If only...

I did this with all of my girls.

But it is never too late right?
Doesn't the youngest always complain that they hardly get any pictures?
For Janey it is seeming to be quite the opposite.
Perhaps because she is so happy.

My sis-in-law made me the most brilliant gift.
She printed out a sign for each of the first 12 months of Janey's life.

It is something I had always wanted to do for both Halley and Lucy, but at the time seemed too much to pull together.  (Blame it on the insane colic and reflux.)  After I missed taking a picture that first month I just threw the plans in the trash.

So now, each month on the 30th, I am going to grab one of these sweet signs, some fun fabric and click away.

Hopefully she won't sleep through them all.

I think the signs would make the best baby gift.  Pick a cute frame and font, plug in the dates, print and you are all set.  Useful, creative and very affordable.

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Rubber baby buggy bumpers

That sneak peak was mean wasn't it?  Here are the finished products.  We are having our second Aqua Apron Sisters events for one of our own.  The gender of this little one is a mystery which makes planning shower a fun challenge.  I found the idea here (I can't resist borrowing one of the best invite ideas ever) months back and was just waiting for one of my friends to get pregnant so I could use it.  Alicia and I stayed up late chatting, cutting, sewing and gluing and we are so thrilled with the end result.

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Sweet Gift Idea

Look at this sweet little baby spoon.  I ordered it as a gift for a little girl's first birthday and I am just in love.  My girls are too old to use one, but imagine how cute one would look in their shadowboxes.  Lisa Leonard designs and creates many different kinds of hand stamped jewelry that make the most thoughtful gifts.  I could literally buy one (or more) of every single item. On top of all of that goodness, her blog is so beautiful and always inspiring.

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Scrapbook Shower

Looking for a great idea for a baby shower?  A brilliant gift that blesses the mom and baby for their entire lives?  Give you guests something to do besides chit-chat and throw the mommy to be a scrapbook shower.  Yesterday was sweet Becky's baby shower and each guest was assigned a theme to make a page with.  We brought all of our supplies and ate while we scrapped.  My theme was Dedication Day.  By the time the shower was over, Becky had an entire album full of pages to take her through her baby's first year.  Besides not having to worry about making an album in the next year, she can remember all of the people who love her and enjoy everyone's unique style.

I had to share this verse that I put on the page because it has blessed me so much and I try to think of it every day:

The commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.  
Impress them on your children.  Talk about them when you sit at home 
and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Deuteronomy 6:6-7

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Aloha baby!


After all of the second guessing, I think this will be fine for a boy or a girl.  I wrapped it up my new favorite way:  in a tulle bag.  I tried it once out of desperation, I had no wrapping supplies on hand and my present was too weird to tie tulle around.  I thought sewing tulle would be hard, but if you can push a pedal you can sew tulle.  Now I keep all colors on hand and whip up a custom sized matching gift bag in a matter of minutes.  I took it to one of the best baby showers I have ever been to.  It involved chocolate, cupcakes and scrapbooking.  Need I say more?  I will post about it's awesomeness tomorrow and probably the few days after too, it was that great. 

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