Yes, I'm still pregnant.
My friend Jamie is a very crafty person. She stamps, and makes cards, and is starting scrapbooking too I think. Anyway, I'm making her come up with ideas for my baby announcements. I like pictures (haha, like that's a big revelation), so I'm going to put a picture in it, but I want it to look pretty. Last time, I printed it off my computer at home, folded the paper in fourths, and stuck a wallet size pic in. This time they'll be decorated.
The thing that sucks is this: According to the parenting magazine Miss Manners, sending announcements to people who already know you've had the baby is just asking for gifts. I say phooey. I do it so that everyone has a record of height, weight, date, and a picture they can keep. So you're all getting one. In fact, I really only send them to people that already know I had the baby. Otherwise, it really is asking for a gift. I'm going out on a limb here and saying "Screw you Miss Manners!" So, anyway, don't send me presents. (or do, I don't mind. LOL) Do look at how cute Anya is. Cause that's the point. And do look at how pretty the card is. Cause I had help this time.
P.S. Is it pretentious to be talking about birth announcements before the actual birth? I'm just excited, cause Jamie showed me her ideas today. And I've only got 5 days to go anyway...
P.P.S. Anya is probably going to be what I call (I almost wrote baby #2 here, but that just seems wrong - although appropriate for an infant. They're full of #2.) the new baby. I think that her name is going to be Anastasia Corinne. Don't quote me on that. Rob has been waffling for a long time about the middle name. And some of you may remember that I was absolutely convinced that Ally was going to be called Alex until I saw her and changed my mind.
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