Quotes are a great way to add a personal touch to a card or announcement, and can be a great way to add some personality to a room's decor. A quote can also become a mantra or inspiration to those waiting for the right birthmother to find them. Below are some of our favorite new baby quotes that can work great for any of these purposes!

Babies are like little suns that, in a magical way, bring warmth, happiness and light into our lives. – Kartini Diapari-Oengider, German author

A new baby is like the beginning of all things – wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. – Eda J. Le Shan, American writer and educator

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. – Elizabeth Stone, American Journalist

Children bring us a piece of heaven on earth. – Roland Leonhardt, German author

Having a baby is a life-changer. It gives you a whole other perspective on why you wake up every day. -- Taylor Hanson, American musician

First we had each other. Then we had you. Now we have everything! – Unknown

I think that I see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of the eyes of a little baby when it wakes in the morning and coos or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle. – Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch artist

I’ll love you forever, I’ll like you for always,as long as I’m living, my baby you’ll be. – Robert Munsch, Canadian children's author

Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby- awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess. – Daniel Handler, American author writing under the pen name "Lemony Snicket"

With every newborn baby a little sun rises. – Irmgard Erath, German author

Whether you use these quotes to stencil on a nursery wall, pencil into a baby book, or simply to draw strength and inspiration from when it is most needed, we hope they can be put to use in your daily life. Some work beautifully as positive affirmations, and some may give you something to looks forward to until your child's birthmother finds you. Frame them, make art out of them, make centerpieces out of them for baby showers or adoption parties -- celebrate these quotes and everything they mean to you!