When a family you love expands by one, and the new family member is a baby girl preceded by two girls, it’s quite possible that said loved family doesn’t need a whole lot. I suggest laying the question before the Mama. What do you need? After discussion, we decided on some family matchy-matchy. Well, I…
A (Public) Letter to the Ws
Dear Mom, Dad, Big Sisters 1 & 2 and new Little Sister W: Since Little Sister was born in September, I wanted to send a congratulatory gift. But being that Little Sister is the third little girl in the family, Big Sisters have already provided much of what Little Sister needs. So in conversation with…
A Little Birdie Told Me
Oooooh, with a surname like “Bird” the jokes must get old by the time you’re, say, 6. Or if you married into the family, probably before the vows were even said. But I could not resist making custom “Bird” gifts for a Bird mother-to be. First, a “Birdie Bump” shirt, which involved painstakingly cutting out…
With no help from the elves
Today I finally tried out this shoe tutorial that’s been thumbtacked to my idea bulletin board for almost a year now. Thankfully, I have 4 preggers friends who get to profit from my procrastination, since my own baby is about 6 months too big. It doesn’t look like it in the pictures, but I used…