{"product_id":"the-announcement","title":"The Announcement","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first gift, sent the week she tells you.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a stretch of weeks at the start of a pregnancy when the news has been told to a small number of people and almost nothing has been bought yet. The nursery is still a guest room. The shower is months away. What she has, at this point, is a piece of news, a few people who know it, and a long stretch of time before any of it becomes real. The Announcement is the bundle for that stretch — four pieces, none of them for the baby, all of them for the version of her that is just beginning to become a mother. The keepsake she will fill in slowly. The candle for the long evenings ahead. The book to begin the shelf. The lift-the-flap pregnancy story she will read to the bump, half as a joke, until it stops being one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSugar Paper Baby Book in Chambray\u003c\/strong\u003e — linen-bound, written in by hand. The keepsake started early — first ultrasound photo on the inside cover, first kick on the page after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApotheke Mini Tin Candle in Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e — soft cotton and clean wood, the small candle for the bedside or the bath. Lit on the evenings the news is still settling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHello in There! by Jo Witek\u003c\/strong\u003e — lift-the-flap pregnancy story, illustrated by Christine Roussey. The book read to the bump, gently, in the months before the baby is here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe First Forty Days by Heng Ou\u003c\/strong\u003e — the postpartum confinement cookbook and care guide. The book started in the third trimester, used in the first six weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHY WE BUILT IT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Announcement is the bundle we built for the gift-giver who heard the news early — the mother of the new mother, the sister, the closest friend, the partner's parent. Most of the gifts she will receive over the next eight months will be for the baby. This one is for her, in the version of herself she is becoming. Four pieces, no clothing, no swaddle, no plush. The keepsake to fill in slowly, the candle for the evenings, the book for the bump, the cookbook for what comes after. Sent in the week she tells you, or the week after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSIZING AND SELECTION\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Sugar Paper Baby Book is the chambray cover, the same edition Sugar Paper sells on its own. The Apotheke candle is the Mini Tin in Canvas, ~10-hour burn time, sized for a bedside or a bath rather than a coffee table. Hello in There! is the hardcover edition. The First Forty Days is the hardcover edition by Heng Ou, Amely Greeven, and Marisa Belger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTHE FINE PRINT\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurated to order in our studio, 7–10 business days. Plus your selected transit time at checkout — typically 3–5 business days on standard, 2–3 on rush. Complimentary shipping on orders over $175. Concierge gifting available — note us at checkout if you'd like a card written in your hand, or a shipping date held to a specific day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Milk \u0026 Honey Babies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50989596803305,"sku":"MHB-EDIT-ANNOUNCEMENT","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/4219\/files\/Sugar_Paper_Baby_Book_in_Chambray.jpg?v=1778522920","url":"https:\/\/www.milkandhoneybabies.com\/products\/the-announcement","provider":"Milk \u0026 Honey Babies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}