April 2010 Archives
Mothers Day is Sunday May 9, 2010. Are you ready to wow your mom with a personalized gift that will make her say, "bearing and raising that kid was really worth it!"? No? Ok, read on. I have some good ideas for you.
Moms love handmade things. But, don't think you're going to get off easy with some brownies or a construction paper card. Sure, that may have worked when you were in the third grade but your mom knows you are capable of much more these days. The nice thing is, you don't have to be the one to actually make the gift. Purchasing handmade online is especially easy these days. One of my absolute favorite spots to shop is Etsy. Thousands of craftspeople have set up shop there making is so easy to find the right gift for mom. Here's a few favorites:
Moms love handmade things. But, don't think you're going to get off easy with some brownies or a construction paper card. Sure, that may have worked when you were in the third grade but your mom knows you are capable of much more these days. The nice thing is, you don't have to be the one to actually make the gift. Purchasing handmade online is especially easy these days. One of my absolute favorite spots to shop is Etsy. Thousands of craftspeople have set up shop there making is so easy to find the right gift for mom. Here's a few favorites:
- Jewelry with her kids birthstones or date of birth
- A hand knit scarf with matching gloves
- Hand made bookmarks
- An original painting featuring her favorite color pallet
- Hand made leather journal customized with her name or initials
- A crystal keychain in her favorite colors or her birthstone
- A hand sewn tote bag
- A photo pillow with a photo of the grandkids
- An antique trinket from her hometown
- A photo collage of her favorite memories
Our Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Plates start at Just $39.99! We take our very popular 10.5" Italian Bisque Platter and airbrush the rim with your choice of color. Add polka dots of your choice. Select from one of our adorable designs - great for weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers and more. We personalize with colors, names, dates, messages. Order the optional black iron wall hanger. They turn out great and make a wonder personalized gift for any occasion.
Hot off the presses! Check out our newest personalized gift idea - Names in the Sky Photo Print. Pricing starts at just $34.95 for the 8 x 10 size. All Personalized Photo Prints come matted and framed in our black shadow box frame. Any message can be written in the sky. This makes an awesome wedding or anniversary gift.
This last month has been crazy. Ryder has gotten so big and so mobile! He's still not crawling properly but who needs crawling when you can walk? And run? We still need to lend at least a finger to help him along but he's about a week away from going at it alone.
Ryder's doctor visit was a week ago. He weighed 21 lbs, was 29.5 inches tall. He's in the 75% for weight and 90% for height. He's a big boy. He did really well at the doctor and only had one shot. We didn't have too many questions for Dr. Metsch this time around because things have been going really well. Ryder's eating EVERYTHING, sleeping all night long and taking three naps a day. Life is good.
He can say a few words - Ma Mom, Da Da, Ba Ba and most recently, he's working on Na Na and the ever popular "HEY!" He babbles away all day long. Practice, practice, practice.
We're starting to think about trying for number two baby which is exciting and scary at the same time. While this last nine months has rocketed by, I can still remember the first two months when we were so sleep deprived and the feedings, oh the feedings. I'm not sure I really want to go there again so soon. Plus, it has been so nice getting to drink whatever and whenever I want. But, we want the kids to be close in age and we might as well get the hard stuff done with. Of course, there's also the feeling that once this next pregnancy is over and the baby is born, that will be it. I will never have that awesome experience again. That makes me sad.
More to come in the next few months. I wonder if RyD will be walking on his own the next time I update my blog??
Ryder's doctor visit was a week ago. He weighed 21 lbs, was 29.5 inches tall. He's in the 75% for weight and 90% for height. He's a big boy. He did really well at the doctor and only had one shot. We didn't have too many questions for Dr. Metsch this time around because things have been going really well. Ryder's eating EVERYTHING, sleeping all night long and taking three naps a day. Life is good.
He can say a few words - Ma Mom, Da Da, Ba Ba and most recently, he's working on Na Na and the ever popular "HEY!" He babbles away all day long. Practice, practice, practice.
We're starting to think about trying for number two baby which is exciting and scary at the same time. While this last nine months has rocketed by, I can still remember the first two months when we were so sleep deprived and the feedings, oh the feedings. I'm not sure I really want to go there again so soon. Plus, it has been so nice getting to drink whatever and whenever I want. But, we want the kids to be close in age and we might as well get the hard stuff done with. Of course, there's also the feeling that once this next pregnancy is over and the baby is born, that will be it. I will never have that awesome experience again. That makes me sad.
More to come in the next few months. I wonder if RyD will be walking on his own the next time I update my blog??
