Telling Parents

Jr2jw

Here are our ideas...let me know what you all think:

 My parents: We are making an excuse to go over there (haven't thought of that yet). I was telling my mom I just read a good book for book club and thought she would like it. She said she would want to borrow it. We were thinking of putting some paint colors and write "nursery ideas" on it. Another thing we thought of was take the book and then have DH say I thought you wanted her to read "What to Expect When You're Expecting" and put that in front of her.

 For his parents, my MIL's birthday is today. They are currently redoing their bathroom and DH has been helping with it. We are going to say we want to go over and look at it. Then we are going to hand my MIL a card (we are celebrating it next weekend) but say that it was too funny and couldn't resist getting it. On the inside sign our names and baby.

 

What do you all think?

DiscusCoach

I like both. I don't know about the "What to expect" choice as she already has a baby.

I used the children's book "Grandpa and Me" by Mercer Mayer. They have a "Grandma and Me" as well. Then, inside, we wrote Baby W... 11/09. Worked like a charm...

I'm sure they have a bunch of other Grandma related children's books that would work.

mljohnson

cute

daisybaby09

I have not told them yet....

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But I just ordered Tile coasters from cafepress.com. ?They are white with big black letters that say We're Pregnant. ?To the point.

My mom just moved so they will be wrapped as a housewarming present. ?For my MIL and FIL we will wrap them as belated Easter presents. ?But then we will take them back of course and reuse them as we tell friends and such. ?

?Good luck. ?Whatever you decide it is the news they will love!!

LitlSara

I love the idea about children's books. I'm a teacher and so is my MIL. Maybe we'll do something like that. This is what I want to do but DH thinks it's blah.

My ILs are in town next weekend and we'll go to dinner Friday night with my parents. Both my dad and my FIL have the same bday (April 14) so I wanted to present them with bday presents at dinner. I wanted to give them a frame with a picture of the ultra sound in it. I thought the frame would be a grandpa frame or something like that.  

Mrs.Telly

We did the frame idea along with a little infant pair of christmas socks for the IL's. I just used a regular frame and scrap booked the ultrasound pic on a grayish background and used letters to spell out baby underneath it. It was hilarious because they kept rotating the frame around trying to figure out what it was the MIL looks up all surprised, "ARE YOU PREGNANT?"  It was too precious.  We plan on doing the same thing when we visit my mom next week.  The anticipation is KILLING me!!! I ususally talk to my mom about 5 times a week...I have talked to her 3 times in the last month because I am so paranoid I will spill the beans;)

JazzyGirl15

We're going to try to wait until Mother's Day.  For my parents, I'm going to try to find this t-shirt that she saw last summer that says "The best part about Grandpa's house is.... Grandma and the horses".  I really hope that I can find it because my mom said that she didn't want to get it until she knew I was pg.

For my IL's, we're going to do the "priceless" picture: Cost of frame... Cost of paper...  Cost of picture.... Knowing there's 3 people in the picture... priceless.  I can't wait to see how long it will take my MIL to figure it out.  My FIL will get it right away, and then sit there and tease her until she gets it.

We're going to try to videotape both present givings so we have their reactions.... I don't know how I'm going to hold out for another 5 weeks though...

HapPapFam

Thats a cute idea, im sure they will love it!

Klafountain

those are cute.

 i am planning to tell my parents this weekend and for my mom i got a bib that say what happens at grandma stays there. and to tell my sister i got her a bib that says i love my aunt

xoxheather420oxo

We are trying to wait to mother's day as well which is driving me nuts, we are going to make shirts that say Grandma to Be, haven't decided if we will put a picture of the sonogram on them yet.  We also are able to record all of our sonogram's and ultrasounds on DVD so our next appointment on 4/28 we are going to record so after they open the shirts we can play the video for them.

LeaPea81

I'm DYING to tell my parents and siblings (I'm 7 weeks), but I don't want to tell them over the phone, so I'm waiting another couple of weeks until my husband and I head to my hometown for Easter (we're Orthodox, so we have to wait another week).

My mom's birthday is the same weekend, so I plan on getting her a card that says "Happy Birthday, Grandma!" It's the first grandchild for both sides of the family, so I'm sure she'll get it. I was hoping to have the first ultrasound to stick in the card just to make sure she gets it, but it looks like I won't have one yet, sadly.

Still haven't come up with a way to tell the in-laws (two sets). I'm leaving that up to my husband. He thinks his mom already knows. She called him the day after we found out and she brought up babies. Freaked him out.

Carisa Hess

My husband and I took a test this week and we are pregnant.  I go to the doctor to know for sure on Thursday.  When should I tell our parents?  We are wicked close to both of them and know that they might pick up on it pretty soon.  We see them a lot.  What do you think?

Lauren5841

?We are going over my parents tomorrow for dinner. The people I used to nanny for offered us their crib and changing table "just in case" to give to my parents when we do have kids. We found out April 1st that I was...5 weeks? About the same time as you and we are going to take the crib, changing table, wrap it in a bow and give it to them tomorrow. I'm stoked to see their reaction. I wonder if they will cry??

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Blissful_Living

Cute idea