Baby’s name in print
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- September
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There’s something about a new baby’s name that makes proud moms, pops and grandparents yearn to see it emblazoned on everything from birth announcements to bibs. And once a child gets older, chances are she or he will be equally thrilled to see those magic letters in print  and just might end up scrawling it all over your house. (My husband can flip over his mom’s coffee table and show where he left his mark 30-plus years ago.)
Recognizing the universal appeal of a baby’s name, Pound Ridge resident Lisa Brotmann, a mom of two, started a Web-based embroidery business called kidzthreadz. Lisa embroiders burp cloths, towels, blankets, bibs and T-shirts with a child’s name as well as a favorite design, including cars, flowers, butterflies, ice cream cones and hearts. (The towel and washcloth you’re seeing here are an example of her work.)
“Parents love to see their child’s name in print because that is one of the major decisions when you have a baby. I can remember looking in tons of books and online for names, their meanings, the history and backgrounds of the name,” she said.
Gifts with a baby’s name often become special keepsakes. “I remember our first baby gift with my son’s name was a white fleece blanket with a moon and ‘Sam’ on it. I loved it. It was the only thing we received with his name on it,” she said. “That gift was what gave me the idea to start my business.”
Around her house today, there are plentiful blankets, towels, stepstools and shirts with both Sam’s and daughter Lucy’s name. “And of course, their room doors have their names on it,” said Lisa, who recently started a new Web site called Polka Ducks to sell other baby gifts such as oilcloth splat mats for under the high chair.
Since I decided to write this post, I’ve been thinking about what items we have with my daughter’s name on them, and I’ve only come up with two: her beach towel and a pop up book featuring a mouse who just happens to share a name with my girl.
When I was little, I had a record with songs all featuring the name Julie. I loved it.
What about the rest of you? Do you enjoy items with the kids’ names? Anyone have a ton of stuff around the house?
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on Friday, September 29th, 2006 at 12:35 pm by Julie Moran Alterio.
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Since my boys have rather uncommon names, we don’t readily find their names on already-embroidered items. But they each have baby blankets – received as gifts – with their names on them.
I love seeing their names in print (even though I still plan to withhold their names from being printed here). As they get older, I’ve become more wary of having their names on anything too public – like their backpacks or lunchbags. I don’t want some stranger calling them by name.
So these days, I pretty much stick to personalized pencils for them. And they disappear just as fast as the unnamed pencils!