One more perk of having a baby? Those incredibly generous gifts. When I gave birth to Hyzyd, gifts flooded for him from my Thai friends. My parents were amazed of the generosity of my friends. Here in Thailand they have the so called “nam jai”, literally means “juice of the heart” or ” flow of the heart”. Nam-jai is “generosity”, a desire to give one’s time, resources, and attention to others just for the good feeling it generates in both. A person who shows nam-jai will not ask for money or any kind of payment in exchange for her generosity. The Thais will even feel uneasy accepting a payment that is offered for her generosity, because this suggests that she did it for the payment instead of the good will.
Because of this generosity, Hyzyd has a one-year supply of baby anti-rash powder, baby bath cream (one for the day and one for night time), head-to-toe tear-free shampoo, lotion, oil, bottles and nipples cleansing soap.
We’re also blessed to received gifts from our dear Filipino friends. One family gave us their baby’s crib complete with mattress and beddings, stroller, carrier and other indispensable items for baby.
But you know what… I didn’t know the rule that once you unwrap that sweet receiving blanket, it’s time to pen the proper thank you. I mean I’m not ungrateful. Our friends gave those gifts in person so I already thank them with all my heart in person. Maybe giving baby thank you cards will be needed only if those gifts were sent to me via another person and I didn’t get the chance of thanking the giver personally.
We’ll maybe for our next baby I try to find the most perfect thank-you cards. If I knew before the importance of sending baby thank you cards, my friends will receive something like this for they deserve one:
This thank you card makes saying “thank you” easy by showcasing our son’s adorable photo. This version is cute without being cutesy.
