Hello Moms. My husband and I are trying for a second child and I would like some suggestions or ideas for how to tell my husband and other family members that we are expecting. I would prefer not to do the "I'm a Big Sister" t-shirt. I really want this to not be about my daughter and be more about the new baby. That might sound crazy, but I just wanted something more unique. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!
I saw this on another site and thought it was hilarious! Have everyone you want to tell over for dinner and serve baby vegetables with some kind of baby meatloafs (maybe cooked in cupcake pans?) serve it on baby plates with the 3 different sections. Make a centerpiece out of babys breath. See who gets the clue first. HA HA HA i think that sounds great! I have a recipe for little ham loaves too if you want to borrow it. :) Good luck!
My favorite "pregnancy announcement" idea of all time is this:
Assemble as many friends and family members together as possible for a photo. YOU hold the camera and as you say, "Smile..." add "We're pregnant!" or "We're going to have another baby!" or whatever you like. Then take several pictures & capture the expressions and excitement forever!
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If you're not totally against any t-shirt ideas, there is a company called Muze Clothing that carries hilarious & unique pregnancy shirts. I wish I had know of them when I was preggars. Go to muzeclothing.com and click on the maternity tab & check out the selection. I think it would be so cute to walk into a dinner party wearing the tee that reads "Say Hello To My Little Friend..." and it has an arrow pointing to your belly. At first, everyone would be wondering what that meant...just don't say anything and see how long it takes someone to figure it out. You could do it in conjunction with Amber's ideas.
I don't know how old your daughter is, but maybe you could buy one of those 2-seater strollers (one seat for your daughter and one for the new baby)? You could wrap it/put a big bow on it and maybe even put a "RESERVED" sign on the baby seat?
I sent everyone a congratulations plant in a baby bootie. I did it online and got the same one for all and arranged delivery at same time. I just wrote congrats on the card and my name. Or if they all live close then have a dinner just because. set an extra place at the table with a baby bib on the plate or if you still have your high chair set it at the table and when they ask what it is for tell them you just wanted to see how is was going to feel having a little one at the table again.
One of the girls in our office just announced she was pregnant by bringing in breakfast one morning. She brought in cinnanmon rolls (buns) and on one pan she put blue icing and the other pan she used pink icing (food coloring). Then she cut up a cardboard box and made it look like an oven (bun in the oven) and put the pans in the oven and made a little sign with her due date on it and set it on the table in front of the "oven". I thought it was one of the cutest ideas of seen.
I always wanted to do this but the timing was never right for me but you........... Halloween is around the corner and costumes are out. I saw a great costume in a magazine that was an oven... A bun in the oven. Throw a halloween party with a great secret for the party goers to figure out. Do everything on a minature scale. Baby pumpkins, tiny cupcakes, and you can even break everyone into groups for a treasure hunt to a picture of sono or back to your belly. Too much fun. Enjoy!!!!
K., this was such a cute situation, I couldn't help but laugh and think ,of a funny. It would be funny and suggestive if your husband worked in an office, and you hired a person in a stork suit to walk into his office or cube, and tell him you want him to bring home a gallon of pickles and icecream on his way home.(or what ever it was you craved when expecting before) This was an oldie favorite for Lucy and Desi Arnez (pickles icecream and sardines) uck.
Congradulations,
BF
I had a friend who made up invitations to a birthday party. The date of the birthday party was the expected due date of the new baby. She put something in them like birthday party for (name and sex to be announced later) on whatever the due date is. Newborn presents welcome. She handed them out at a family dinner. She said it took a little bit for it to sink in that it was for a new baby and was hilarious when they did. Hope this helps. Congrats on the new addition.
We invited our family out for dinner. Gave all of the men a present during dinner. We asked them to open the present. They opened their present to find a cigar!
K.,
The way I told my husband, was I went to the store and bought stuff to make chocolate covered strawberries (his favorite), a little stuffed animal with hearts on it, a few 'I love you' balloons, and a small gift bag for the stuffed animal. When he was watching tv and not really paying attention, I brought him the chocolate covered strawberries, put the stuffed animal (which was hugging the 'possitive' pregnancy test) in the gift bag, wrapped some of the strings to the balloons around the little animal and brought it too him. When he opened it he just asked 'what does this mean'and I said SURPRISE! LOL.
I bought a t-shirt for my son on CafePress.com. The front says "I have a secret . . ." and the back says "I'm going to be a big brother". For my parents who are nearby, we just took him over to their house and waited to see how long it would take them to notice. For my in-laws who are out of state, I took a picture of the front and back and sent them via two different emails. We had fun and they enjoyed the surprise!
Congratulations and have fun sharing the good news!
K.
Oops! Didn't read thoroughly, sorry!
Take a picture of the pregnancy test stick and email it to everyone. ;o)
Just a thought.
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ok, mine isn't so creative. However the way I told my husband is I drew him a picture of Him, me, my daughter and a baby. I titled the fax. Guess what!
I really like the Halloween idea though. Another thing you could do is have a get together and make it a mystery dinner night. Leave clues for them to figure out. Or send an email with a poem or a crossword puzzle and have them guess that way.
Do a cookie basket, (I did this with the first one) you can order them online or make them. If you make them, there is a store in Arlington (I think it is off Little road and I20) that has beby shaped cookie cutters. Or for a little more money, go to www.ediblearrangements.com. They are dipped fruit baskets. To tell my husband of our 3rd, I found out the Friday before Fathersday, so I had the sono picture and put it in a fathersday card, I signed the card from Brennth, Aeris and Baby Swaim. He looked at me and was shocked. We werent trying for #3. For the grand parents, I sent cards with pictures of the other 2 and the sono in between. Then waited for the calls.
I have had a friend that had a picture type puzzle made and took out a piece that would finally reveal the surprise. They did this for her older daughter at Christmas. I was a surprise even for grandparents when it was open up and put together.
After visiting the doctor I scanned the sonogram picture into the computer and emailed the picture out to all the family. It was a fun surprise and you get too see who actually checks their email. Good luck and congratulations!
My family is all out of state, but what I did was I took an up close picture of the pregnacy test and mailed it to each of my sisters and parents with nothing else in the envelope. It was fun for them to be surprised! And to recieve the phone call after they got it. And I got more excited as each day passed while waiting for the mail to reach them.
