Why does it seem to be, that like every single one of our friends is having a baby, or trying to?
SERIOUSLY! We are being invaded!
Jason and I are fairly young (I think). He is a new 30, I just turned 29. We have 3 kids, DONE! We were the only one’s joining the parent crowd, for the longest time. Now that we are becoming more “hands free”, they are just starting.
So, finally our friends decide to play “catch-up”. We have been on different wave lengths forever, and as they have their own, they are finally “getting it”.
By getting “it” I mean the fact that just we can’t just get up and go ANYWHERE, we are usually late, we wont go to restaurants after 6pm, our car looks like McDonald’s had an explosion of french fries, and we were caught in the crossfire, the fact that just cause a book say’s it will be, or should be this way-thats NOT reality. The comments of “If that were my child I would do this”! I HATE those comments.
I do love the one that says “I was a much better mother before I became one”
I’ve said that on here before, cause its SO true. I know I never thought I’d be the crazy woman in the food store! But here I am every Saturday saying “No you cannot have that.” ” I said no, put it back” ” Don’t touch that” “Stay with me” , “Stop touching your sister” ” You do that one more time………” and the list goes on.
Just this weekend while shopping my son Noah was driving me INSANE over a $10 coloring book that had Transformers. You read it right $10!!!
Noah ” Mommy I NEED this really bad! Look its Transformers!”
Me “No Noah, you are not getting it. You cant have something every time we go into a store”
Noah “But, I really need it”
Me “What did I just say? NO! Put it back. You have a million coloring books. The last thing you need is another one”
Noah ‘Thats not fair”
Me “Life isn’t fair”
Noah ” Well you have “a hundreds” of stamps and you get new ones every time we go to the store. Why do you need more, if you have all those in your stamping room?”
Me “OK, put the coloring book in the cart. Not another word.”
I couldn’t argue, he had an amazing point! Boy the things kids notice! Lets hope for his future wife’s sake he doesn’t stay that observant!
Anyway, back to the point, it seems like I have been needing a boatload of baby cards! You may have noticed too!
So here I will share them with you. They both use a similar color scheme, which I find DELICIOUS!
Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Certain Celery, and Pretty in Pink.
The first was for the baby shower I just attended.
This was one of my first and most favorite Bella’s. Its Teddybella. She is what every woman wants to look like when she is with child! LOL! I love her muchly.
This card is extremely simple, and clean. I love it.
My rectangle, straight edge nestabilities made the framed embossed borders-which add SO MUCH elegance, and interest to any card. Even a whimsical style-like this. I’m in love with the SU! Wide grosgrain-just gorgeous. I wish they had more colors.
Now, I know you MUST remember the dollar stamp from Michael’s sometime last year I believe. My good friend Renee sent it to me 😀 I became a HOT item, and all the crazy SCS girls went hunting them down! LOL!
Next is a card I made for Jason’s best friend and his wife. They just found out they are expecting.
Sadly she was only inked ONCE in her whole life-that was obviously enough-LOL!
Can you see the clear flowers by Maya Road? I thought they were such a soft and sweet touch. Me being a flower addict and all.
My nestabilities to the rescue! I know you may be sick of seeing them, but those are PRICEY-and I’m getting my monies worth-so get use to it! LOL!
The paper is by Rubber Soul. Sentiment is Absolutely Fabulous-which I accidentally ordered MONTHS ago, and have gotten good use out of!
I love the continued scalloped edge on the bottom-so soft and pretty.
She loved the card! So that was nice. I wish them all the best!!!!
Thanks for the well wishes. I ahve some happy cards to post from some of my PSF’s! I get the best happy mail!
Not sure what I’m posting tomorrow-but it is Halloween, and that means the MYTIME MAIL winner will be announced. So, stay tuned! AND if you haven’t leave a comment here! I have to say I’m a bit sad there wasn’t much participation on that one. Oh well! The goody box is FABULOUS! So SOMEONE will be LUCKY!
Till tomorrow.
35 Responses for "Oh Baby! Kids say the darndest things."
I’m LOL to myself right now….kids pick up on things sooooooooo easily! I’ve been where you were on the weekend with the kids! Chloe has used that “but you spend millions on stamps” on many occassions now….gets me EVERY time! Doesn’t help that her Dad agrees with her…ugh! hahaha!
Those cards are soooooooooo darn cute! I like the look of those nestability things but won’t spend the money on them to get them here…at least not yet 😉
Have a fantastic day!
Wow, I think we have parallel lives, Lauren! Sounds just like me and my kids! Love the cards – wish I had someone to make baby cards for 🙁
Lauren,
Your cards are absolutely adorable. My husband and I went through the same thing with our friends all waiting to have children. Unfortunately, God had other plans and our son passed away a year and half ago, he would now be 16.
I “stalk” your blog on a regular basis, to gain strength from you. You have an amazing outlook and attitude and it can be contagious.
Thanks for being an inspiration.
Gorgeous cards, I really love that color combo, the chocolate+ pink+ celery…
LOL on your son’s comment!! Of course he has a point :-D. That is totally something my daughter would say to me, but since she likes using my stamps and stuff she actually pushes me further in the addiction!….
LOL Oh my gosh Lauren, Noah’s wife to be someday better be aware of what she’s getting into. LOL I laughed so hard at his comment. He sounds so much like my DS growing up. Good thing I wasn’t as addicted stamping as I am now when he was younger or I’d have been in a lot of trouble. 🙂
Oh, he is too smart!!! My son is the same way. Love the baby cards and the color scheme is awesome!
Kim
I totally know what you mean in this post!!! One of my favorite sayings is “Get Over It!”… And I’m just waiting for one of my kids or DH to tell me I don’t need any more stamping stuff when I tell them they don’t need something in a store!!!
Hee hee…this is what you say next time:
“Honey, when you can sell coloring books and make enough money to buy your own, then you can have that one.”
Can you tell I have kids? 😉
it’s nice when the rest of your friends start to “get it.” we still have a wee lil’ one, and stick to a tight schedule so i hear ya all the way!!!
cute cards, too…of course 🙂
I am so in the same boat! We are young too… started our family young. Mine are now 10 and 6 and I am 33. All of our neighbors, friends, and even my older brother
are just starting their families and let me tell you.. my brother FINALLY gets it! haha! Just think though, while they are going through the baby stages, your enjoying the getting more free time stage!
Your cards are great! I am getting so close to ordering some bellas!
This card just jumped out and grabbed me by the heart! I think it is the cutest card. I love, love , love it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Thk, Brooke S
Ohmigosh – Lauren, I just had the EXACT same conversation with my son the other day over baseball cards!!!! I said he *JUST* bought some the other day and that he couldn’t have any more for at least a week – he used the same stamp reasoning on me and I plunked down the cards in my cart too. Darn our smart kids.
LOVE that bella card – so gorgeous!! your coloring is amazing!
I love the conversation with Noah!!! Kids pick up on the slightest things and use them so appropriately, don’t they?
OMG! What a stitch…how funny is Noah? I hope too that he gets over the “well you have…so I need” phase before he gets married too!
Your baby cards are soooo cute. I love what you are doing with the nestabilities!
Noah ” Well you have “a hundreds” of stamps and you get new ones every time we go to the store. Why do you need more, if you have all those in your stamping room?”
Me “OK, put the coloring book in the cart. Not another word.”
OH BOY Lauren…you’ve got a smart cookie on your hands. Too funny, I’m glad Shannon hasn’t caught on…yet 😉
Awesome cards…I love the colors, and would you PLEASE stop using your nestabilities?!?!?!?! I’m begging you!
Lauren, I just LOVE your style! You make such AWESOME things, and I just got some of those Maya road flowers…I’ve gotta get them out! Your cards are GREAT, I don’t know HOW you have time to stamp with all that goes on in your life!!! The coloring book story was priceless, My boys (4) are all in their 20’s, and I get lots of grief over all my stamps and accessories!! EEEKKK, it never ends! I love that you let him have it…my 6 year old grandson is WAY into Transformers, too!
You are AMAZING, thanks for all the wonderful things you post here! It’s delightful to come see what you are up to! 🙂
Wow Lauren,those cards are stunning!!! TFS your wonderful talent with us!!!
OMW, that lil’ story is so hilarious – and true! I loved reading it! =) Your 2 expectant mom cards are WONDERFUL…I have to say that since I LOOOOOOOOVE teddybella (don’t have her, but LOOOVE her!), it’s probably my fave card of the two. Love the color combo too! The other card is great too – love the layout of that one!
Keep up the GREAT work!
BTW…sorry, I don’t have a blog, or I would’ve done the going pink ‘contest’ thing…good for you for doing it! A truly worthwhile cause!
Hey
The cards are awesome! Ok I had to chuckle about what Noah said, how can you argue?? Sigh….. Need to keep that stamp shopping a secret huh? 🙂 You know how people have those Swiss bank accounts to keep stuff secret? We need a “Swiss stamping account”, LOLOLOL. SIGH 🙂
On the baby thing, we were actually on line last to have kids, so we were probably those annoying people saying why can’t you just get a babysitter? Now, I don’t want to leave my little guys! But now it’s all kiddie sort of stuff.
I did post and added the going pink to my blog during Oct. You do amazing things I think it is fantastic.
Maria
Too funny! Thanks for the laugh- I died at the “Ok, put it in the cart….” line! Boy, you sure do have your hands full, there girlie!
Love the cards – very cute! The color scheme is gorgeous! TFS!
Girl,
make room on that soap box and AMEN for everything you said! I have 3 kids 17, 6 & 3. So we started up late after the first. Hence all my friends have older kids and it’s as if they have all forgotten what it was like! Yeah I could probably feed a family of ducks on the crumbs and leftovers in the van. Plus my husband and I have’t been out after 9 pm in 6 yrs. And a meal in a restaurant , NOT WITH MY KIDS! So thank you for saying it! Plus I did love the cards – keep up the great work!
OMG Lauren, Noah was sooo right…They really get “it”…when we don’t. They always remember when you said “next time” , “we will see”….Now I am famous for saying We will see, I am NOT promising anything. LMAO when he said that about your stamps…we so relate in my house…but $10.00 for a coloring book..OUCH!!! I would have said…lol…won’t go there…Maybe it is the same reason they put candy, books, and everything before you check out…so you will buy, buy, buy…I am so guilty of the last minute purchase.,..I so NEED a cold water….and who would have “thought” I would have paid $1.50-$2.00 for water????What is the world coming too???And it is probably not even from a spring…but that does not matter to me,,,,I just want cold water, and don’t want to run over to the water fountain… hugs..
Oh by the way, I love your cards too….If I figure out how to edit my comments after hitting submit….I love both the ladies, but I don’t know anyone pregnant anymore…of course I am 44…soon to be 45 next month..OUCh..where did the time go???
Awesome card. Hopefully I will get to make baby cards one of these days. I know my son and DIL are trying…..I so want to be a Gramma.
Hugs,
Diana
Great colour combo – pink, choc., celery. Love it and will have to use it soon. Also love the comment from your son re: stamps. Made me LOL. Those little eyes and minds work faster and better than we give them credit for at times.
As for all the friends with showers, look at it this way, you’ll be there to be able to give advice from the “I’ve experienced” it side of life:) and you’ll be well on your way to having independent kids long before they will. In the meantime, enjoy being able to hold their babies and play with them, without having to change a diaper or suffer from a lack of sleep etc.
OMG too funny about Noah – and he was right too – little stinker…..
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cards – both are FABULOUS!!
Boys come out with the darndest things, don’t they? My son used to floor me sometimes with the things he came out with…watch out ’cause they are paying more attention to us than we think. He is now 32 & still very observant! Luv this card & the color combo!
That is so funny! He’s got your number now and boy are you in trouble! Thanks for sharing! BTW, your cards are awesome, as usual!!!
~Lynda
That is so funny Lauren! I know someday my craft room will get me in trouble with the girls!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your cards! And your right, if ONLY I could look as good as that bella when I’m pregnant. LOL!
And I dont think I’ll get sick of the nestabilities, I like seeing them and what you can do. Get your money’s worth and use them.
Lauren — cute, cute cards Girly!! Lovin’ those colors!
Holy WOW — these cards are fabulous!! Love the colors, love the layouts, love the ribbons, love it all!! 🙂
And you’re right — kids notice everything! Mine are 15, 13, 6 and 4 — the older they are, the more well-behaved you have to be! 🙂
Your conversation with Noah should have ended with:
Lauren: But that’s different, Mommy uses her stamps in her business – they are business TOOLS only! (LOL!)
That’s one smarty pants you have on your hands there!
Sorry about Alexa getting chemo tomorrow. Praying that she does OK with it and gets to trick or treat in the hospital!
I loved your story, Lauren! Both your cards are so pretty. I love your style! I especially like the soft, pretty, feminine look of the second one. Just right for a lady in waiting!
Yeah, how could you argue with that reasoning?! LOL LOVE those baby cards. . .both are gorgeous!
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