It’s been a whirlwind of excitement over on this end. In the beginning of August, the hubs and I found out that we are pregnant! We’ve been hoping and praying that God would send us a little babe and I’m thrilled to say that we are 16.5 weeks into the pregnancy and loving every moment of it! It’s pretty hard keeping a tight lip about this sort of thing, but we decided early on that we’d play it safe and wait until I hit the second trimester before we spilled the beans. And boy, are the beans spilling now!
Okay, so maybe there are some things I don’t love — like the lack of energy I experienced in the first trimester and the constant bathroom breaks I had to take right in the middle of only the important things it seemed — but I’m not complaining because I would much rather choose any of those over constant nausea. I had perhaps five minutes of that total and couldn’t be more thrilled. I have a bitty bump that seems to grow with every week, and honestly, it seems a little bigger than what I thought it would look at 16 weeks. But who cares, right? There’s something precious growing inside me — and please belly, keep growing!
I’m really looking forward to our first ultrasound in four weeks when we find out the gender. I want to know just for the sake of knowing. I know that most folks find out in order to prepare for either a boy or a girl (and I guess we’ll be doing that as well in many cases), but I’ve never been the patient sort to wait months to find something out.
On a more business side, things are really going to be changing for me. I’m sharing in a separate blog post about what changes exactly, so you can read all about that tomorrow.
Finally! It’s better late than never, so here is part one of my Christmas card + tag set that I’m releasing this year. Next week, I’ll show you the the 3D layered ones, but for now, I hope you’ll be happy with these. Printed on smooth white cover paper with black ink, this is one of my favorite sets yet. Find them all in the Shop!
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Laura
These are so lovely! I love how the simple black and white really makes the message stand out. Beautiful work!
As always, I make my own calendar every year. And I put it up for sale in the shop for those that like it too. This year, I did a simple wall calendar instead of my usual small desktop variation — I’m running out of space on my desk! You can find the calendar here.
It was my sister’s birthday last week, and for her gift, I put it inside a pinstripe kraft box, sealed it with a gold triangle sticker, tied of bow of natural jute around it, and topped it off with a handmade tag stamped with one of my new stamps: just for you. Most of these items can be found in my Shop!
Nothing like a bucket of apples in the fall…
Loving these blooms (image source unknown); these pumpkin candles via Martha Stewart; these apple tarts (image source unknown); these caramel apples (image source unknown); this barn via Style Me Pretty, photo by Braedon Flynn; these apple drinks via 100 Layer Cake, photo by Nicole Franzen; this escort cards via Style Me Pretty; and this burgundy wine dress (image source unknown).
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:) so happy for you and Jimmy! You should post some belly shots :)
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