Can I combine birth announcements and holiday cards?

[Jalapeñomel]

Or is that tacky?  

[texassmith]

Not tacky.

[luckyval]

I'd do it

But I'm also kind of tacky

[pantsparty]

Hell yeah.

[eddy]

I am tacky as hell.

I did this with Jack because he was a December baby.

[Jalapeñomel]

And if it is tacky, can I just blame it on the fact that I am a new parent, and trying to minimize the amount of work I want to do this holiday season?

[ginap]

Not tacky at all. Throw him in a Santa hat, lay him in a wrapped gift box and call it a day. Merry Christmas from the Jalapeno Family, Husband, Mel and Baby born xx/xx/2013, x lbs, x oz at xx:xx am.

[dcannie]

yes, combine them.

[cinderbella]

We did it. My daughter was born in October.

[keyslover]

I do not think it is tacky, but then again we did it with DD2. 

[BaliHai]

Not tacky. We're also doing this.

[candreco]

We did with DD, photo of her in a Christmas stocking with a season/bundle of joy wording of some sort.

[adhdfashion]

You get a lot of free passes with a new Baby. Take this one.

[sharknado]

Do It!

[speckledfrog]

Totally fine. And more environmentally friendly!

[CurlyQ284]

I think its fine. I did two cards in the same envelope because of SDs. I didn't want them shoved off the Christmas card once DS comes along but I think its cute. I would love to get a Christmas baby announcement!

[AHappierHour]

I think it could be very cute

[glassofsyrah]

Oct 30, 2013 13:13:47 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Not tacky at all! I think that would be really nice, actually.

"Christmas came early for the Jalapeño family!"

That's what we did.

*poof*

[brooklyn]

Not tacky!

[melodramatic26]

totally did this with my October baby. People seemed to love it.

[cheeseandcrackers]

i think it would be cute!

[julez]

Oct 30, 2013 13:11:38 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

And if it is tacky, can I just blame it on the fact that I am a new parent, and trying to minimize the amount of work I want to do this holiday season?

DD was a January baby, and these babies will (hopefully) be born around the holidays as well.  I only did birth announcements the season DD was born, and I'll do the same with these babies.

I don't keep score on who I hear from/don't (in a judgy way) for the holidays, especially if they have a new baby. 

And also?  You're minimizing the amount of cards I have to feel guilty about recycling at the end of the season.  You're doing ME a favor!

[caddywompus]

I don't think it's tacky. As PP's mentioned, I think you could be real creative with it.

[bazinga]

I am planning on combining them.

[Deleted]

what about writing a thank you note on a birth announcement instead of sending a separate one?

full disclosure: these would be going to my aunts who have been crappy to my mom who has always been great to me and recently kicked ass and took care of me and my newborn for 2 weeks, so if it is tacky, i probably don't care.

[redheadk]

I love the combo cards.

If you are really concerned, get someone on etsy to do a double-sided card. Holiday card on 1 side, birth announcement on the other.

[mrssandro]

Not tacky!

[sonrisa]

We did before and we'll do it again this year.

[trafficgirl]

Depending on how things go, we'll be doing this.

And by "depending on how things go" I mean, if I'm not driven insane by sleep deprivation and have half a mind left over to think about it.

[staceymcgill]

I've seen it several times.