Two years ago I did this thing: I had a baby. Before that, I was so put together. I even put these gift bags together for the nurses that would help deliver my baby girl. And then she came, and that was about the end of being put together.

So here I am now, finally sharing my little project for your viewing pleasure. I mean, if this is your first baby, you definitely have time to make these. And if you think you don’t have time now, just you wait girlfriend.

I wanted to put together little treat bags, and if I was being honest with myself I would have filled them with straight bottles of vodka. Because after dealing with laboring women all day, what else does someone want? Going into it, I knew that I wasn’t going to be easy, so if I had a million dollars I would have given them much more. But alas, a little treat bag must work.

I made eight bags total (I had zero idea what to expect, how many nurses I’d see, etc), and turns out I could have made even more. After we originally forgot them all at home in the trenches of labor (I mean, I’m not that nice that I’m thinking of others while giving birth), once I got the epidural I realized they were left behind and sent my husband home to retrieve them. If you’re thinking I’m crazy, relax. We live less than one block from the hospital. Besides, every second away from me was probably a blessing.

The nurses really seemed to appreciate these little tokens of appreciation (although who knows if they even ate them after dealing with me). But either way, I’m glad I did something for these women who did so much for us. I could get all emotional just thinking of that day and everything they did for us. So do your nurses a favor too: treat them to something sweet.

You can download the tag, in purple outline here, or in mint outline here.