One thing we really wanted to make sure we did for Jase was put together a special big brother gift for him. I knew that this would be something that he would get at the hospital when he came to visit. The thought behind this was to help him feel special with his little sister getting all the attention at the hospital. After all, he is stepping into the role of big brother and that is very special!

Jase is still so young that he doesn’t really understand the concept of having a little sister yet, so it made deciding on what to get him a bit of a challenge. I realized that the hospital is not a fun place for a toddler, so I decided to put together his gift with that in mind. What could occupy him and not cause too much chaos while he is at the hospital.



So I went on the hunt for some fun quiet things he could have while at the hospital that may be new and exciting to him. I found this really cool Crayola dry erase board at Babies-R-Us. It’s actually dry erase crayons! I had no idea that existed, but they only write on the dry erase board which is a huge bonus with a toddler. Then Chad and I went to a children’s ministry conference recently and they gave out no mess coloring books where the markers only write on the paper provided. Perfect!

We also found a cool Cars water bottle and bought some Cars fruit snacks as something special for him to have as well. Jase is obsessed with Cars all of a sudden so when I stumbled across those I knew it would be perfect. Add in a big brother book and it was complete!

Now, I think the skip-hop back-packs are absolutely adorable and really wanted to get Jase one. I went back and forth between getting a smaller inexpensive back-pack or the skip-hop bag. When I realized that it would be a perfect big brother thing for him to have his own bag to take to class on Sundays I knew the skip-hop bag was worth it! This bag will be special for him at the hospital, but also something we will be able to use to pack things he needs when the diaper bag needs to stay with his sister.