Card for Jaimie & Gord

Hi! So did you know that Jaimie (Nick's sister) and her husband Gord are expecting their third kid? Well, they are. It's past the 'risky' period (phew) and thus "official" (it's customary not to make any public baby announcements before 3 months, because shit happens, y'know?).

I am sending them a little word of congrats. Check out the envelope I made! (it's an illustration glued onto one of the little envelopes I got for Christmas from Alex- such an awesome gift).

I mean, you guys know the symbolism of the stork, right?

In English folk mythology and old wive's tales, storks deliver newborn babies to mothers by dropping them down chimneys. This is the origin of the phrase "Dr. Stork" to refer to an obstetrician.

Storks have been revered in Europe since the Middle Ages. Their association with babies and birth announcements originates many centuries ago in legend and lore native to northern Germany. One popular stork tale revolves around the folk legend that the souls of unborn children live in watery areas such as marshes, wells, springs and ponds. Since storks visit such habitats frequently, they were believed to fetch babies’ souls and deliver them to their parents.

More on the stork in popular (baby) culture here.