For those of you who have given birth and have been on the receiving end of one of these, there is no explanation necessary.
For those of you who have never heard of a push present, allow me to explain. A push present is a gift that is given for doing just what it says – pushing. In my case, pushing a 10 pound little person out of me.
Enough said.
Now when I first heard of this idea, I laughed. I mean, isn’t getting a baby out of the experience present enough? So I didn’t think about it seriously. But when my husband asked me what I wanted I thought, “who am I to deny him the pleasure of giving?” So I started looking around.
I knew that I wanted something to commemorate the beautiful birthing experience I had had. That would be fitting, no? Personalized jewelry had a nice ring to it, but nothing called out to me. There’s a ton of stuff out there as it seems pretty popular right now, but nothing really said “Tabitha” or better yet, “Tabitha’s baby.”
After weeks of searching, I finally found something I liked. It’s from a place called Planet Jill. They have fantastic stuff such as bracelets,
keychains,
and of course, necklaces.
I opted for a small locket, although it didn’t turn out quite as I’d hoped (which was my fault, not theirs). I ordered the wrong size so that the lettered coin doesn’t fit on top of the picture thus creating a “locket”. It’s still cute, but I think sometime in the future I’ll order the matching size that looks like this:
I was pleased with the overall presentation – it came in this cute little box that included a silk envelope inside.
And the piece itself turned out quite nicely, especially the picture itself. Isn’t it beautiful?
I love having a picture of my little one with me every time I wear it, whether I just want to look at him or show him to someone else.
I wear it as a reminder not of all the pushing I did that day, but of what all that pushing gave us: a healthy, beautiful boy. Our Henry. And while I don’t need a physical reminder of that special experience, I love my push present just the same.
What kind of push present have you (or would you want to) receive(d)?
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