When I was pregnant with our first baby, I got the brain wave to create a birth announcement. Everyone, in those days, put an announcement in the local newspaper, but I wanted something more. Something personal and creative to mail out to our family and friends announcing our newborn. I came up with this:
I purchased some blank stationary cards.
Now remember in those days, I handed typed every single announcement on a typewriter that did not have an erase feature. Now that I have referred to 1979 as `in those days`, I do remember it as being the most exciting day in my life - a baby girl. Motherhood was a delight and I was back in my jeans by my 6 week check-up. She has provided us with love, music, laughter and delight all these years...well except for her messy room despite my efforts to train her. She has grown into a wonderful godly woman, wife and mother. Happy Birthday to our Darby girl! Read about her crazy life @ darbyjane.blogspot.com.
Throughout 2012, I will share with you all the birth announcements that I did for our children. Oh, how I wish I had had the resources of digital software and graphics at my fingertips back then! If you would happen to want something similar, check out my site.
4 comments:
oh yay! It will be fun to see everyone's over the course of the year...I forget how some of them went...
heeeeyyy....we are missing one already!!! We need to see Janessa's!!!:-D
But I agree with Darla, it will be fun to see them all - and to see the progression from typewriters with no erase function to fancy computer technology:-)
definitely agree! can't wait to see them all throughout the year, and yes! We need to see Janessa's! :)
hahaha...Janessa....I didn't get the brainwave to post these until a couple of weeks ago. Then my mind went straight to Darla's birthday. Thanks for the reminder! :)
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