That makes a baby keepsake all the more precious. Offering a memento, a memory and a mnemonic all in one, they give parents a treasured object they will always remember and that will remind them of all those irreplaceable days and nights. A keepsake is forever, a frozen moment to hold still the blur of that wonderful period in their child’s life.

Picture, for example, a pewter train coin bank. A practical gift, it will house dozens of coins or bills. A decorative gift, it will sit quietly on a shelf where it adds to the loveliness of the nursery. But it’s more than a means of storing money or livening up the baby’s room. It’s a symbol of the time when the baby was taking its first steps toward entering the world of teens and adults.

Pewter also makes for a lovely bowl and spoon keepsake. It reminds mom and dad of all those sloppy meals they had to clean up, which are amusing long after the fact. But it also is a thing of beauty in itself. It provides a look of shining childhood, decorated with butterflies and personalized on the bottom.

A memory book is yet another excellent gift that offers practicality, beauty and deep symbolism. Designed in pink or blue and topped with a silk bow, it will dress up any room. It will help record those early events in the baby’s life in a way that cold, contemporary computers simply can’t duplicate. It will act as a symbol of the time when that precious and precocious child first developed all those charming habits that become so obvious later.

Baby rattles are another common symbol of infancy. But they can be so in a form that goes far beyond the mundane plastic choices of yesteryear. Done in pewter, but polished to a high sheen, these rattles are practically indestructible. That sturdy frame is the perfect symbol for the enduring memories of the time when the baby was able to first shake it. The baby was fascinated by the sound then. Mothers will be pleased at the memories it brings to mind years later.

Every baby needs a guardian angel and the Irish guardian angel doll fills that role perfectly. Smiling down on the little one swathed in a baby blanket, the doll’s lovely gown and cheerful face will bring a smile from the child, too. With the luck of the Irish ensured by a four leaf clover, it comes with a poem that mom and dad will want to read long after their baby has grown up.

Finding the perfect keepsake to remember the baby’s early days isn’t hard, since there are no bad choices. Choose a lovely gift that harkens back to those times and rest assured that it will be treasured forever.

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