It’s no secret that I love maps.
This black, white, and gold map was just the latest addition.
We’ve also had a giant map of the London Tube on our wall for most of our marriage (purchased for the enormous sum of $4 from Amazon, although it’s now gone up to $6 with free shipping, so most of you are probably priced out).
But probably my favorites are these state maps I put up last fall with the states each of us were born in.
Every time I walked up the stairs (which was approximately 10 million times between September and May), I just felt happy looking at them. They turned out even better than I’d expected, which is not always the case with my DIY projects.
And early next year, we’ll add a new state to the lineup.
Elaine says
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!
heather gilmour says
These maps looks fabulous! It's simple but very stylish!
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Andrea Smith says
What?!! Congratulations Bradshaw family, very exciting news! Super excited for you!
Laura says
Congrats
Paige Flamm says
Congrats! I'm so excited for you! Ps this might be one of the best announcements I've seen yet!
Rachel says
Oh my goodness, hooray!!! Such a cute announcement, and so much fun for your cute family. Hope you've been feeling well!
Fleurthefearless says
Such a cool announcement!!! Got me… So wasn't expecting it. So fun. Congratulations
julieupstairs says
Congrats!!!! I was going to say how cute your wall is, but the surprise announcement is even cuter!!
-Julie
Amanda says
Congratulations! I hope the pregnancy goes well for you 🙂
Rebecca says
Congratulations!!!!
Abby says
Congratulations, Janssen!
Meg ~ Chasing Pink Fireflies says
Yea! Congratulations!
Elizabeth says
Aughhhh! I knew it!!! So exciting!!! Congratulations!!!
Señora H-B says
Hooray! I'm so happy for you!!
Amy Jo says
Congratulations!!
Amy says
Oh, this is such happy news! Congratulations!
Amy Edmunds says
Congratulations, that's such exciting news!
Ash says
Yay!!! Congrats, Janssen! (And what a great way to announce it, you clever girl!)
Rachel says
Hurrah hurrah!!! Congratulations!!!
Just Jaime says
Congrats!!
wtiger9 says
Congrats! And what a great way to make a baby announcement. I had no idea where this was going! Love it!
missris says
Squeeeee so exciting! Congratulations, y'all!!
Tina's Blog says
Congratulations! You are so clever!
Amanda W says
Congrats!
Aleta says
Congratulations! I got goose bumps-ha! And, I don't even know you in real life! So excited for you and your family. Best wishes for a smooth pregnancy!
Jessica Pugh says
Congrats! Cute announcement.
Brooke says
This is totally awesome!! Congratulations!!
CoolGreenDays says
Wow – such great news – thank you for sharing with us! xx
Kimberly F. says
Congratulations!!
Mama Bub says
Best birth announcement ever! Congratulations!
Melanie says
Congratulations!
Kelsey says
Yahoo! Trevor and I have a major map obsession as well, maybe one day I'll steal this idea! (But Trevor and I both would have California so maybe it would look a little goofy?) CONGRATULATIONS!
girlseeksplace says
Congratulations! This is the most clever pregnancy announcement ever.
Kelly Jensen says
Congrats, congrats, congrats!!!!
Kristin @ Going Country says
Hooray Valentine's baby! (Like they ever come on their due dates, but you never know . . .) Congratulations to all of you.
Janelle says
Congratulations! That's such a cute idea. It would look pretty lame at my house, though, since my husband and all six of my kids were born in the same state… You guys are apparently much more diverse than us. 🙂
Becki says
Congrats! Very exciting and a cute idea! Although, we would just have five pictures of the same state if I did that. Haha
Megan says
Congratulations!
Desmama says
Yay! What a fun date to look forward to! Congratulations to you and your sweet and growing family!
Stevie Storck says
Congratulations!!!!!
Saskia says
Congrats!
Melissa Turk says
Congratulations!!
Jenae says
Awesome! Maybe this time around you'll get a brown haired baby and complete the set!
Laura says
Yayyyy!! Congrats Janssen!
runtspickins says
Oh my!! Congratulations! Awwww, Valentine's Day! :]
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Merrick says
Oh, I forgot that you made these! We are so excited for you guys!
This Confetti Life says
Congrats!! So exciting!
Vanessa says
Congratulations!! I'm due on the same day as you with my first baby, so I'll be watching you like a hawk to figure out this maternity wear, baby-gear buying business. Gotta learn from a pro! 🙂
Lady Susan says
Congratulations! You make motherhood and pregnancy look easy! Wishing you an easy pregnancy, especially during your international travels!
kristi says
How exciting – congratulations!
KT says
Congrats! I hope you are feeling well!
Erica says
I got chills from this!! So happy for you!!
Melissa says
Congratulations!
Lindsay says
I love this idea!! You're always so clever! And yay! Congratulations!!
Lisa says
Congrats! So exciting, and such a fun announcement. 🙂
Kelsey Clark says
This was such a clever announcement! It took me a second to get it…Congrats!
Cami and Juan says
I went to pool group and Allison and Allisa were talking about your big news, and I had missed it skimming Facebook this morning. You are sneaky! Congratulations!!!
Faith says
Aw, congrats! This is such a fun announcement!
Stefanie Hathaway says
The moment I saw North Carolina on your Facebook feed, I remembered those as the format of your birth map series, and that you haven't yet birthed a child there… Didn't even have to come to the blog to realize what was going on! Congrats!!
JoLee says
Excellent announcement. And, what a fun due date.
Melody Mercer says
Yay! Congrats!!
Kristin says
How special!! Congrats!
Jodi says
Congratulations! I saw this briefly on your fb or somewhere and was confused by the NC, but didn't think much of it. I didn't realize you were going to be back in Durham. Hopefully this will make your stint in London just as enjoyable! I just thought of a side note: my niece has been working out in durham on her mission and loves it!
Lauren says
Aww what a fun way to announce! Congratulations!! I hope everything goes smoothly while you travel!
(And thanks for that Amazon link, I must be an idiot for never realizing that you could buy art there).
Jessica says
!!!!!! Congratulations!
Lauren and Joe O'Brien says
So happy for you!!! Congrats!!! Can't wait to see all the baby bump pics. 🙂
ct says
Congrats!
Christa says
Congratulations! Your kids are adorable. Can't wait to see the cuteness of the next one!
Lena says
Congratulations! I hope it's a girl for more matching outfits or a boy to see what a son of you guys would look like. I can't decide 😉 I guess we'll be lucky and it's one or the other. I'm sure he or she will be super cute!
MVB says
Congrats!
Emily says
Congratulations! Such exciting news!!
Science Teacher Mommy says
What a sweet way of telling! Congratulations.
Anna Staříková says
Congratulations ♡ Such a cool announcement! I hope you handle all the travelling well, it was never easy for me when pregnant.
Alicia says
Congratulations! How snazzy that you all managed to be born in different states 🙂
Lauren says
such exciting news, and such a great way to announce it!! hope you are feeling good, all the best!
Elsha says
Congratulations!! So exciting!
ccr in MA says
Ooh, congratulations! Such happy news.
Alison says
Congratulations!
Nemesis says
Um, I tried to comment and it didn't seem to go through. So sorry if this is a repeat. But congratulations! I hope you are feeling well, and yay for cute babies!
Bre says
So happy for your family! Congratulations! Valentine's baby! 🙂
Alysa Stewart says
I see how you did that. Congratulations!!! And how fun to be due on valentines day.
Nicole says
Congratulations! What fun and happy news!
Lisa!! says
Soooooo awesome! I'm due 1-11-15!
SB says
Congratulations!! My youngest was born at 11:34 pm on 2/13/14. I love your site, especially your book reviews for me and my little ones and your receipes (we make your Saturday Night Pancakes A LOT)..maybe more than we should 🙂 What wonderful news!
Rebecca says
Congratulations!!!! I love reading your blog and look forward to seeing your newest addition. 🙂
Becca says
I'm officially the last person to this party… but congrats!! 🙂
Ashley says
Yessssssss!!!!!!! Can't wait!
april says
congratulations!! I saw in passing on twitter but I'm catching up on the land of the living now. So exciting!
Lexilooo says
I'm so behind on blog reading! Congratulations, this is such happy news! Hope you've been feeling great!
Vanessa • Little Gold Pixel says
I feel like I'm super late to saying congratulations! Somehow I completely missed this post in my reader, and I was reading your latest post and had to do a double take when you mentioned your pregnancy! Congrats!