If you are finding out gender near Christmas..

kgail11 · November 2010

This is piggy-backing off the post below, it seems a ton of ladies are finding out the gender around the holidays! How fun!!!!

I was wondering if anyone (bc I didn't read all the posts from the one below) is doing anything special about telling family all together on Christmas day?? We find out 9 days prior to Christmas day, and my sis will be in town for Christmas and it would just be so freakin' cool to tell everyone at once. What is a non-cheesy and not too elaborate/crazy way to tell everyone?? I'm kinda...lazy.. so I don't want to have to make any craft or anything!

jackier26 · November 2010

Hmm...that sounds like fun. Maybe a frame or onesie that says Granddaughter or Grandson for your mom or dad to open and then everyone will see when they open it. I'm likely going to find out the week before Christmas so I may do something like that.

NeverEnoughTime · November 2010

I am goingto have the US tech put it in an envelope and open it together on Christmas morning (if we have it before then)

kgail11 · November 2010

.....see I like that idea! Of finding out ALL together - my only prob with that is - wouldn't you see a little penis or vagina on the screen when you're watching the u/s??? A penis is pretty hard to miss, but I still can never tell what is what on an u/s... but still, that might be hard to pull off! good one though

pandi02a · November 2010

You could double wrap your mom's gift. First with blue or pink and then in holiday paper. When she opens the first layer she will see the color. I guess this only works if everyone watches your mom open her gifts.

sugarplum2 · November 2010

NeverEnoughTime:
I am goingto have the US tech put it in an envelope and open it together on Christmas morning (if we have it before then)

I won't be able to wait until Christmas -- we find out on the 14th.

(off topic) NeverEnoughTime - how did it go with telling your mom???

NJMom050911 · November 2010

My idea is to get pretty ornaments either pink or blue with a " It's a !!!" and wrap these up and give to our parents. I think it will be a cute keepsake and a fun way of telling them.

DonnaMartinGraduates · November 2010

kgail11:
.....see I like that idea! Of finding out ALL together - my only prob with that is - wouldn't you see a little penis or vagina on the screen when you're watching the u/s??? A penis is pretty hard to miss, but I still can never tell what is what on an u/s... but still, that might be hard to pull off! good one though

You could tell the U/S tech that you don't want to know the sex right then, but for them to write it on a piece of paper and put it in the envelope. Don't look at the screen when they are looking in the genital area and you shouldn't be able to see it otherwise. BTW, the very first thing we saw when the tech put the wand on my belly (for DS) was a penis His positioning was a perfect view! You might just want to tell the tech to let you know when it's safe to look.

jenerally? · November 2010

if I find out the week before x-mas, then yes, I will def do something special when we gather together for family time. I'll either bake a cake (with blue/pink icing inside) or give some special gift that indicates the sex.

just keeping my fingers crossed that we get in on the 17th of Dec to find out!!

IU_baby · November 2010

With my last pregnancy (I was due in May that time too), we found out 3 days before Christmas and then waited until Christmas Day to tell our families.

We gave our parents boy picture frames with an ultrasound photo in it. The frames were blue and had writing on them that had a variety of words (boy, bundle of joy, etc.)

bluedahlia · November 2010

NeverEnoughTime:
I am goingto have the US tech put it in an envelope and open it together on Christmas morning (if we have it before then)

I love this idea, but I doubt I could wait.

bcnoelle · November 2010

I would want to do something cute or creative, but we are just going to tell everyone whenever we find out without making too much of a big deal out of it. The main reason is that my brother and sister-in-law are hosting Christmas at their house and she will be 8 months pregnant. I don't want to be an AW at their house, especially since it's the first child for both of us. On that note, I can't wait to see the sequel to Bride Wars (Baby Wars?) whenever it comes out!

bhilyer · November 2010

We plan on telling at Christmas as well. I don't know exactly what I'll do yet, but it will likely be a gift for my mom and my MIL in the colors of the genders. Like if we find out that it's two boys, 2 blue onesies or bibs. If it's a boy and girl, one pink and one blue.

LegalLadyBug · November 2010

We are hoping to schedule our scan for a day or two before, I am horrible at keeping secrets so I couldn't keep quiet for longer than that. We will then tell at our annual family Christmas Eve dinner or maybe Christmas morning, we haven't decided yet. I like the idea of the tech putting it in an envelope and then opening it with everyone. I kind of want to share some private time being excited with DH about it though so maybe we'll have the tech tell us, then put it in an envelope and have FIL open it or something.

Erin1010Sky · November 2010

We always do dessert at DH's parents house at Christmas. I'll bake mini cupcakes and dye them either pink or blue...total cliche, but still fun!

T&K_07 · November 2010

I will find out close to Christmas. I heard a really cute idea from a friend. She suggested telling your family that if you come out on Christmas morning in pink pajamas then it's a girl and if you come out in blue pajamas then it's a boy. I'm honestly not sure that I will be able to wait to tell my mom, but I think it's an adorable idea if you are staying with family on Christmas!

cas889 · November 2010

My anatomy appointment is 12/9 and I'm pretty sure we're going to ask the tech to write the sex (or is it gender, I'm sorry, I don't know which is the "correct" term) and open it on Christmas at my parents' house.

This is a compromise because I really want to know (I think even those 16 days of waiting are going to drive me nuts) but my husband wants the excitement of announcing it to everyone. This way, he gets to do that, but it'll just be a lot earlier.

izzybella · November 2010

bluedahlia:
NeverEnoughTime:
I am goingto have the US tech put it in an envelope and open it together on Christmas morning (if we have it before then)
I love this idea, but I doubt I could wait.

::lurking::

We did this for #2, and honestly once you got through the u/s, the wait was fine. Our u/s was on the 17th and we opened it on Christmas with my ILs. Best picture ever

savirgili · November 2010

I thought about taking the Ultra sound and going to walmart and doing some fun design on it with the photo editing system...and putting It's a !! and wrapping them and giving them to everyone to open...cheap gift and everyone will get an ultrasound pic!

CanuckFan03 · November 2010

I don't think I'll be able to find out, but I wanted to get tiny chinese take out boxes (the decorated ones from michael's) and fill them with confetti that says 'its a girl' or 'its a boy' and put them in my mom and sisters stockings. It would be a surprise that we even know (i was trying to get into a 3-D place).

probably won't happen, but a girl can dream!

CanuckFan03 · November 2010

izzybella:
bluedahlia:
NeverEnoughTime:
I am goingto have the US tech put it in an envelope and open it together on Christmas morning (if we have it before then)
I love this idea, but I doubt I could wait.
::lurking::
We did this for #2, and honestly once you got through the u/s, the wait was fine. Our u/s was on the 17th and we opened it on Christmas with my ILs. Best picture ever

I want to do this too! SO BAD!

calm_angel_2003 · November 2010

I want to find out at the U/S appt with DH and then send christmas cards out to his mom and step dad and his dad and step mom with the pic in in and say "its a ...." and then since we will be having a get together for christmas with my parents (hopefully ill be able to keep it in till then) but finding something cute for a boy or girl

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