I Got a "PUSH GIFT!" ***My Push Gift Story***

WHAT IS A PUSH GIFT?

Push Present:

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A push present (also known as a "push gift," "baby mama gift" or "baby bauble") is a present a partner gives to the mother to mark the occasion of her giving birth to their child. In practice the present may be given before or after the birth, or even in the delivery room. The giving of push presents has supposedly grown in the United States in recent years. [1] A “push gift” is any type of present loved ones give to a woman who has recently given birth to a child.[2] The name “push gift” although indicative of a vaginal delivery does not exclude those women who have given birth through a C-section.

The beautiful gold necklace was my push gift and
the framed photo of Dany & August was my gift to him!
Read on for the details!

Yeah that's right... you can still get a push gift if you never really "pushed" lol!

A girlfriend of mine mentioned to Dany that he needed to get a push gift ready for me to give to me after delivery. We had never heard of it before, but of course, you know I loved the idea and encouraged it! lol... Everything up til delivery had been busy and I honestly didn't think Dany had time to go jewelry shopping or much less make room for it in our budget while baby planning but lo and behold...!!! ...After our whirlwind/beautiful baby had arrived and we had been transferred to our Mommy/Baby room for recovery (and after I had caught up on rest and put my crankiness behind us..) He surprised me!

As he approached me  in my recovery bed with gift in hand I shockingly thought.."nooooo..." hahaha... but YESSS! He had!! hahaha... (awesome!!!)

We had gone to a Christmas artistic market where artists were showcasing their work and I ooed and awwed over this ladies work of taking real rose buds and gorgeous leaves and covering them in gold to preserve their beauty... they were all gorgeous!! Well I guess when I was taking one of my many pregnancy restroom breaks... he picked out this beautiful gold leaf shaped like a heart!!! I LOVE IT!!

I was so surprised and REALLY felt honored! I think perhaps he was even more thankful he prepared for it since it all had really turned out to be more of a labor ordeal than we had thought it would be, hehe!

I, on the other hand, never planned well enough to thank my amazing labor partner with a gift.

BUT! haha... on our discharge day from the hospital we had to make a stop at the pharmacy to grab my medicine... I went in (in my robe! ha!..fun!) and after carfeul shopping and creative thinking I uploaded this picture from my iPhone to the pharmacies photo app. I had captured it in our recovery room and printed it for my proud and deserving husband who was now a proud, loving father who deserved to remember the beautiful payoff of getting to welcome our new son in to the world and my full health after so much enduring and loyalty to me at my bedside during labor. It only took me 7 minutes from the time I uploaded my picture to printing by the way!!! FAVOR!! haha ;) I grabbed a beautiful frame (also in the pharmacy, ha!) and it just worked out so beautifully. I waited til we got home to thank him for everything!! :') He loved the pic!

And there you have, our PUSH GIFT story! :)

I hope this encourages you to plan ahead to honor those who labor in love for you (in any way) and maybe if you have a pregnancy in your future, you can carry on the beautiful idea or share it with expecting friends!

Thanks for letting me share my joy with you!

Do you have a push gift story too?! Or something similar? Share it below!!!

Love ya'll! x)

♥, 

amber baptista xxx

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Post-Partum Gratefulness (Vice Depression x)

Hey Ya'll! Well It's almost been a week since being home from the hospital and it has been CRAYZAY! Crazy as in a whole new different routine to learn, body to recover, emotions to deal with, etc. I decided that I really didn't want this blessing of a season to pass me by while I try to deal with my changing hormones and lack of sleep so I made a conscious decision to be more grateful and push all the darkness out of my new heaven :)

  I made this little grateful board (haha sounds like a kindergarden project! lol.. I never got over my love for arts and crafts;) It's just a few things that make my heart fill back up with joy when I start feeling overwhelmed. There are tons of things that I've gleamed from this new adventure but these few things come to mind when I think about this season and what it's REALLY all about. Here's to saying no to depression during one of the happiest times of my life!

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Happy Birthday to Our New Born Baby Boy...

Hello! I'm officially a mommy now!!! This is our cute little baby boy! Born Yesterday!!! I'm still recovering from all the drug after effects (yes, we ended up going for a c-section but, surprisingly, with no regrets:) I was in labor for three days and it was sooo in order! ;) I'm nursing now and still getting down the perfect, cozy swaddle for August (although Dany seems to be a pro already!! lol).. my nurses are still nursing me too! (As I wrote this my nurse was sticking me with more pain relief and now I'm super groggy! haha ...It's all been crazy/great!) I'll bring ya'll more details soon, but for now, I had to get out some pictures and his official birth details for you! Thank you for your support and prayers as always!! Love, Amber Baptista You Can Also Find Me Here:

Video Update:: What's in my Hospital Bag & My Prenatal Favorites!

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Hi! :) I've honestly been putting my Hospital Bag together for weeks now!... I remember this or that every now and then. After I recorded the video What's in my Hospital Bag & My Prenatal Favorites! I thought of more things! A razor and socks and shoes... a hat etc... I think it really all comes down to me just wanting to be the most prepared mommy I can be :) Maybe next time all I will pack is a toothbrush!! hehe! 

By the way Daddy's Bag will hold all the electronics:

♦Cell Phone Chargers

♦Camera & Charger

♦Macbook & Charger (music playlist included...idk what I might like yet... soft & soothing or hip hop! lol smh!)

♦DVD's

♦Birthing Plan

My Hospital Bag:

♥Birthing Plan

♥Magazines

♥Head Bands/Ponytail Holders/Bobby Pins

♥Eye Mask

♥Mints/Candy (because there's no real food during labor)

♥Dry Shampoo

♥Rainbow Light Prenatal Vitamins

♥Iron Supplements

♥B6 & B12 (for energy;)

♥Body Wash

♥Razor

♥Face Wash

♥Facial Moisturizer

♥Makeup Bag

♥Shampoo & Conditioner

♥Hair Gel

♥Deodorant

♥Body Lotion

♥Body Mist (instead of stronger perfumes:)

♥Light Robe (a hospital gown's best friend!)

♥Socks

♥Slippers

♥Panties (in all other cases you should bring your best but keep in mind post-labor bleeding won't go with pretty panties...just for now stick to basics;)

♥Heavy Pads were an option but I'm going to go with what the Hospital provides unless they're bogus ;)

♥Nursing Bra 

♥Nursing Pads

♥Nipple Cream

♥Going Home Outfit: Loose fitting sweater, cami, comfy hipster leggings, ugg-ish boots and comfy beret hat

♥Dove Chocolates for the Nurses/Doctor

♥Lots of prayers and deep breathing! hehe! x)

I think that's everything! Now I have to go add the few things I listed put need to pack still! :D Enjoy the video share and remember with me... it's all good no matter what you forgot! In the end, we'll have a healthy and beautiful new baby boy added to our little familia!! 

♥, Amber Baptista xxx

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The Baby Room!

The Door to the Baby Room

These is the setup BEFORE I really got creative with a new sheet set 

and other newer goodies from my baby shower.

I'm so thankful that I have these extra sheets for changing though!

This was my favorite sheet set from Babies R Us..

I loved the light honey colors, stripes, and polka dots :) 

Oh! This is the AFTER pic!!!

I set out a couple of my favorite things... and the giraffe plays music, hehe ;)

Then I rearranged again to fit the wipey warmer...

I used my old airplane kite as diaper changing eye candy :)

The blue blanky on the dresser is where I'll put 

the diaper changing cushion when we get it. 

The Play Corner BEFORE the rearranging! 

(They're all sweet gifts :) 

AFTER:I hung all the pom poms we made for the baby shower 

as more eye candy in the bright play corner.

These are the outfits & blanky I packed in the diaper bag for the babies trip home from the hospital!

...And we're ready with our diaper bag, hospital bag, stroller, and car seat for the unknown day of the trip to the hospital for delivery! We so appreciate everyones prayers and gifts so far!! Love ya'll!!

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Some of Our Maternity Photo Shoot Pictures!

We took these sunny maternity pics at random. 

The sun was setting and we discovered this 

beautiful place in passing and STOPPED! hehehhehehe!!! 

Dany (my dearest husband ever) took them all! 

I was so happy with them! 

I hope you enjoy some of my favorites :)

These were taken at 37 weeks (about 8.5 months pregnant) by the way!

Much Love!!!

xxx,
Amber Baptista

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Belly Photo Shoot Pics... COMING SOON!!

We took an afternoon to dedicate to capturing my pregnancy belly and have some great photos to share soon! Thank God we got pictures before the baby came! He can come any day now that we've reached 37 WEEKS! He is due November 24th... we'll see! x)

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My 36 Week Pregnancy Belly Photo.. Kisses!

New Mexico Does Flour Tortillas Best!

Since I was born in Albuquerque, NM but now live in Virginia, I don't have easy access to some of the best food in the world... so I make it when the cravings get intense enough ;)

Along with my Peanut Butter cravings (see that post here) I had to make some homemade tortillas! There is nothing like them!

I followed the White Flour Tortilla from this site. Here they are: mmmm.... drum roll for the NM State shaped tortilla!!! haha...

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My 36 Week Peanut Butter Craving Creation

I made two batches by the way- 

...Cuz "Sharing is Caring" hehe ;P

I used the Impossible Peanut Butter Cookies recipe at food.com and made some of my own changes... I used brown sugar instead of white and only used half of the sugar it called for so I could follow through with my plan of rolling half of the batch in cinnamon & sugar and to add DOVE chocolates to the other half (as soon as they came out of the oven that is)! 

They were amaze-balls!! 

*By the way; this recipe only calls for PB, sugar, & eggs! :D

 

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