Hi ladies I know all of you are soooo creative....my bbf baby shower is in November and it's her first kid and it's a boy I want to give her something that is special..not just clothes and all the baby things but something more meaningful....can you ladies help me out please!!!!!!

Thank you!

Congrats to your friend!  Depending on how much you want to spend, I think hiring a newborn photographer to come to their house would be a wonderful gift. They will treasure those photos always.

@October9 thanks but she has already has her pregancy photoshoot setup...I'm think of something that I can bring to her shower...

You can find a lot of cute personalized things on etsy. I bought month stickers and a monogrammed wipe case from etsy.

not sure if your friend is the joking type but my brother and SIL got me the best / funniest baby shower gift.

A wooden spoon, ear plugs and the book "Go the f to sleep"  --- it's a children's book for adults....and it's pretty hysterical in my opinon.

http://www.amazon.com/Go-F-Sleep-Adam-Mansbach/dp/1617750255/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348870683&sr=8-1&keywords=go+the+f+to+sleep

If you want to go the meaningful route -- one of the nicest gifts I got was from a site called Personal Creations.  I loved seeing anything with LO's name on it.  (not sure if you even know the baby's name yet so just a suggestion)

http://www.personalcreations.com/personalized-baby-gifts-PBABBSL?ref=HomeNoRef&navContent=T%3aOccasion%3aNew+Baby&navLocation=T%3a3-9%3a11-17

Oh, and I second the onesie stickers -- I bought those for myself and now I buy them for all of my friends!

How about getting her a fashionable diaper bag and filling it up with non-baby things, things that maker HER happy, like jewelry, makeup, a good book. So you have something for the baby but also some things that she likes for herself.

I am no good at meaningful, but I do thoughtful really well.  I think gifts that would make the new mom's life easier will be remembered as well as anything "special" anyhow.  Maybe getting mom a GC for a massage or spa day so she can have some post-baby "me" time to feel pretty (along with an offer to babysit, of course) is always appreciated.  Same with paper plates/cup/bowls/etc. for those first few weeks at home with the baby so they don't have to worry about doing dishes too....or pay for a cleaning service to come by.  Then you could follow that up with some frozen meals after baby is born so they can eat real dinners as well or a basket of things she enjoys but couldn't have during pregnancy.  Not sure if any of that is along the lines of what you are looking for, but I thought I'd put them out there anyway :)