Christmas card thread

[dontstopbelievin]

Hey, I need Christmas card help. We don't post personal things on Facebook, so no pregnancy announcements there for us. We do send out holiday cards to our friends and family and I would like to put an announcement in there that is sweet, but not too cute/Pinterest-y. Thoughts? I usually do a picture card. We have one DD who will be 2 soon.

Also, if you do holiday cards, what are you doing this year? I'm starting to get lots of discount codes so is like to do this soon.

[sandandsea]

haha, I just asked this below. I'm thinking we'll probably just do a family picture and then sign it with our names and #2 June 2016. Subtle but there. We are going to Disneyland in a few weeks so I'm sure there are some super cute ideas we could do there, but I just don't want anything super cliche.

[Flair Underwood]

Do you have a U/S picture that your DS could hold in the photo?

[dontstopbelievin]

Nov 6, 2015 14:26:29 GMT -5 sandandsea said:

haha, I just asked this below. I'm thinking we'll probably just do a family picture and then sign it with our names and #2 June 2016. Subtle but there. We are going to Disneyland in a few weeks so I'm sure there are some super cute ideas we could do there, but I just don't want anything super cliche.

Oops!! I completely missed it.

[dontstopbelievin]

Nov 6, 2015 14:28:53 GMT -5 Flair Underwood said:

Do you have a U/S picture that your DS could hold in the photo?

We might get a better one at the 12 week scan. The one we have now looks like nothing at all. would people get weirded out by uterus on their Christmas card.

[sandandsea]

Nov 6, 2015 14:28:53 GMT -5 Flair Underwood said:

Do you have a U/S picture that your DS could hold in the photo?

This was my best thought at this point - but is that too cliche?

[cattuccino]

We got some family photos done a couple of weeks ago--- we attempted to get some with DD having her hands or looking at my belly.
I Have no idea how they turned out yet, so I'm not even sure if we're going to use them for anything.

You could always just do regular family photos and include a note "enjoying our last holiday as a family of 3" or something like that...

We've opted not to announce via christmas cards because of erratic mail it takes the first person to get the card to call everyone else and it's sort of ruined.

[Flair Underwood]

Nov 6, 2015 14:30:49 GMT -5 dontstopbelievin said:

Nov 6, 2015 14:28:53 GMT -5 Flair Underwood said:

Do you have a U/S picture that your DS could hold in the photo?

We might get a better one at the 12 week scan. The one we have now looks like nothing at all. would people get weirded out by uterus on their Christmas card.

Idk... depends how judgy people are.  I think it would be cute - like your first "family photo." 

[dontstopbelievin]

Nov 6, 2015 14:58:21 GMT -5 Flair Underwood said:

Nov 6, 2015 14:30:49 GMT -5 dontstopbelievin said:

We might get a better one at the 12 week scan. The one we have now looks like nothing at all. would people get weirded out by uterus on their Christmas card.

Idk... depends how judgy people are.  I think it would be cute - like your first "family photo." 

Hopefully people aren't judgy about a Christmas card, but some people are unique.

[oceanhutt]

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we're going to do cards too but no idea what we want to do I have a few things pinned but when we got our US today he thinks the same thing about it not looking like much lol

[ArgyleEnigma]

Not being charmed by ultrasounds doesn't necessarily mean judgey. Lots of people consider them private and feel awkward seeing someone else's. It is your insides after all.

I used to be in that boat, but in the post-fb world I am utterly immune and wouldn't be bothered in the slightest. Still, I remember it.

Anyway...what about an extra stocking on the fireplace? Or just put it in the handwritten note, that would be charming because it's nicely personal.

[titania]

I like the idea of a handwritten note or an extra stocking picture! I never really thought about putting an announcement in a Christmas card, but I think that is cute.

I usually get my cards for the next Christmas at the day after Christmas sales, so mine are not photo cards, but I might include a note in mine. I think handwritten notes are pretty meaningful.

[broadwaymama]

Sort of related but not related, Costco Christmas cards are 10.00 for 50 in select styles through November!!! We just ordered ours!!!!

[mladerri]

I think we're going to use a photo of the three of us then sign it with all our names and "baby #2". I like the stocking idea too. Also just got a catalog for tinyprints. Tons of sales in their website right now. I spend a stupid amount on Christmas cards, but I love receiving them so I always send them.

[woodengirl07]

I'm not going to announce until I'm further along, but the idea of signing #2 June 2016 is cute.

[origamimommy]

We're getting family pictures and I have a shirt that says, " 'Tis the season to be pregnant." With our first, we also did Christmas cards and I wore a shirt that said, "Baby bump's first Christmas."

[oceanhutt]

Sperrys at the lighthouse where we had our wedding photos taken in a Christmas card