Integrating baby nursery art into the Decorating Plan

Here is a little known perfect storm that can be a great gifting opportunity for new dads: when Mother’s Day coincides with the expected delivery day. Unfortunately, too many new dads will forget about this crucial holiday if mom is due in May. But if you play this hand right, it’ll be the best Mother’s Days ever. So here’s some advice about how to plan for this double holiday.

The easy part first: have a flower shop confirm delivery for Mother’s Day. If the baby comes late, it doesn’t even matter because she will appreciate how you have made a transformation in thinking about her role in life. The reason why this technique is so influential is because many wives know that their husband’s mother can be dominant in their mind.

For a more involved plan to surprise her, I recommend cooking her favorite decadent meal and stick in it the icebox. Trust me, near the end of the pregnancy, you both will be bored with quick and easy take-out food and she will love the forethought in cooking her favorite meal on Mother’s Day. There’s no time to think, much less cook, during those final days of the pregnancy or the first days of the baby’s life, so a well-cooked meal that is easily prepared will be convenient and heart warming.

Lastly, do some undercover nursery decorating. This is easy, guys. If the nursery has already been decorated, simply choose some art for kids that matches the general color scheme. This will knock her socks off. Even better: place the fresh flowers in the nursery (whether or not the baby is born yet) and she will be shocked to see the change when she walks into the nursery on Mother’s Day.