Every spring seems to bring and endless barrage of invitations to baby showers and blessings that slowly begin to pile up on your kitchen counter top. Some of these invitations can easily go with a gift card or congratulatory card to show your love and support of these new arrivals. However, others can bring about a stressful process of figuring out the perfect gift to welcome the newborn into the world.

A congratulatory card may be adequate in most cases. But what about those invitations that are for children who may not be your own, but will be a part of your life for years to come? The pressure can get overwhelming as you realize how important this gift can be even though its receiver can't even talk yet. However, this is where looking for timeless gifts instead of gift certificates or clothing can become treasures that the baby may not be able to enjoy now, but will treasure for the rest of their lives as they grow older.

A gift that the child may treasure for decades to come could be a silver commemorative spoon. Though it's probably not going to get much use for day to day feedings, this spoon has much greater value as an heirloom quality piece of silver that holds much more value in sentimentality than price.

If a spoon seems like too small of a gift for the child, you can also look at entire baby flatware sets. With the extensive advantage of the internet, it has become quite easy to find even heirloom quality baby flatware sets.

If you decide to go with an entire flatware set, one company to research would be Reed and Barton. Reed and Barton's flatware selection does a great job of appealing to the child market by using shapes such as fish or ABC blocks in their designs, or, you can also get child sized versions of their adult flatware sets.

Another exceptional choice for baby flatware sets is Lenox. Lenox has a wide variety of exceptional keepsakes for your next baby shower but standing out by far are its child flatware sets featuring beautifully engraved details that make every piece special.

Another great gift idea is a silver baby cup. A great manufacturer for these is Oneida Silversmiths based out of a small community in upstate New York. Not only will these be a great gift for your next shower, but they also come with a parchment paper explaining the interesting history of how the Oneida Company came to be adding a story to your sentimental gift.

A silver baby's rattle is also a great option for a shower gift. These rattles come in a variety of shapes and sizes and can even be engraved to make your gift that much more special. Not only can many of these rattles be safely used by the child, but as the child grows these can easily become memorable keepsakes that they will keep forever.

Not only may you be providing heirloom quality pieces infused with future memories of you, but your gifts will last far beyond even their receiver's lifetime. Your baby gifts could potentially be passed down from generation to generation as a constant reminder of your love for that child, as well as a constant reminder of its future givers as each hand that your gift passes through blesses the life of its receiver.

So though you may be tempted to take the easy route and send a two dollar card from your local gift shop or a gift card to your local baby supply store. Maybe this time you may want to give a gift from the heart. A baby gift of a silver cup or a flatware set may not mean something now to its receiver, but it could be a gift that potentially affects the lives of many generations to come.