by Joyce Slaton posted in Products

If there is a pregnant woman or new mom at your holiday table this year, here are the gifts that will make her mist up and hug everybody in sight.

1. Jewelry is a mom classic. This necklace, made out of recycled silver sterling, has a delicate bar that rests on your collarbones, holding a mama bird and one, two, three, or four little baby birds. (Mother Nestling Birds Necklace, $70-$79)

2. If there's a new daughter under the tree -- or in her belly -- you can count on this bracelet to cue the waterworks. You may want to buy two; one for mom to wear now, one for your little girl to wear in time, the interlocking circles always symbolizing their unbreakable bond. (Mother-Daughter bracelet, $39.95)
3. Get an impression of those precious, tiny hands and feet as soon as you can, because you're not going to believe how quickly they grow. This kit comes with a little stamping set that lets you put your baby's name and birthdate in the plaster, a detail that only grows more sweet with time. (Personalized Baby Handprint & Footprint Keepsake, $22.95)

4. This heartrendingly sweet book is about a lonely bird who's looking for his mother. He goes around asking all sorts of animals "Are you my mother"" but is refused time and time again, until he finds a kind and loving bear who doesn't look like him, but loves him like a mother just the same. This story is particularly suitable for adopted children, but it will make any tenderh...