I'm a single mom and run into this type of thing with my daughter)...and just make my own books for my daughter. If you want more info...email me back. I promise that this is NOT an attempt to get more business...just an opportunity for you to make a book for her - with pictures OF HER...and her mom... so she will fee confident, loved, and excited about the new baby!

Let me know...blessings.
N.

Make your coworker her OWN book. You can do it easily through Heritage Makers. Get a few photos, write the text, and in about 10 days, your storybook is complete and delivered to her door. Or you can purchase a gift credit for her as a shower gift. Check out my website at www.memories4eternity.com

Have you asked the single expecting mother what she thinks? Maybe you should do that first. Just ask. Two heads are better than one. Maybe the two of you can come up with a perfect gift together. I bet she'll appreciate your sensitivity to her situation, and your desire to help.

I don't know what to reccommend, but I am a single mom of a 4 year old boy and 1 1/2 year old girl. My husband and I recently divorced just before I learned I was pregnant again with #3. I do have a philosophy that just about anyone can be a mother or a father (making babies), but even less can be a mommy and a daddy (taking care of them the way that they should). I guess in your situation, I would ask the mom what she thinks or do an internet search.

I have to admit I somewhat agree with lacy, but why not find one that is character based, I found a cute one on amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/New-Baby-Mercer-Mayer/dp/0307119424...

Or maybe

http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-When-Baby-Comes/dp/0694...

Just a thought!

I think it's a great that you want to get something special for the big sister so it's not just a "baby book" but it's a "family book". I am a single mother of a 3- (almost 4) year-old boy, and I remember that when I was pregnant I was so frustrated because I couldn't find any "baby books" that didn't include huge sections about "how mommy and daddy met" or "mommy and daddy's courtship" or "wedding stuff" or whatever. The books out there are more centered around mommy and daddy than they are around the baby. I don't have much of a suggestion, other than, if you are close to the expecting mother and her daughter, maybe you could take the daughter with you and find more of a scrap book that she can help you pick out. Then it really is a "Big Sister Book". I like the idea of pictures and maybe you can get those and make up pages that say the typical "baby book" things about the newborn and growing steps (like first step, first word, etc.). That way, you can make a page for the older sister and on the next page, make it the same for the new baby. That way they can look at it later in life and see how they both were as babies without having to look at different books.