A baby gift should be something that a Father is as excited about as well as the Mom.  With football season in full swing and basketball season about to start, many Fathers are caught up in watching their favorite team on the field , on tv or on their smart phone.  If you are trying  to get this sports nuts to pay attention to a baby gift, you have to go the extra nine yards. We don’t want him to just say “hmm” when Mom shows him what great auntie Sophie sent for the new baby.  We want him to go WOW! ” This is something I really can’t wait to see our baby use”. We suggest a personalized baby gift with a sports or hobby theme. Find the perfect blanket to reflect his interest and then add the baby’s name and birthdate and you have selected a treasured keepsake.

Here’s our list of WOW gift for the sports enthusiast:

Basket ball gifts:

Basketball handcrafted blanket by Teamees;

HeatBasketball Baby Wipe Case

Wrap your baby in this plush handcrafted football blanket

 PERSONALIZED FOOTBALL BABY GIFTS

Teamees supersoft football blanket.

3 Marthas hooded towel

This Boogie Baby Baseball Blanket called “The Home Run ” is a great gift for the budding baseball star. And you can be a winner for picking out a gift that reflects the Father’s interest; this  shows you really care.

Babies are introduced to books at a young age in order for them to build familiarity with books and reading. Some babies are more interested in looking at books than other babies are. Parents provide books with pictures and sometimes pop-ups in order to entertain the child. These baby books will be in their own section of the house with baby bookends to hold them up. Namely Newborns provide baby bookends that are designed to match the baby books that they are holding upward.

A baby bookend is a great gift for parents who really want their child to start reading at a young age, or least becoming familiar with books. This product will also keep structure in the house by holding the books up. Nothing is more important than matching and keeping everything in the same theme, baby bookends match perfectly for the baby’s room. Parents who enjoy structure, like baby designs, and want their children involved with books will appreciate this Namely Newborns product as a gift. There are many themes in which the bookends are that the baby and parents will enjoy. The baby bookends include Ducky Baby, Blue Teddy Bear, Robot BE55, Train Baby and Sports bookends. The Sports Bookends includes a football, baseball, baseball bat and a soccer ball design. Train baby Bookend contains two trains that are facing away from each other with railroads below each train. A child’s ability to read and understand the content is pivotal for the kid to succeed in the classroom.

Namely Newborns bookends are great gifts for both inquisitive babies and parents to enjoy. These gifts come in many designs that can match the theme of the child’s room or bookshelf. The bookends are bright and colorful with plenty of design as well as detail on each product.

Organic baby gifts are not only beautiful, but they are practical. Organic fabric is gentler on a baby’s delicate skin.  Organic baby products do not have harmful dyes for baby to smell and ingest. The first few months of a baby’s life are spent lying in a crib or stroller surrounded by the fabric used in the baby blankets, stuffed animals and clothing that he is dressed in.

Organic baby gifts send many messages to the family of the baby.  Besides showing that you care enough about the baby to go the extra 9 yards and select an organic gift; an organic gift says a lot about you and how you feel about preserving our planet. Sending an organic baby gift demonstrates that you care not just about the baby today but about the future of the baby and the world he will inhabit.

Today, organic doesn’s have to mean  dull beige baby blankets or boring toys. There are many colorful designs  and fabrics  that are truly beautiful; we love the handcrafted onesy with baby giraffes. Not only is it organic, but it is made in America.  Our organic baby gift basket at www.namelynewborns.com features a handcrafted organic butterfly onesy , an organic bunny security blanket and 4 beautiful ec0-friendly muslim swaddling blankets from Aiden and Anais.

Selecting the right gift for the very important baby in you life can require some extra thinking. If you are choosing a baby gift for a close friend or relative, think about selecting a lasting gift, a gift that will become a keepsake..

Namely Newborns has  a wide selection of  gifts that we label keepsakes. Among our favorite baby gifts that we guarantee will be enjoyed by a baby for many years are bookends. Bookends are available in so many beautiful styles.  Well constructed bookends made of wood last for years. They can follow baby from his nursery to playroom and even find a special place in his room when he is a toddler.

Three important things to remember when selecting bookends for a baby:

1. Make sure that the material that the bookend is made out of  is safe. Metal bookends can be sharp and hurt a small child. Ceramics bookends can break.
2. Wooden bookends are the best choice
3. Make sure that the paint is lead free and safe for babies.

Bookends have many uses  besides organizing books. Bookends can help create a theme in the nursery . They can be used as accents on shelves. Bookends can be a place to designate where important files and papers are stored.

There are many styles of bookends to buy. Add books to your bookends and you have not only a lasting baby gift, but one that will be used every day.

Our favorite bookends come in sports designs, flowers, teddy bears, robots, dancers, lions as well as the adorabe duckdesign shown above.  Whichever style  you choose, your bookends will be a favorite baby gift and last for years.

Namely Newborns provide Baby Gifts that are personalized for families and friends to enjoy. The site is a great place to go to when looking for a gift for a baby shower as the products can include the name of the child. There are many Baby Gifts to choose from along with the choices to write into the label. The first name of the baby is not the only option in regards to labeling the Baby Gifts.

Some people find difficulty in finding the right Baby Gift to buy for the baby shower so they will resort to buying a gift certificate. Namely Newborns gift certificate is available on the site to save time. The gift certificates are not like your ordinary gift cards that you buy at a store that simply says the company’s name. The Namely Newborns gift certificate provides plenty as design yet professional in displaying the product. The gift certificate also provides a personal message to give to both the parents and baby. Ribbons are placed on the left and right side of the message with a Namely Newborns label in the middle. The label has a baby blue background with white lettering to stand out while giving the baby sense to it. A personal message may contain as many as 110 characters and additionally another 150 characters with a slight up charge. The certificate also provides the dollar amount in large lettering in which the product is credited. All the lettering on the certificate is large and bold.

The Namely Newborns gift certificate is a great welcoming gift after one has not made a decision on what to buy for the baby. The attention to detail and features that the gift certificate provides comes off as a gift itself. The product is a great Baby Gift for parents who enjoy choosing what product their baby will use.

If someone told you about baby wipe cases ten years ago, you may not have thought twice about it. But now – these wipe cases are some of the hottest baby products on the market and offered with customization at Namely Newborns. With creative designs and soft baby safe material, these baby wipe cases are “all the rage” for baby showers, birthdays and more. They come in all different shapes, sizes, colors and designs in Namely Newborns impressive stock of over 80 baby wipe cases. Listed below are some of the more popular cases currently offered:

A Personalized-Faux Designer Wipe Case – Tan, Brown or Black: This wonderful case has chic designs that mimic fashionable designer products that let you carry around baby wipes in style. They also have a large customization area that allows for names to be beautifully inserted on this fashionable item. According to the product description there are four design options, “ (tan LV), black LV fabric, black faux He-mes fabric, brown faux He-mes fabric”.

Baby Wipe Box |Personalized Ivory Wipe Case – This baby wipe case has a sturdier structure than the previous and has elegant ivory designs. They come in green, pink, white orange or blue and can be customized through beautiful embroidery. The fabric that covers this amazing item is both soft and baby safe.

Baby Wipe Case | Miami Heat – This was one of our best sellers over the last two months as people celebrate the recent Championship victory of the Miami Heat. This fun design makes it easy to be a Dad with a baby bag. According to the website, “Beautiful custom baby wipe case in soft cotton Heat fabric has Swarovski crystal accents and is the perfect size for purse or diaper bag for mommies on the go”. The item is available at the incredible price of $29.99.

Baby photos are so important especially during the first year of a baby’s life. These photos are a great record of growth and so cute to send to friends and relatives. Now it is easy to store all of your photos on tiny discs that can be reviewed when they are older. 

 When my kids were growing up we stored photos the old fashion way in photo albums and in frames.  Frames allow you enjoy pictures of your kids, grandchildren and special occasions in every room in your house. You can never have enough frames. Whenever my kids visit, they love looking at the framed pictures around the house  and share them with their own kids. We constantly talk about the pictures, when they were taken , what we were doing and these pictures are great for starting conversation about our shared memories.

Photo albums may be old fashioned , but they are a great way to keep pictures within reach. Whether you keep the photo album on your cocktail table or in a closet, the memories are just within reach.

www.namelynewborns.com decided to participate in this giant photo giveway because we thought any project that promotes taking pictures of your baby is worthwhile. It will encourage young busy  mothers to take a moment and photograph their baby as he goes through cute and amazing stages. It is not enough to take out your i-phone and snap a picture. You have to make an effort to not only take the pictures, but enlarge them, frame them and most importantly store them for future generations.

Photo albums make pictures easy to find!

Here is an amazing $1000.00 giveaway that we decided to participate in. We have included our blue posh dot frame shown above. It is $22.00 and matches our very popular posh dot blanket.

We will be announcing 3 WINNERS next Wednesday morning! Check this link outhttp://ow.ly/ca1EN and enter the contest. Retweet to your friends.

This afternoon, I offered a $ 5 coupon @namelynewborns for any gift over $20.00 I used the code heat as the coupon code.I made the decision that  iff the Heat won , I would leave the code on and if the Heat lost there would be no discount coupon. I thought for sure I would have to come home tonight and take the coupon off. Afterall, who would want to use a coupon with the name of a losing basketball team.

Much to my surprise the coupon can stay because the Heat beat the Boston Celtics and we are in the playoffs again Oklahoma. So don’t forget to redeem the coupon while the games are still being played.

All of the big three = Bosch, Wade and Lebaron scored big time tonight so I think I can safely add a picture of a Heat Diaper wipe case and be proud to offer this fashionable and practical baby item as a great gift for Father’s day. After all, even the alpha males have to do diaper duty sometimes.

If you are not a Heat fan, although we don’t understand why you wouldn’t love the Heat; especially ,now that they will be in the NBA championship again Oklahomas, we can make other diaper wipe cases. You can select your favorite team ot select a baby wipe case with baseballs or basketballs.

June 9th’s game between the Heat and the Celtics was so hot that everyone in the stands could have used a soothing wipe to cool down . After all , these wipes are not only for babies. Moms and Dads use them to freshen up and clean up spills. For $29.95 this baby wipe case can be in your diaper bag. We can even add the name of your future star to make it a really special personalized gift for baby as well as Dad.

Baby's name can be embroidered on any wipe case.

Aiden & Anais prince swaddlers

Did you know that the most important thing for new babies is to sleep? It is also important for the new Mom to have a baby that sleeps alot so she can recover her strength. Scientific research has finally proven what Mothers have know for years. Swaddled babies sleep more peacefully and for longer periods of time than unswaddled babies.

So swaddling a baby should be a no brainer when it comes to how to treat a new baby. It’s equally important for babies and their parents.

The practice of swaddling is about 6,000 years old. Swaddling is about consistency . Incorporate swaddling into the bedtime ritual. First feed the baby, bathe the baby, swaddle your baby and then sing a lullaby or tell a story.  Repeat the same routine every night. Eventually, swaddling will become a sleep trigger for your baby.

Swaddling experts recommend that babies be swaddled in lightweight blankets to help reduce the risk of overheating. Full term babies can control their own temperatures as long as the outside temperature is normal, so there is no need for a heaving swaddling blankets.

Tips for swaddling:

1. Use a fabric that is slightly stretchable so that there is some give when you swaddle the baby. Too tight a swaddle can restrict baby’s movement  completely or even inhibit breathing.

2. Make sure that the swaddle blanket is tight enough to keep younger infants from escaping their wrap and getting tangled in loose bedding.

3. When swaddling babies, be sure to allow their legs to settle into a natural “frog” position with the legs bent at the knees, so their hips continue to develop properly..

4. Make sure the baby’s elbos are in a natural bent position when swaddling.

5. Use a blanket large enough preferably 44 by 44 inches to allow baby to be wrapped snuggly  and still have his arms and legs bently at comfortable, healthy angles.

6. Swaddled babies should never have their faces covered.

7. Swaddled babies should never be turned on their stomachs. Babies should always sleep on their backs even if unswaddled.

8. Some babies enjoy a half swaddle  so that they can draw their fists up to their mouthes and self- soothe by sucking.

Uninterrupted sleep is important for babies because it is during their sleeping hours that certain brain deveopment takes place. Another reason for swaddling is to help inhibit the Moro refelx which causes infants to jerk their handles or legs while sleeping. This is a very natural reflex , but it often wakes a baby up from a sound sleep. Swaddling helps decrease the startel reflex.

Swaddling helps mimic the natural safe environment of the womb. Don’t worry when you should stop swaddling. Your baby will let you know. He will wriggle out  his swaddle blanket on a regular  basis or complain when you try to swaddle him. This can happen anytime between 3 months and a year. Until then, enjoy swaddling, it is a time for both you and your baby to relax and enjoy being together.

Custom Boogie Baby Blanket

Flowered baby gifts are the new rage. Spring is early this year and the fashion industry is abloom with flowered pants and dresses for Moms and little girls alike.

Everyone loves flowers and nothing welcomes a new baby girl more than a bouquet of flowers. Real flowers fade, but our new floral handcrafted baby blankets will last forever and may even become an heirloom. Boogie Baby customs crib size blankets in every possible color combination and with either a ruffle or flanged edge starting at $129.00. The name is appliqued in your choice colors.

Butterscotch Blankees blankets are custom for your baby and available in 19 colors with 19 different accents for the flower and name. They are made of beautiful knitted acrylic &  can be ordered  to fit a stroller at $56.00 or a crib for $120.00

Our handcrafted floral baby blanket is  made exclusively for Namely Newborns . This beautiful organic blanket is  $75.00 and two names are embroidered on the blanket in your choice of pink. The soft organic pink jersey is backed with organic cotton. This personalized baby blanket fits easily into your diaper bag to use as a changing pad , but it is large enough at 28 by 36″ to cover baby warmly in the stroller or crib.

Even our custom diaper wipe cases can be covered in flowers. The travel size diaper wipe case starts at $29.99 and the nursery size wipe case starts at $49.95. One name can be embroidered in a variety of fonts or you can choose baby’s three letter monogram.

Cover baby from head to toe in our supersoft terry hooded flower tubby. This towel is perfect for beach or bath and will keep baby warm and cozy until she is four years old. Whether you choose a baby blanket,baby wipe case of baby towel, remember flowers are always perfect for baby girls.

Custom Daisy Blanket by Butterscotch Blankee

A floral baby blanket that is even organic