[Pregnant] Mother’s Day Gift Ideas – My Way

A couple of weeks ago, I was eating lunch with a friend and she pointed out that this Mother’s Day, it applied to me. Heh. If you count my incubating Spawn, then I guess so! Here’s my list of Mother’s Day gift ideas for the pregnant mamas out there!

 

Birkenstock Sandals

Yep. I said it. I am living in my Birkenstock sandals that I received from #FitblogLA. I’m not the only one who likes them. Have you seen the instagram feed for #Birkenstocks? Even Ashley Madekwe has posted her pair. My Gizeh pair are wonderful and I wear them all the time. As summer rounds the corner, I know my pregnant feet are going to swell, and thank goodness I’ve got a pair of Birks to deal with the heat. I’m totally eyeing the Mayari pair too…

 

 

Vitamix Blender

If you love your pregnant mama-partner, you will get this. After a month and a half of owning my Vitamix, I use it almost every day. The only times I don’t use it is when I’m using the Nutribullet. My main reason for spending an arm and a leg was to get in as many fruit and vegetables as I could every day during my pregnancy… and subsequently convince Hubs to also drink his veggies. This sucker has a two-HP motor, which will blend anything you put in it. The one below is the “standard” Vitamix that you’ve probably seen everywhere.

 Alternate gift: The less expensive Nutribullet!

 

Contigo Water Bottles and Tumblers

If you’re a preggo on the go (or commute like a motha-f-er), you probably grab your water and drink it in the car while driving to the office. Melissa Dell introduced me to these water bottles and travel tumblers by Contigo and ever since then, I’ve spotted Contigo bottles ERRRRYWHERE. I’ve seen bottles at my gym, yoga studio, LAX, just walking around Maui, and even at the car dealership. It must be the auto-seal that appeals to people. You can’t spill a drop of liquid unless you press that button. Contigo also makes child-size bottles, so you know I’ll be keeping an eye on these as Spawn gets older to drink on her own.

Kindle Paperwhite

I have the Kindle 3.0 and it’s still going on strong. However the Kindle Paperwhite is front-lit and doesn’t require an exterior book light. Holla! My sister-in-law raved about her Kindle Paperwhite – she can breastfeed and read a book at the same time without disturbing Baby Nephew. Genius. I bet Amazon didn’t think about that when they designed the Paperwhite!

Rebecca Minkoff Mini MAC

I heart my Rebecca Minkoff bags. I now own two. My cousin has a yellow one, and I drooled over hers. Hubs gifted me a black and gold Mini MAC for Christmas, and I love that it fits my wallet, phone and some makeup. It’s the perfect concert, dinner, party bag. It’s also made of durable leather, which is great since I’m pretty rough on my purses. I like that you won’t have to dump your wallet in the diaper bag. You can put THIS in the diaper bag if you want and take it out and roll.

My Personal Wish List Item – Cowboy Boots

I have wanted cowboy boots for years. YEARS. We’re talking at least 15 years in the making. But real life pops up and cash gets shunted elsewhere (*cough*student loans*cough*). Every few years, I save up for a big ticket item. Cowboy boots are finally reaching the top of my wishlist. w00t!

 

So there you have it! My semi-practical picks for the pregnant mama’s first Mother’s Day.

What are your picks?

Was there a product or service that should have made my list?

 

 

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