I'm going to give you a pathetic, girly answer
Make up a scrapbook for your daughter filled with all your memories of things you have done together. Write down how awesome she is and how proud you are of her and how she makes you feel when you are together. When she comes back, you can go through it together and she can tell you how she remembers the same things you did. Then you can add her text to it as well.

You will probably need to keep it at your place so the mental ex doesn't get her mitts on it. It may also stand you in good stead later for proving what a good relationship you have with Little'un.

Alt: I don't think I can remember the last time anyone did something surprisingly generous for me, as I generally tend to attract huge cuntiness. However, Bobby was very helpful recently in helping me with my CV - does that count?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:05, 5 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

OR get that app for Facebook that spams the page with constant updates
about how your "Little Einstein" is doing.
( Kroney, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:07, Reply)

Someone on my fb feed has just had a baby
and she had that update thing. It continued all the way to 40 weeks, even after her c-section and the arrival of the baby.
I am not interested in other people's children. I'd barely be interested in my own, if I had any.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:10, Reply)

If I still had a Facebook account, which I don't.
I strongly suspect I'd immediately de-friend anybody who did that. I certainly did it with people who changed their avatar to a baby picture.
( Kroney, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:11, Reply)

My nephew gave me a hug the other day for absolutely no reason.
It was lovely.
( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:07, Reply)

No reason...
So you've not just taken him on holiday and got him a new DS game then!
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:08, Reply)

He's already hugged me for them.

( girlinthehole, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:10, Reply)

I'm just teasing you silly.
Maybe he has completed his DS game and wants another one
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:11, Reply)

It's ideas like that which caused your buisiness to fail.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:08, Reply)

"I generally tend to attract huge cuntiness"
Thanks for proving my point, twatface.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:13, Reply)

Suck it up, anti-nonce

(PsychoChomp, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:15, Reply)

I'll leave the suckingto people who are better at it, thanks pal.
Like.... oh, I don't know.... you?
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:17, Reply)

Suckingto, was always my least favourite X-Man

(PsychoChomp, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:18, Reply)

And you are my least favourite b3tan
so that's fine.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:21, Reply)

This is a really good idea!
We made a scrapbook for Mrs Cow's daughter for our trip to Dublin as this was what she wanted for a Christmas present. We had everything we had done in it, and I had also kept all the flyers, receipts, etc.

We tried to make it a bit silly as she likes that kind of thing. She has just done the same for her friend's 21st brithday present
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:08, Reply)

Anyone in my family gets a scrapbook made up for a big birthday, and they always go down really well.
Except when DJ turned 30. I was under strict instructions not to make one for him.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:11, Reply)

That's quite a sweet idea.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:10, Reply)

I'm quite a sweet person, Monty.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:11, Reply)

You're quite a sweaty person, b3th.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:13, Reply)

It's cos you make me so hot, Monty.

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:16, Reply)

*punches air*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 8 Jun 2011, 10:32, Reply)