First time moms and their babies get lots of attention and gifts, but fathers tend to get overlooked. Make sure that you recognize the importance of a first time dad with a great gift. It's nice to send a gift for the father along with your baby shower gift or give the first time dad a present at the hospital or home when you visit the baby for the first time.
Gift of Your Time
The first time dad will usually have to pick up the slack while the mother is recovering from birth. He may be overwhelmed by the amount of laundry and cooking that he has to do to keep the family afloat. You can make the transition easier by giving him a promise to do a couple hours of laundry, deliver two home cooked meals or clean the kitchen. Think about what the family may need as soon as the little one makes her appearance and it will greatly help the father.
Celebratory Gift
A new father should celebrate the bliss of having a new baby. Send him a bottle of champagne wrapped in cellophane and tied with a pretty ribbon. If you know that he has a favorite indulgent beverage, send that instead. If you're a good guy friend of the new father, send a note telling him that you want to take him out or come over if he can't get away for a beer to celebrate.
Sports Fanatic
If the first time father has a love of sports and favorite team, give him matching jerseys or hats for him and his newborn. If you want a special father's day gift for the first time dad, take the little one to get his picture taken in that team's paraphernalia and frame it for him. He'll love that the personalized touch. If the first time father has been doing a lot at home and needs to get out for a little while, give him tickets to go to a football, baseball or basketball game.
Personalized Item
Give the first time father a video that you took of him and his baby. Give him a nice frame with a picture of the father and his baby. Put together a scrapbook of special moments for the father including some pictures of him with his pregnant wife, pictures of the newborn and pictures of the father and baby together. These are memories that he'll keep for a lifetime and truly appreciate.
