How are you spreading the news?

gmc222

With so many of us finding out if we're having a boy or a girl (and some who already have!), I'm curious how everyone is planning on telling their families what they're having?

We find out today (squeeee!) and we are going to have dinner at my brother & SIL's and my parents will be coming over afterwards. I had originally planned on baking a cake and making it pink or blue, but we have so many cupcakes leftover from DH's graduation party yesterday that making a cake is just silly, plus I won't really have time. We'll also need to tell DH's family. Should we just call everyone and blurt it out?

AddiGreene

I think DH and I are going to just split the list of family down the middle, and start calling when we get home. But his mom demands that we come by her office and show her the pictures so she can 'celebrate'...since she isn't going with us to the appt. ...she cried when DH told her he wanted it to just be the two of us...geeeezzz

Five_letter

My inlaws found out I was pregnant via text message and they'll probably find out the baby's sex via text message.

 

smalerie

I'm lazy, a text message that says "It's a _______" will be sent to friends/family that may be interested.  My parents will get a phone call, and we have dinner w/ DH's parents most Thursday nights, so I assume we'll just tell them then.

KleanFreak

I love silly games and tricks. So here is my thought. What if you decorated a certain area in the house with a "It's a boy" or "It's a girl" banner or balloon. Put it in a discrete spot and ask someone to go get something from that area.  A sign in the cupboard as you ask someone to get the some drinking glasses. It should of course be an observant person who will be tickled pink (or blue) by the news. Hopefully if they can't conceal their excitement, they will be the one to spread the news and you can sit back and enjoy.

damabo80

We're three time zones away from our families, so we just called and told them.

JennV514

We'll be calling our parents and siblings. Friends or whover else will be told if/when they ask.

Britt & Scott

We made our announcement with DS over the phone since all of our family is out of state.

DCrider

We spread the news by phone since most of our family is so far away, but had we been home, I would have done something special!

If I had waited to find out when my belly starts getting bigger, I was going to paint a cute saying on it for the gender and post that on FB. A friend of mine did this and it was really cute. They did it very artsy and pretty, not just slapped on there

melissa.1985

We found out the sex Friday (GIRL!) and we haven't told any family members yet! Since we live about 350 miles away from all our family we're going to visit them this weekend for the Super Bowl and spread the news then. I might bake a pink cake since we'll be celebrating my mom's bday as well. I'll cover it with frosting and let her cut her first piece out! My entire family will FLIP since EVERYONE thought I was having a boy (including myself and DH)!

GracieLou Freebush

We live out of state so we just called everyone and then put it on FB too.

Mrs.Leah.Maria

With DS we just called everyone to share.

DH and I are going the envelope route this time, but can't decide how we're actually going to find out. We really want DS to be with us, but don't know if we'll be at home or at a restaurant for our reveal. We'll probably just call family again.

BoogieMonster629

We are going to call our parents, text everyone else, and put it on fb

RyC2

We are gonna take a picture with a sign "It's a __" and send it to my DH's family.  We are visiting my family the following weekend so we are going to do a gender reveal cake for them (girl: strawberry cake with white chocolate strawberry mousse filling and white chocolate ganache/ boy: lemon blueberry cake with a white chocolate blueberry mousse filling and white chocolate ganache filling.. mmmm).  We told everyone the scan is scheduled for 1 week after the real date so we have some time to iron out the details.

 

 

GreenNGold

We are having close friends and family over for dinner that night. I told everyone to wear pink or blue depending on their guess. I will have an "It's a Boy/Girl" sign hanging up in the kitchen and DH and I will be wearing the appropriate color. 

We did this with DD and it was a fun way to celebrate!