Sorry I don't have a picture. Maybe if I can get some things gathered up I could sorta put one together. I'll see what I can do.

It sounds like you have a large extended family, I do too and it can be hard to keep up with the gift giving events some years ;). If you want to give an actual something and not a gift card, I don't think you can go wrong with a book. Children need books, if only to be held and read to. They don't take up a lot of space in a young family's smaller home, and you can write a thoughtful message inside the cover, sign and date it. If it survives the childhood it may just become a lifetime keepsake. I have a couple of cloth books that were mine as a baby, they'll be 65 yrs old next month :)

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions! Colleen, from what I've read on the web, per your suggestion, red is happiness and good fortune and gold is prosperity. The bank sounded like a nice idea, symbolic of prosperity and all. Tiffany has some darling ones but sterling is too extravagant, and I don't like the symbolism of plate. OTOH, Alphadorables have all those beautiful piggy banks, so I've put in a custom request to ask if she can do a ram. Apparently, this is specifically the year of the goat on the stamps and all, but it's interpreted as a sheep by the people because, like, what's the difference anyway, and sheep are cuddlier, calm and gentle (um...okay, but I've been around sheep...maybe that's supposed to be in comparison to goats, which I can get behind), and useful for warmth and good things. Or something like that. And finding a goat bank would just be too hard! There's one on Amazon Marketplace (outside seller/shipper) that would be perfect, but they have a disclaimer about flaws. I have big issues with third rate merchandise being sold under the heading of "handmade has flaws". There's a difference between a thin spot in the paint where the brush pulled too much (acceptable and proves it wasn't done by a robot), and the paint slapped on any old way, chipped, exposed undercoat where it rested, and thumbprints for the love of Mike! I figure if they're warning about it, it's a problem. I thought that a bank with some "golden dollars" would be both a very American thing and fit with the Chinese traditions. The gift doesn't have to be Chinese in nature, however, just not offensive. If the bank doesn't work out, I'll still need some backup ideas. One, of course, is the step that Ellendi originally suggested, and the scooter or rocker animal I originally thought of (inspired by one I saw that looks like a cuddly bug, but would a bug upset the grandmother? There are plenty of sheep, but do they want a houseful of sheep?).

One thing for sure- if you are near them, I am fairly certain that a dinner or meal or anything like that would be greatly appreciated. I know some people set up meal trains and it's wonderful. That is aside from a gift, but I think it's such a great idea. Someone sets up a calendar with the new parents' circle of friends/family and people can pick a date and bring dinner. It can be home cooked of course, or even just letting someone know that you are bringing over pizza and whatever. THey did this for my daughter when she had her 2nd, and it was really a wonderful thing to know that a few nights a week, dinner was going to be taken care of.