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August 2012 Moms
Jettscy
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How and when are you announcing
Jettscy
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I thought about announcing at Christmas. I'll be 7 weeks than. It may be early but it just seems perfect. I think I'm going to have DD show up in a big sister shirt. Another thought I read of the internet is to have someone take a picture and instead of saying cheese say "insert name" is pregnant and than take the picture. I have also heard of wrapping grandpa and grandma shirts to give to parents or in-laws. Has anyone else been thinking of when and how to announce? Plans/thoughts?
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Re: How and when are you announcing
OMG I love the idea of the photo! That is super sweet! Too bad I already told everyone, cause i just cant keep it in... As far as letting everyone else know, I haven't thought about it yet... Also, this is sad to say, but people who know me well will notice that when we go out I'm not having a glass or 3 of champagne. That will give it away FO sho...
On a sad note, many of my dearest friends are either having trouble conceiving or have had a few miscarriages. For respect & love for them, I have to really think of how to break it to them without making them crazy. Its tough stuff.
We are telling at Christmas, that makes us 8 weeks the day after. And because I've been under the care of an RE Im pretty sure I will have an u/s before then so that will ease my mind.
Every year I make a photo calender for my MIL. So I am doing it again this year and August will have a photo of us and our u/s photo of baby. I'll also put something on the day of our EDD. As far as my side of the family Im not sure what were going to do.
We told our parents and siblings by having DD wear a shirt that said Big Sister on it.
For other family, they will get our Christmas card with an ultrasound pic in it. Friends I will probably just tell.
Probably around Christmas (or maybe on Christmas day). I'll be just over 7 weeks at that point.
eta: We're going to get MIL a vase that says "Grandma", and put flowers & those card holders with pics of each of her current and soon to be born grandkids (2--well now 3, are on the way), with one extra cardholder that says "Coming in August 2012" (or something like that). : )
We told our parents right away since the results were based on a blood test, even though it was early.We didn't really have a special way to tell them since we were so excited, although I told my DH by giving him a boy bib and girl bib and telling him I canceled his infertility testing appointment b/c we're going to need them!
My philosophy is whoever we tell early is who we would call on for support in case of a loss. Over Thanksgiving, we told some of my husband's friends who live two states away and asked everyone to not post anything on facebook. I am holding off on telling my friends/extended family that live close until after my end of the year review (which is right before Christmas) to make sure nothing ends up on fb that a fellow employee would see. I'm going to tell friends and extended family at Christmas after my first ultrasound which should put us at around 9 weeks. I will be telling my employer in January.
We told both of our parents and our sisters the day we found out. I texted a picture of the digi test to my sister and dad and wrote"Happy Thanksgiving, Grampa and Aunt E!" My mom was here so I just shoved the test in her face cause I couldn't even speak!
We'll probably tell at Christmas, even though it's early. My mom is going to plant a gift for me to open in front of everyone under the big family tree... a onesie that says "Coming August 2012" or something like that. I really want to get one that has a Red Sox logo on it (we're huge fans) and write something like "Future #1 Fan"
No one will know until early March.
I'm PgAL and I don't feel comfortable telling anyone until our anatomy scan. My grandparents will know because they'll be the only family seeing us until then. They'll probably guess it at Christmas since I'm on Progesterone which makes me bloat and look pregnant well before I should.
When we do tell people, we're sending a birthday card to my mom from DS and "new baby". Hopefully she'll get it. Then we'll make phone/skype calls to everyone else. We just moved form KS to MD so no one is around.