In 2010, I designed and created The Original Maternity Countdown Tee Shirt in anticipation of expecting my second baby. It was the way I wanted to document my growing baby bump, and the series that I posted here on the blog was hugely popular! It lead to my printing and selling the shirts, and unfortunately also to the design being copied and sold by various other vendors.
For the last four years, I’ve been restocking and selling them without much marketing or media, and though it’s been a fun, uninterrupted venture, I am excited about putting some additional energy into this great shirt and the story that it helps expecting mamas tell! So, I opened up a brand new storefront called The Countdown Shop where I’ll now be selling The Maternity Countdown Tee. In addition, my middle child has inspired a new series of tee shirts, called the By Hand Tee Shirts.
I’ve been making these for Eliot to celebrate his birthdays for a couple years, and decided to jump all in and make them available for others to buy for their little ones! I love how little kids always show you their age BY HAND, and wanted to play with that! 
Each of the By Hand Tee Shirts shows the age with a hand, along with a fun play on words.
#1 is a perfect first birthday shirt, because gosh it’s such an exciting time (and sure to be hash tagged in this social media day and age!) 
You know that two-year-olds feel just this way! Ha! My too-cool tee shirt is a great way to recognize the fun side of their growing independence!
I don’t know a single three-year-old who can pronounce the word “three.” It’s the most cute age for beginning to speak, and this is when I made Eliot his “I’m Free” tee shirt. This shirt was recently featured on the Brickyard Buffalo IG account, and got so much love!
Four years old is when my kids began to feel like real kids, and not toddlers. They’re “For Real!”
And five, when kids start heading out into the world of pre-school or Kindergarten with a “Hi Five”.
I’m excited to start seeing these awesome By Hand Tee Shirts pop up on kids around the country, and make birthday celebrations as well as everyday celebrations more fun!
The Countdown Shop is a place where I can continue to design and develop fun, happy products and I’m excited to see where it takes me!
