Pregnancy announcement on Christmas

tresamigos

Hey everyone! My DH & I plan on telling his parents and sister on Christmas Day and want to incorporate the announcement as part of a fun/funny Christmas gift. Anyone else doing this? If so, what are you planning?

mrsgillham14

I'm announcing on Christmas with our announcement picture and an ultrasound picture in a frame.

AL_TwinCities

We are telling my family at Christmas. We'll do a family picture and have everyone say "AL_TwinCities is pregnant!" just before the timer clicks a picture (we also did this at Thanksgiving with my MIL).

bsckgb7

Hubs wants to do a boring onsie. I wanna hang a stocking up that says nothing and see how long before someones realizes there is an extra one or even go as far to say Baby's First Christmas 2016 and see how long that takes.

DisneyIsabelle

I bought a shirt on zulily that says "Guess What Santa's bringing me?" with an arrow pointing at the belly. I plan on putting this on during DH's big family Christmas Eve get together. We are planning to tell our parents before this though. SIL is the only family member that knows, and the only one with a child so we may have her sneak on a t-shirt onto our nephew that says I'm going to be a cousin and let people wonder at the party a few minutes before showing that it's me since there are many cousins in their 20s-40s

For our parents since we recently had our wedding I made them wedding photo books as Christmas presents. We are going to give them to them early with a note on the last page that says "baby photos coming August 2016"

Elm1214

We told our family last week. I told my parents last Wednesday and framed a picture that said "We have even more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving - Baby due August 2016". I wanted to get a Christmas announcement because we told my ILs the Saturday after Thanksgving but DH just wanted to give them the other one. This is the one I was planning on getting, but Etsy has so many cute ones! You could frame it and wrap it up for them to open. https://www.etsy.com/listing/253080594/christmas-pregnancy-announcement-sign

Cjboyle10

@bsckgb7 we are wanting to do the stocking thing too.. ours, our pups, then a new baby one    Although we already told our parents on Thanksgiving, everyone else will find out at Christmas.

tresamigos

Those are all really cute ideas! I found this video on YouTube and I think I want to do something along these lines.  Not sure we'll get such an epic reaction, but it will be fun nonetheless!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6KgHTiHIw

2cutepups87

I found some very cute Christmas ornaments that have a picture on the front (one with a Santa sleigh flying across the sky and a stork along side it, and one with just a cute reindeer that has little baby items dangling from his antlers like a sock and a bottle etc...). On the back it says"Santa's not the only one coming to town" and "baby ______ coming August 2016" or something like that. Haven't decided if we are going to wrap them or hide them in the tree for them to find

jwittwer

We plan on telling our parents on Christmas day. DD is going to open a gift- it's going to be a shirt saying big sister. My parents will be there in person, so I can see their reaction, while my in-laws will be FaceTiming and DH can see their reaction.

It's been SO hard not to tell my mom (sidenote- I asked her about the lines with my first pregnancy before I told DH, and we talk EVERY day), so I'm excited to finally spill the beans.

ETA- I'll be 8+2 on Christmas Day

mrsmommya

Just curious how far along everyone will be then?  I will be 8w+5d and had a missed miscarriage at 9w before. I know I want my family to know either way...just nervous all the happiness will be short lived.  We are planning an ornament as well with my u/s picture.  My mom will be opening it.  We always watch everyone open their gifts one by one....I also have a sister who is child bearing age so it will be fun to see her search for a name.

kitkatherine

I really want to tell family too then but I am a bit hesitant because what if something happens? Same thought as you  msmommya !

I guess the real thing is just to let your family know, then they can support you no matter what, right? I think that's where I am at, I want to be able to talk to my mom about things sooner, not later!

No matter what, I am not telling at work for Christmas.

tresamigos

I'll be 8 weeks on Christmas Day. We're only telling immediate family and making them swear to secrecy. I think if it was any other time of year we'd wait a little longer, but it's hard to pass up a Christmas surprise!

bsckgb7

mrsmommya - I'll be less than 7 week when we announce the weekend before Christmas.  I should have an ultrasound a few days before we tell.  

Merocket59

I got a onesie for my brother that says something about Uncle on it, one for my sister that says Best Christmas Ever.

I'm making glass ball ornaments for my parents that says, "We're Pregnant"  add some sticks and whatnot.

MIL's birthday is a few days before Christmas so I bought and sent her a Grandmother Alex and Ani bracelet.

We told FIL last night because it was his 60th birthday, gave him a bib that said something about Grandpa, he didn't get it haha.  

mrsmommya

I will also have an u/s at 7 weeks, but also did with my loss.  I am not sure anything but time will ease my fears.

JLyn821

We plan on giving our parents a framed picture of DS wearing a big brother t-shirt. That's it. I'll be 8w on Christmas. Maybe we'll have him hold the ultrasound pic in the picture.

Stephanie7693

We are telling our families on Christmas too. I plan to get some NFL on onsies as our parents are huge football fans, and wrap them up with an u/s picture. I just have to make sure they all open at the same time!

ramoseecology

Elm1214 said:

We told our family last week. I told my parents last Wednesday and framed a picture that said "We have even more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving - Baby due August 2016". I wanted to get a Christmas announcement because we told my ILs the Saturday after Thanksgving but DH just wanted to give them the other one. This is the one I was planning on getting, but Etsy has so many cute ones! You could frame it and wrap it up for them to open.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/253080594/christmas-pregnancy-announcement-sign

Those etsy listings totally made me tear up!

ramoseecology

rikopy said:

Those are all really cute ideas! I found this video on YouTube and I think I want to do something along these lines.  Not sure we'll get such an epic reaction, but it will be fun nonetheless!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6KgHTiHIw

This video too- I'm a wee bit emotional around telling my parents.

cabee310

I bought a big brother shirt for my youngest son. It's not very obvious, or bright. He will wear it on Christmas, and we will wait how long it takes everyone to actually notice and figure it out.

ecr3n7

In the process of making this for parents to open for christmas. I'll put current pics of grandkids and then ultrasound pic in the middle. I will be 8w3d on xmas!

lalalorelai

Right now, the plan is to just tell the parents. We won't see them in person until Christmas as we live 12 hours from my family and 2 from H's. I'll only be 7 weeks then, but I want my mom to know. I plan on giving her either a "grandma" pandora charm or a Christmas ornament. My ILs are harder because they already have 4 grandkids, so my H is in charge of figuring out how he wants to tell them. 

I also plan on telling my sister sometime when I see her. She's struggled with IF and is going through IVF right now (retrieved the eggs in November, 3 healthy embryos developed, and will likely do the transfer sometime in the next few weeks), so I need to be sensitive about how I tell her. FX the transfer is successful and we'll be going through this together!!

ajg485

My husband and I ordered Christmas cards with a picture of us on it. The caption says: "The best gifts don't come under a tree, Merry Christmas from our soon-to-be family of three!" We're going to have his family all open them at the end of gift opening. I can't decide how to tell my family yet, so keep all the good ideas coming! I'll be 8 weeks 3 days when we tell them

alwayshug

@DisneyIsabelle I think we might steal your wedding book/pregnancy announcement idea! So cute!

I told my sister today, but the rest of our family members will be in the dark until Christmas!

DisneyIsabelle

@alwayshug glad you like the idea, go for it! I'm going crazy not having people know. I think because my DH has been working so much and I work at home so am home most of the time. He didn't have much of a reaction to me being pregnant despite that he wants kids too and we decided to start trying about a month ago. I feel like once his family knows it's going to feel more real for him. He's the kind of person that doesn't get excited about vacation until we get there. So his main stuff talking about baby are finances, reminding me of how to do cpr and what to do of a baby chokes, etc. still I'm ready to have people be excited with me. Sorry for the essay!

cait5413

We're only telling our parents since it is so early. DH's folks live 1400 miles away, and I think it will be more fun to tell them in person, so we're doing it! They get into town on the 20th, and we will probably give them an early opener the night they get in (because DH can't keep a secret and his mom's mom just passed away before Thanksgiving, so she could use the good news). I ordered them coffee mugs (they are big coffee drinkers) that say, "Only the best moms/dads get promoted to grandma/grandpa." My parents live here, but we can't tell one set and not the other, so we'll tell mine as well--also probably before Christmas because on Christmas day the whole family will be there, and I don't want to tell everyone just yet. I ordered my parents a grandparents journal for them to fill out for the little one with family history and stories. I might also frame the ultrasound if we have one by then, but I am not sure we will. 

maxinelund

bsckgb7 said:

Hubs wants to do a boring onsie. I wanna hang a stocking up that says nothing and see how long before someones realizes there is an extra one or even go as far to say Baby's First Christmas 2016 and see how long that takes.

This is our plan as well. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for them to notice.

riveridgional

@cait5413 A grandparents journal! What a cute idea!!! Where did you find one/order it from? I would love to include that as a Christmas gift for our parents.

We already told my family right after Thanksgiving (it's the only time everyone would be together for at least a year and I wanted to see everyone's reactions). We're planning on telling Dh's parents on Christmas. They own a working dude ranch, so we bought cowboy boots. We were in infertility treatments and my bloodwork is really high, so my RE is thinking it's twins. It may even be triplets and a tiny chance of quads. We're going to put however many pairs of boots in a box with a note stating, "Howdy partners, [how many] new [our last names]'s are coming down the dusty trail in August 2016." We're also going to frame a picture of the ultrasound and put it in the box.

His parents are surprisingly thinking about making a last minute trip to come visit us, so we may combine the boots with the helium balloon idea from the video above. I'm just SO excited!!!!

We're also announcing the number to everyone through their Christmas gifts, likely with a picture frame and the ultrasound inside).

cait5413

riveridgional Amazon! They have a bunch of different ones, but I went with this one: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/1845976800?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

It allows the grandma and grandpa to answer the same questions on each page (2 columns). They also have a bunch that are either for grandmothers or grandfathers, but I wanted one book that could have stories from both.

dreamcatch-her

I originally wanted to do the onsie idea as well, but my mom is obsessed with her Pandora bracelet. So I was thinking about giving her a charm that says "nana".

riveridgional

@cait5413 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I am so excited about this!!!

karaszoo1

Loving all these ideas ! We have each told our parents but they are sworn to secrecy so trying to decide how to tell everyone else....definately thinking christmas tho as we have first ultrasound and mfm appt the 22nd and regular ob the 23rd so we should be well enough confirmed it's viable after those appts.

TCUFrog08

@alqizwik I usually get my mom a Pandora bead everywhere of some sentiment. Been getting her ones of things we've done together in the past (Going to Paris, NYC, Skiing etc). This year I'm gonna do a bead with either "grandmother" or 2 tiny feet on it.

dreamcatch-her

@msdidonato LOVE IT! The little feet ones are super cute!

Mrsrundell

I love that video!  Such a good idea.. I may have to use that one.  We are in charge of dessert for Christmas Eve dinner so I was thinking of having it written on the top so everyone can see it when we bring it to the table.  Keep the ideas coming!! 

Chichigo

My mom made and personalized stockings for my son, husband and I during my first pregnancy. She also made one more to personalize later. I might hang all four stockinga with a coming soon note on the last one.

Regarding announcing too soon, I don't think there is a too soon. We announced my last pregnancy one week before I miscarried. Being able to share our grief and acknowledge that life existed for such a short time helped me manage my grief.

jckh912

We plan on doing this

sayhellonature

We're announcing on Christmas, too I'll be 8 weeks, 5 days. Our current idea so far is personalized blue and pink M&Ms, but we've gone back and forth on so many ideas!

alwayshug

@jckh912, that tag is so cute! Have you decided what baby-related item you're going to gift to them?

juleswalsh

*loss mentioned briefly

I'm having a hard time deciding when to announce! I would LoVE to announce on Christmas and have so many ideas ...but we announced our last pregnancy at my 1 year olds birthday party and ended up miscarrying. I don't know if I can go through that again. However, before that happened I shared the news about my first son super early and I always had the attitude of "why wouldn't I share this amazing news!?!?" It's great having support from family even if something does go wrong...(I'm talking myself into telling as we speak...) hahaha