Fun/Awesome ideas to announce pregnancy?

JesseKhloe&Me

Anyone done anything/heard anything or planning an epic way to announce to DH or with DH to friends & family that you are expecting?

With DD 1 it was unplanned & I nervously told DH over a subway sandwich. We were planning a "big wedding" & waiting to TTC until the next year.  

With Preg #2 I turned around from the computer when he got home & said, "I'm pregnant" & then continued working.. I wasn't feeling well. lol. When we found out later that it was twins I was in a state of shock & woke him & told him while crying. So, basically I sucked & made every exciting moment, not so exciting.  

This will be our last pregnancy, I would like to make up for all of the un-special ways I have told DH in the past. Any ideas?

 

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I'm interested in seeing what people have to say. I've never really thought about it.

Your children are so cute btw!

tealowl

thekikimonster:

I think it would be fun to not announce with a siggy pic.

It reminds me of Myspace. But with less glitter.

tabaskoa

Last time I shoved a pee stick in his face and asked if he could see two lines. I probably won't be creative next time either because if I test in the morning, he's right there outside the door.

Telling family and friends though, I might get creative. Last time I had our families over for dinner and showed them our wedding album that I had just received. I had tucked the ultrasound pic on the last page. They were all shocked.  This time I'd like to include DS is the announcement.

janda426

Woah yeah that's a big siggy. OP I had a false BFP yesterday and all I did was call DH and say "I think I see 2 lines on this test, I'm calling my mom to come over and make sure I'm not crazy" He doesn't like getting prematurely excited so he said "Okay, call your doctor if you get any more positives" Not original, and ended up being quite anticlimactic and disappointing. I think we would be more creative with family and friends.

von1976

DH is a firefighter, so I bought this:

 

CiderWench

I think you should start an intergalactic war to announce your next positive pee stick. Totally epic, dude!

_florette_

For friends and family I might do the whole bun in the oven costume if it happens before Halloween.

Otherwise I had planned in just buying The Littlest Big Book for Grandma to tell our moms. I have the Dad version tucked away to tell DH with. I figure writing a nice note in each would be cute.

johnsonscharosch

WHEN I get pregnant I am going to get a bunch of balloons in baby pink and baby blue and have them in our living room when he comes in with the pregnancy test tied to the bottom of one...

Andrea Harrelson

When we announced the great news with our families, we took them all out to dinner and I handed each of them an apple seed, then I told them to look it over very carefully. Once they were all done looking at it, I then said " I just wanted you to get a good idea of what your future grandchild looks like right now." It was a pretty great

bliss611

For DH - you can get the kids "I'm going to be a big brother/sister" shirts/ onsies. Funny to see how long it takes him to figure it out.

With my 1st preg, it took us so long & we were on our 2nd IUI and I was so excited my temp was still up that morning, I raced to the bathroom, kicked out DH (who was about to use the bathroom) to POAS and then showed him the test to make sure I wasn't dreaming the 2nd line. not cute

 Last one, while we were trying, we were calling the "baby" Bubbles. Not sure where we got the name. lol. Anyway, when got BFP, I bought a bottle of bubbles and gave them to him as a present that night. Took him a few seconds but  it was a great look - wish I'd snapped a pic. One of the things that gets to me the most about losing that one - that happy look.

 For others, for DS, we threw a Oktoberfest party for our friends and DH wore a shirt that said "I'm drinking for Two" Took 2 hours before someone noticed but then the news spread fast

 

DLpanda08

If I get pregnant in time, I really want to announce at our annual family weekend. I will volunteer to make the t-shirts this year and put grandma and grandpa on the back of my parents', uncle on my brothers', etc. I think they would get a kick out of it since it would be the first grandbaby.

angelsnight

For my first pregnancy I just shoved the pee stick in his face while he was still sleeping.  For my second, I left U of M babies booties and a sign that said Second time's a charm? on the table for him to find.

 For the next time I was just going to tell him, but he informed me that he wants another cute announcement.  I know this doesn't help many people, but one of my ideas is to leave him a note "from" our daughter (she was born sleeping in March) telling him she has a new sister or brother on the way.  That might sound a bit weird to some, but we each wrote little messages "from her" in our Mother's Day and Father's Day cards, so I think it would go over well.

My other idea is to copy off how he proposed.  I'd wrap the pee stick in a box, then wrap that one in a bigger box, and a bigger box and that in a bigger box.  I think that idea is cute, but it sounds like a lot of work so I might just do the note.

dixielee05

When I found out with DS we were in Cozumel on our anniversary trip and I was shocked at the BFP so I yelled for DH to come in the bathroom and read the HPT directions. I thought I did something wrong since it turned positive so quickly...

For the family we had a Father's Day/my birthday celebration at our house. I went to get our dad's presents and changed into a shirt that said "pregnant". My dad spotted it right away, but some others took a while. We gave them each a frame with an ultrasound pic

TeeJ526

If and when I get pregnant, since DH and I loves Star Wars so much, I planned on getting a Star Wars shirt that says The Force is Strong in This One with an arrow pointing to my stomach or Darth Preggers. He'll probably get a kick out of that.

JesseKhloe&Me

moose0512:

I know this sounds funny but I keep having this dream I am 8 weeks around thanksgiving and we bring a cake my parents house with a little turkey on it and it has written on it (last name)'s little turkey arriving then a due date . it is kind of cheesy but I have had this dream like 10 times!!

That's kind of cute. Also cool that it came to you in a dream

JesseKhloe&Me

tabaskoa:

Last time I shoved a pee stick in his face and asked if he could see two lines. I probably won't be creative next time either because if I test in the morning, he's right there outside the door.

Telling family and friends though, I might get creative. Last time I had our families over for dinner and showed them our wedding album that I had just received. I had tucked the ultrasound pic on the last page. They were all shocked.  This time I'd like to include DS is the announcement.

LOL at the pee stick. I've seen cute announcements with big brother/big sister t-shirts. Your first idea was creative. I like it.

JesseKhloe&Me

ashleysyn2:

With #1 DH found me crying in a corner and saw "false positive pregnancy tests" typed into the Google search bar. He figured it out.

I think next time my announcement to him will have something to do with Scrabble. 

lol

JesseKhloe&Me

angelsnight:

For my first pregnancy I just shoved the pee stick in his face while he was still sleeping.  For my second, I left U of M babies booties and a sign that said Second time's a charm? on the table for him to find.

 For the next time I was just going to tell him, but he informed me that he wants another cute announcement.  I know this doesn't help many people, but one of my ideas is to leave him a note "from" our daughter (she was born sleeping in March) telling him she has a new sister or brother on the way.  That might sound a bit weird to some, but we each wrote little messages "from her" in our Mother's Day and Father's Day cards, so I think it would go over well.

My other idea is to copy off how he proposed.  I'd wrap the pee stick in a box, then wrap that one in a bigger box, and a bigger box and that in a bigger box.  I think that idea is cute, but it sounds like a lot of work so I might just do the note.

I think the note idea is nice, Everyone heals in difference ways. I'm sorry for your loss. Maybe with booties, a pacifier, etc. from your daughter to the new baby

 

Clarinet35

Andrea Harrelson:

When we announced the great news with our families, we took them all out to dinner and I handed each of them an apple seed, then I told them to look it over very carefully. Once they were all done looking at it, I then said " I just wanted you to get a good idea of what your future grandchild looks like right now." It was a pretty great

So cute!

CrochetLady90

CiderWench:

I think you should start an intergalactic war to announce your next positive pee stick. Totally epic, dude!

^ THIS! Lol