Breaking the news... - Page 2

[LiLStar]

with my first, I worked for the first.. little over half my pregnancy. The way I announced at work was I bought on ebay an iron on decal that looked like the intel "intel inside" logo but said "baby inside" and made a shirt. I worked for a software company so it was particularly fitting. It took a couple hours for anyone to notice, and then someone finally worked up the guts to ask if it was true! My boss claimed he knew for weeks. He said he has 4 kids so he knew the signs. I'd bring little bags of dry cereal and be constantly munching throughout the day. Then there was the day that out of nowhere, I felt sick, ran to the bathroom, threw up, then went home early. But.. I think the REAL reason he knew, is because while I was supposed to be working I was secretly on pregnancy sites and mdc :X he must have seen over my shoulder.

[SunCB]

Planning a scavenget hunt and then using someone's idea which is below: (see my thread here)

Originally Posted by ErinsJuneBug

I just had my birthday party yesterday (at 2dpo) and my mom took a picture of DH, DD and I. If I find out that i got pregnant this cycle we're going to send cards out with this written on the picture:

Nikon D40 camera - $800
Printing 20 copies of this picture - $7
Postage sending this to all family and friends - $10......

<Open to inside of card>

Finding out there are actually 4 people in this picture. Priceless!

Expecting number 2 - early summer 09'

I cant wait to do it!

I wanted a puzzle for DH to put together so somehow I am working that in too.

I probably will tell family around the Holidays when I am in the 2nd tri as we usually do though. Thinking the card alone would be fine for them.

[~Katie~]

We haven't shared with anyone and don't plan to for quite a while. I like keeping it between us for a few weeks. Since we live so far away from family I'd like to get DS a big brother t-shirt and take a picture to send to my DH's side. I will probably only be telling my brother on my side of the family.

[kriket]

I gave mom a digital PG test as a "late b-day present" she smiled and got exighted then showed my dad. Dad looked at it and said "what is your mom going to do with this?" He was so confused, he thought I bought mom a PG test for her to use or something. He's ha a vasectomy for about 10 years later he asked if he peed on it if the words would change to "not pregnant" Then I had to explain to him how PG tests worked

don't know how to tell the inlaws we were trying for 12 months and last week we got the nerve up to tell them that we were trying. Just in time I guess!

[InfiJess]

For our first we got DH a shirt that said "this is what a cool dad looks like" (that's how i told him too)

His dad read it and laughed, turned around started to walk away and then stopped whipped around and said REALLY?!?

It was pretty cute.

This time I bought an iron decal that says I'm going to be a big brother and we are going to make DS a shirt.

I'm not sure how it will go over since we live with my mom and DH is a SAHD. I took a paycut to move from Savannah to FL to be near our family with our new baby a year ago. We are still recovering.

I'm also FREAKING out at having two kids so close together!

[iana703]

I am sending my family CD's of DD's birthday party so I am thinking about doing the t-shirt thing. Taking a pic of her then when they print them out they can read the I am going to be a big sister.

[zejh]

Well, we didn't *really* break the news to anyone at the wedding this weekend, but I did find out my parents will be visiting us in just 3 weeks, so it's not as bad as I thought. I say we didn't really break the news, but my mom was probably a bit suspicious that I didn't drink anything (at one point it looked like I needed to move our car, and my mom said "you've been drinking champagne all night, you shouldn't be driving" and I was like "no, actually, I haven't"... At another point, my mom and her sister-in-law were talking about how dh and I are so good with kids, and my aunt, ever blunt, says to dh as he's walking by, "So, is Emily pregnant yet?" and he kind of mumbles trying to avoid actually saying anything, and my mom says "You'd better not blurt anything out without Emily around"... and that was the end of that...

So, long and short of it, we didn't actually make an announcement or anything...

(But, yeah, pretty good chance now that my mom suspects something)

[SunCB]

Just broke the news to DH. Here is how I did it...

DS1 & DS2 b-day party is coming up next month so we are discussing what we want to do. DS1 is all about invitations so he made...

Daddy's Invitation

I completed it on the inside

DH took the pic in there the day after I supposedly Oed.

I had MIL take a family pic yesterday so I am sure I will get a copy which then I will use when we finally tell others. I think she will like that she took the pic.

[ColoradoMama]

What a cool idea SunCB! Very cute.

[ann_of_loxley]

Well...DH and DS were the first to know! I do not know if DS understands but he points to my tummy and says 'theres a baby in there'. I told him he was going to be a Brother. I am getting him some books about it all - like Runa's Birth, etc. Books for children that show home births and breastfeeding, etc. (all that good stuff ) hehe Hopefully he will have some idea! hehe

I wanted to surprise DH but its hard when you are actually trying and they know your cycle because you have been charting! lol - I think he is still in disbelief though...lol

As my family live 6000 miles away, I can only tell them by phone or email! lol - Maybe I can find a nice pregnancy announcment I can send via email like an e-card...though it sounds kinda tacky. As they live so far away though, I wont be telling them until I get at least past the 8 week mark - but more happily so, the 12 week mark.

All of my close friends I am telling right away as I see them! (that makes 5 close friends lol - so not many )

As for the in-laws. Well, its my birthday this Saturday and as DS birthday is quite close to mine, it also happens to be the day of his birthday party.

I am going to make my in-laws a card and have Duncan give it to them at his party. When they open it...it will read:

Dear Grandpa & Grandma,

I do not have a face to see,
Or put inside a frame.
I do not have soft cheeks to kiss.
I don't yet have a name.

Not yet can you hold my tiny hands,
Nor whisper in my ear.
It's still too soon to sing a song,
Or cuddle me so near.

But all that will change come this May;
When they say I am due.
I am your newest grandchild;
And I can't wait until I meet you!

All I ask between now and then
Is your love for me to grow.
I promise I'll be worth the wait;
Just think of all the joy we'll know!

So as you're waiting patiently,
Please pray lots of prayers for me.
I cannot wait to be a part
Of this wonderful family!

_______________________________________

Yes...that poem makes me teary everytime!

And everyone else I know can know after the 12 week mark!

[SunCB]

Originally Posted by ColoradoMama

What a cool idea SunCB! Very cute.

Thanks but it was not all mine. You can see my thread in the TTC section about special ways to tell your S/Os. I was going to do a scavenger hunt and work the inside of the card in as a puzzle but I spilled the beans about wanting to have a scavenger hunt so I thought he might have an idea if I did that so I had to throw him off by giving him "an invitation" to the boys b-day party. DS1 was so happy to make Daddy his invitation. I got to write Happy Birthday on the front of the card with DS1's help and I wanted to do that bc DH's b-day is May 20 and this LO is supposedly coming around the 17th and both boys have decided to arrive later than their 40 wk EDD.