Simplify

For weeks I have been stressing about getting Miss K's birth announcments out. I updated my address book early in preparation. I surfed websites for announcments that would highlight my wee one best. I enlisted an amazing friend/photographer, Lillie, to take pix of Miss K. I picked my favorite three picture for the card (I just couldn't widdle it down any further). I then narrowed down the birth announcement cards to just three. And then I ran out of steam. Completely out of steam.

For over a week now I have been trying to get up the energy to get the announcements out and the idea of even buying stamps was just too much. I tried to guilt myself into motion. I did birth announcements for C so I have to do them for K, but then I remembered that C's master copy is still in a box, not enshrined in the elaborate first year photo album I envisioned. I then had a bad conscience over the fact that I may have missed alerting someone over the birth of my little peanut, but then reminded myself that I phoned, texted, emailed, blogged or FBed everyone I know about K's birth. I can't think of even one person who may not know about K or may not have seen her already (Oops, I just thought of one, I'll give her a call tomorrow). Then I rationalized that in these strained economic times it just seems excessive to send birth announcements. Finally, I decided I had had enough with my waffling and determined to put my energy into getting my photo wall up instead.

Without further ado, here are the best of my baby and her big sis too. I am truly sad that Miss K won't be gracing your refrigerator, but glad that I don't have to hold back these adorable pix anymore.