I guess the opposite here, but this baby is the first one we didn’t plan. While no one has asked me yet if we were trying or not, I keep freaking out and announce that it wasn’t planned because I always feel judgment when we tell people. (DS is 3 and DD is only 9 months old, yikes). I guess I need to stop caring what others think because we’re both happy.
I had to tell our parents and siblings last week. I was out to lunch with my sister and our girls and an infant was sat at the booth behind us. My sister made a remark about the “infant cry” and asked if we were going to try again. I couldn’t lie to her face. We are having another girl and our daughter is over the moon.
I was thinking of announcing on SM around Christmas.
We announced on Facebook yesterday. It has been incredible to be able to share in our excitement! However, I am already sick of the people commenting on how quickly we got pregnant (3.5 months after getting married). Like, who care, can’t you just be excited for us?!?
@eatinwatermelonseeds@duchessofcambridge
I am more than half way through grad school. I am planning on taking two more courses next semester and taking exams early. Then I only will have one more course. Luckily everyone has been really supportive—my dad especially! :-)
Im loving all these announcements! I really want to take a family picture to announce but I'm so swollen from the meds, i already know im going to hate my picture.
I had a close friend ask if this pregnancy was planned. I just laughed because well first of DD is 16 months and I’m almost 40- so what do you think? It didn’t bother me- she’s just blunt like that.
We we told our family and most friends, but I think around New Years we will post a picture of DD in her Big Sister 2019 shirt on Instagram/ FB. It will be right before our 20 week u/s so I know I will be nervous still, But hopefully everything will look good by then.
@mrskoz428 yes, who cares!! If you’re ready you’re ready. We started trying for DS 5-6 mo after getting married and got similar comments. Like what do you care, just say congrats and move on.
I made this for ds to wear, we had family pictures today and put this on him at the end. I don’t think we are announcing until after our anatomy scan but I’m so excited to see the pictures!
@DuchessOfCambridge I just tried to keep calm and realize that those people making those comments obviously aren’t very close to us since DH and I have been very open and clear in our hopes of starting a family right away. I just said that we felt very blessed that God’s plan for our little family aligned with what we’d always wanted. ⬇️🎤
@mrskoz428@DuchessOfCambridge Hmm we got pregnant 6 months after we got married and no one ever asked if it was planned or made comments about it being fast. We aren't "old" by any means but we were 28 and 30 when we had her, though, so that might be part of it. Also, we did take everything else realllllly slowly, with many friends who met way after us and got engaged and married before us (and are just now starting to think about kids or are pregnant). I was in no rush to get married which most people knew, but wanted to start a family basically exactly when we had DD.
I'm pretty sure having a baby was the only thing we didn't rush lol. We met in August, started dating in September, moved in together in October, engaged in November and married in January (a long 2 month engagement 😂) we got pregnant about a year after we got married. And honestly if we hadn't I'm not sure anyone would've bat an eye since everything else went so quickly.
I got each of our parents the same gift to tell them. It had grandma bibs, a book for grandma and one for grandpa, and a picture frame that says "I ❤ Grandma." I gave it to my mother in law yesterday and she thought it was for her and her other grandchild...🤦♀️ she isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. She got it later and texted me something cute about it, but it was pretty anticlimatic and secretly hilarious in the moment.
@lappymom2019 I still haven’t told my parents due to some unexpected medical issues with my mom, but we told DH’s whole side of the family (all at different times) and they all had very dull anti-climactic reactions. (DD is 9 months old right now)...My mother in law said “oh that’s nice”, my brother in law said “already? Congrats” and my sister in law just said “that was fast, congratulations” and then each one of them proceeded to change the subject completely. It’s always frustrating telling the in laws anything because they are always so dull and don’t have much personality lol...can’t wait to tell my parents. They are gonna freak out!
We told my parents this weekend. I had a shirt that read “extra thankful this year” and gave them each a plum and said “I thought you might might know how big your first grandbaby is!” They we’re shocked. It was cute. For my coworkers a brought a dozen donuts and had a note inside that said “eat up everybody, my mom can’t be the only one with a belly!” And a pic of sonogram. They were so cute. All in all success!
@Sketner610 my husband just sent my fil a text and he said congrats. Two weeks later I finally got a hold of my mil and she said "heard about the baby... So are you still going to take your test and work as a nurse?" "Uh, yeah?" "Oh. Well, I'm just so excited for the new baby." 😂 My mom screamed YESSSS! When I told her. Much more fun.
These were from our photo shoot this weekend. Our photographer, also DS’s daycare provider, took them for us. I’m absolutely in love with our soon-to-be big brother’s white blonde curls. 😍
@expandcontract that’s too funny! Now I want to change my idea for my Halloween costume with the kiddos just to play my belly up for another few months! 😂 I’m legit in stitches laughing!
Coming back from lunch I got caught on the elevator with a bunch of ladies from another department. (Im friendly with all of them. ) One of them reached out and touched my belly and asked "Woa! What's going on here?!" I just shrugged my shoulders and said, "I've been eating too much." But right at the same time, my friend (whom I've told) exclaimed, "its a baby, that's what!" Definitely not the way I wanted to tell everyone but oh well lol. Afterwards the first lady was like "why are you hiding it from us?" She felt really sheepish when I said that I haven't announced because I'm having some complications. Hehe oh well. They're all really nice women, though. So Im not too mad.
@expandcontract well that’s one way for people to find out! Good for you for being positive about it, I think I’d feel a little bitter that my friend that knew blurt it out but pregnancy makes me a cranky bitch right now, so that may be why!
Re: Pregnancy Announcements
Well here it is 😍
Married 8/16/13
BFP#1 DS 11/13/16
BFP# 2 MMC dx @ 13w 10/30/18
BFP# 3 Preemie DD born at 38w (IUGR) on 8/28/19 weighing 5.5lbs. Our little miracle
I was thinking of announcing on SM around Christmas.
We we told our family and most friends, but I think around New Years we will post a picture of DD in her Big Sister 2019 shirt on Instagram/ FB. It will be right before our 20 week u/s so I know I will be nervous still, But hopefully everything will look good by then.
I made this for ds to wear, we had family pictures today and put this on him at the end. I don’t think we are announcing until after our anatomy scan but I’m so excited to see the pictures!
On a side note, I told my students today and they freaked out!
@eatinwatermelonseeds Lol but your way sounds so much more romantic than ours!
Hehe, if I was a teacher, I'd not tell the kids just to see who would be the first to ask me if "it's a tumah?"
These were from our photo shoot this weekend. Our photographer, also DS’s daycare provider, took them for us. I’m absolutely in love with our soon-to-be big brother’s white blonde curls. 😍
I just shrugged my shoulders and said, "I've been eating too much." But right at the same time, my friend (whom I've told) exclaimed, "its a baby, that's what!"
Definitely not the way I wanted to tell everyone but oh well lol. Afterwards the first lady was like "why are you hiding it from us?" She felt really sheepish when I said that I haven't announced because I'm having some complications. Hehe oh well. They're all really nice women, though. So Im not too mad.