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So, most of you are my facebook friends and saw my "announcement" that our little family is growing...Joe and I are expecting a bundle of joy (we ordered a boy bundle) on August 31st. I am 12 weeks today and so decided to finally spill the beans!
The first time around, I suffered a miscarriage which was the saddest thing that's ever happened to me. And though God has given me beauty for ashes and turned my mourning into joy (hello? Has anyone met my perfect daughter?!), some sadness will always linger. Like when you find out you're pregnant, you worry...incessantly. Even after having a healthy, happy pregnancy with Genevieve, I still worried and fretted about telling people before I reached 12 weeks, when the chance of miscarriage decrease drastically. And you just know that when you tell the world, you will later regret it and have to back pedal and explain that for some inexplicable reason it just wasn't meant to be. Wow, I'm surprising myself with this post--I hadn't intended to discuss my loss...just to talk of my unspeakable joy and spread the news...but it feels good to be open and honest about something so many women have experienced. In any case, due to the miscarriage, with Genevieve and with this little peanut, we decided to wait the 12 weeks...
...and then we talked about how we wanted to share the news. I am not so creative when it comes to things like this...I couldn't think of anything fun or original...I just wanted people to know already! With my family, I kind of let it just spill out, as in we were at dinner and a friend of my mom's said "Can I have Genevieve? You can just have another one?" to which I, seeing this as a golden opportunity, replied "We will...in September." Now at that point, I thought my family would start jumping up and down and hugging and kissing me. Instead everyone stared at me for what was probably 30 seconds but felt like 10 minutes. Did anyone kiss me? No. Did anyone congratulate me? No. Instead my mom asked about a bajillion times if I was kidding. She then looked at Joe...who I have to admit was a bit shocked himself at my diarrhea of the mouth. At Joe's expression my mom knew I wasn't kidding. I think it was one of my nieces who finally said "No, they are really having a baby...in September." Finally about 5 minutes later, I got a hug from my sister. So...that went terribly wrong. LOL. For Joe's family, since we couldn't think of anything crazy unique we decided to get the whole family together and to have Genevieve wear this adorable shirt. So, the shirt arrived, we planned a movie night...ready to share our secret, when...cut to the next scene. Everyone cancels and no one can make it! Finally, we end up just going to Joe's parents to tell them...So we dress Genevieve in her little shirt and about 7 minutes into our visit, Nannie reads her shirt and realizes grand kid number 7 is on the way. A little anti climatic but now the secret's out!
A special shout out to Zoey's attic for their adorable HIGH quality announcement shirts. It's so soft, and there are no peel ons, iron ons, or embroidered stuff. Good ol' fashioned "digitally printed t-shirt means that the fibers of the shirt are actually died with eco-friendly water based inks. There is no iron on, heat transfer or other material that can be scratch, peel, crack and fade.
That = awesomeness!"
The first time around, I suffered a miscarriage which was the saddest thing that's ever happened to me. And though God has given me beauty for ashes and turned my mourning into joy (hello? Has anyone met my perfect daughter?!), some sadness will always linger. Like when you find out you're pregnant, you worry...incessantly. Even after having a healthy, happy pregnancy with Genevieve, I still worried and fretted about telling people before I reached 12 weeks, when the chance of miscarriage decrease drastically. And you just know that when you tell the world, you will later regret it and have to back pedal and explain that for some inexplicable reason it just wasn't meant to be. Wow, I'm surprising myself with this post--I hadn't intended to discuss my loss...just to talk of my unspeakable joy and spread the news...but it feels good to be open and honest about something so many women have experienced. In any case, due to the miscarriage, with Genevieve and with this little peanut, we decided to wait the 12 weeks...
A special shout out to Zoey's attic for their adorable HIGH quality announcement shirts. It's so soft, and there are no peel ons, iron ons, or embroidered stuff. Good ol' fashioned "digitally printed t-shirt means that the fibers of the shirt are actually died with eco-friendly water based inks. There is no iron on, heat transfer or other material that can be scratch, peel, crack and fade.
That = awesomeness!"
I'm curious-- How long did you wait to tell people about your pregnancy? And in what unique or fun ways did you do it?!
Do Tell...
So I have been hitting a huge brick wall when it comes to posting. I'm not sure if that's against the blogger code to admit, but I'm pretty sure you've already figured it out based on the lack of posts. Uh yeah, sorry for that by the way. In any case any time I'm lacking creativity on posting subjects, I always ask myself what am I obsessing over at the moment. Sometimes it's a pair of jeans, other times it's a delicious recipe or a fun party planning idea. But lately it's been a bit more practical...I've been searching for the cutest, yet inexpensive high chair! (sorry to all of you who aren't mommas but maybe you'll be able to use this information one day!).
So the deal was that I didn't want to spend (ok let's be honest--my mom was buying so I didn't want her to spend) over $100. I also was really torn between getting a girly one and just getting a high chair cover for the next baby (is it wrong to really want a boy next?!) or just getting a unisex one that I can use for all 7 kids. Just checking to see if you are paying attention.
Now I have to admit, I didn't research what to look for in a high chair. I knew I didn't want something with toys on it. I wanted something small-ish. I also wanted a tray I could lift out and wash. I wanted an easy to wash fabric. After speaking with Megan I also realized I should probably look for one that folds. I didn't want anything too modern (now that I have a baby I realize practicality sometimes beats all other attributes). I'm sure there are extensive lists out there with way more criteria than these, but this was my wish list. Oh and I forgot one-- I wanted it to be cute. surprise. surprise.
Here are some of the options I found that I really liked (all under $110):
These girly options really tested my practicality. Doesn't my princess deserve a PINK chair?! Graco Ally High Chair. Mia Moda High Chair.
But these gender neutral chairs are really cute right?! I'm usually not a fan of baby animals but baby owls and baby giraffes? What's not to love?! Graco Little Hoot High Chair. Graco Cozy Dinette High Chair in Zarafa.
If you do want to be gender specific for now but change your mind later, here are some high chair covers I found. I chose boyish ones since I have a girl now but there are girly options also. They are not very easy to find. These are all $39 and under.
In order-- Nojo reversible high chair cover. Zuma high chair cover. Sewingsilly (etsy store) high chair cover. And if all else fails, head over to Make it and Love it blog and follow her instructions to make your own. I doubt I could come up with something as ADORABLE as the one pictured here but maybe you are more talented than I am!
Guess which high chair I chose! ;)
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