Baby Orr Decor will be featured on two blogs this month, for giveaways! So, if you have had your eye on some cute items, but the budget is a bit slim this month, here's your chance.
The first is already going on, HERE. It is a contest, on my good friend Emily's blog on parents.com. She and Dave need help in picking out a name for their new little one on the way. Check it out, but hurry there are already over 80 posts! If they pick the name you suggest, you will get a $30 Baby Orr Decor Gift Certificate.
Emily is one of the funniest people I know, and we have lots of crazy memories together. I enjoy reading her blog, and I always appreciate her honesty about the issues we face in motherhood. Her personal blog, is HERE as well as on the side bar. It is hilarious.
The other giveaway will be HERE in the next few weeks. It will be for the cutest Framed Blessing.
Have fun commenting! And to all of you who have found me through these sites, welcome!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Jesus Loves Me
This must be the season for Christenings, cause I have had 2 requests, just this week for some embroidered items for Christenings. It's odd, cause I was just thinking about making Anna a cute onesie that says "Jesus Loves Me", so I already had some ideas floating around.
Here's a Gift Set someone ordered:
Here's a Gift Set someone ordered:
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Birthday Cutie
I just got some new applique designs, that are not up on my site yet, but are available. Here is a pic of a First Birthday shirt I did last week.
Adorable!
Thanks Allison, for sending me the picture.
Happy Birthday Alex!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Swaddler Stuff
So many people think that a Swaddler is just another blanket. It is not.
Swaddling your newborn has so many benefits. It helps reduce the chance of SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It also helps your baby sleep through the night. It helps them get through the "forth trimester". Swaddling your baby helps mimic the tight surroundings of the uterus, giving your baby a feeling of security and warmth as they adjust to life outside the womb.
Plus, if it is a Baby Orr Decor Swaddler, they will be the cutest baby in the nursery!
I love having all of Anna's first pictures with her bright red and pink polka dot Swaddler (Swaddler Swatch F, in case you are interested!) instead of the white blanket with pink and blue stripes that every other baby is wrapped in.
Another misconception is that a Swaddling blanket is the same as a receiving blanket. The Swaddlers are much bigger (over 40x40in), allowing you to get a tight wrap around your baby, without slipping. The receiving blankets barely wrap around newborns, and that is just for the small babies. Plus, they are not square, but rectangle, so you always have an uneven end. You have to use two receiving blankets to get a good swaddle. So, your Baby Orr Decor Swaddler will take you well into the stage in which they no longer need to or want to be swaddled, around 4 months old.
With Kenneth, my first, I did not use the Swaddler right away. Partially, because I forgot that I had been given a Swaddler. Once I remembered that we had it, I tried it one night, and I was amazed at how much longer he slept. That was a wonderful night! I swaddled him from that point on. The Swaddler I was given was great, but Kenneth quickly grew out of it. It was one that had the velcro, so it was pretty simple to swaddle him, but after a while the velcro didn't hold well, and it would pop open at night, loosing the swaddle. Anna's never slipped.
Stay tuned for another post on how to Swaddle your little stylin' one.
Swaddling your newborn has so many benefits. It helps reduce the chance of SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It also helps your baby sleep through the night. It helps them get through the "forth trimester". Swaddling your baby helps mimic the tight surroundings of the uterus, giving your baby a feeling of security and warmth as they adjust to life outside the womb.
Plus, if it is a Baby Orr Decor Swaddler, they will be the cutest baby in the nursery!
I love having all of Anna's first pictures with her bright red and pink polka dot Swaddler (Swaddler Swatch F, in case you are interested!) instead of the white blanket with pink and blue stripes that every other baby is wrapped in.
Another misconception is that a Swaddling blanket is the same as a receiving blanket. The Swaddlers are much bigger (over 40x40in), allowing you to get a tight wrap around your baby, without slipping. The receiving blankets barely wrap around newborns, and that is just for the small babies. Plus, they are not square, but rectangle, so you always have an uneven end. You have to use two receiving blankets to get a good swaddle. So, your Baby Orr Decor Swaddler will take you well into the stage in which they no longer need to or want to be swaddled, around 4 months old.
With Kenneth, my first, I did not use the Swaddler right away. Partially, because I forgot that I had been given a Swaddler. Once I remembered that we had it, I tried it one night, and I was amazed at how much longer he slept. That was a wonderful night! I swaddled him from that point on. The Swaddler I was given was great, but Kenneth quickly grew out of it. It was one that had the velcro, so it was pretty simple to swaddle him, but after a while the velcro didn't hold well, and it would pop open at night, loosing the swaddle. Anna's never slipped.
Stay tuned for another post on how to Swaddle your little stylin' one.
Blessings, blessings
I have had lots of orders for Framed Blessings lately. I just LOVE the idea of having my babies surrounded by the promises of Scripture.
Here are some pics:
Here are some pics:
How to use your Swaddler
-Place your The Cutesy Mom Swaddler on a flat surface and fold one corner down about 6 inches.
-Place your baby on his back with his head right above the fold.
-Pull the right corner (your right) over his body, keeping his left arm down at his side. Tuck the Swaddler between his right arm and side, and then bring it under his back. Be sure to get a snug wrap.
-Bring the bottom corner over his feet. This does not have to be tight, but you can tuck it in under his chin if you want to.
-Wrap the left corner over his body, with his right arm down at his side, and then tuck the remaining part of the blanket under your baby.
This should leave only his head and neck exposed. The weight of the baby should keep the swaddle nice and tight.
These are pics from Anna's first swaddle. They were not taken for tutorial purposes, but to capture Anna's first moments in this world. (Even puffy and red, she is the prettiest baby!) Hopefully they will help you visualize how to swaddle.
-Place your baby on his back with his head right above the fold.
-Pull the right corner (your right) over his body, keeping his left arm down at his side. Tuck the Swaddler between his right arm and side, and then bring it under his back. Be sure to get a snug wrap.
-Bring the bottom corner over his feet. This does not have to be tight, but you can tuck it in under his chin if you want to.
-Wrap the left corner over his body, with his right arm down at his side, and then tuck the remaining part of the blanket under your baby.
This should leave only his head and neck exposed. The weight of the baby should keep the swaddle nice and tight.
These are pics from Anna's first swaddle. They were not taken for tutorial purposes, but to capture Anna's first moments in this world. (Even puffy and red, she is the prettiest baby!) Hopefully they will help you visualize how to swaddle.
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