Knitted booties sit in the corner next to a folded blanket, and the paper itself is a warm blush. The copper headline looks stitched rather than printed, so the whole card feels like something a grandmother might have made. It is the gentlest card in the collection.
Close family, a few friends, the people who will actually bring casseroles after the baby comes: that is the list, and the card is theirs once the name, the Saturday morning and the house are filled in.
A morning sprinkle suits this card. Coffee and cinnamon rolls, a knitted blanket draped over the back of the sofa, a basket of newborn socks and onesies instead of wrapped gifts, and maybe a short blessing or a round of advice for the second time around. Soft colors, soft food, soft voices.
