Anybody spilling the beans on Christmas?

muksak · December 2012

We plan to give a gift to spill the beans on Christmas day. We are going to get a mylar baby balloon and wrap in a box. I think I will have my mom open the box.

I will be 6 weeks 2 days I think.

Anybody else planning on doing this and how do you plan to tell your fam?

Sunset10210 · December 2012

Our immediate family & close friends already know, but we are planning on telling the rest of our family & friends on Christmas! We will be 8 weeks and 3 days at that time!! We have known since I was barely 2.5 weeks pregnant and it has been so hard to keep it in this long!

mamainseptember · December 2012

Our parents and siblings already know, but we are telling the rest of the family on Christmas. My MIL works for an OB office and is doing a free ultrasound for us on Christmas Eve. We are taking the u/s picture and having DS hold it up wearing a big brother shirt. We are wrapping that up and giving it to the grandparents/aunts & uncles! We will be 7 weeks exactly.

Brisully · December 2012

We are doing the Christmas reveal to our family too! We took a picture of hubby kissing my belly and a big red bow around my belly with a gift tag that says "no peeking until August 2013". We are so anxious for Christmas to get here!!! We are wrapping it in a frame and having our moms open It. We are 6 weeks tomorrow.

MrandMrsPT · December 2012

For me, i feel it's too soon to tell on Christmas, we will probably do something cute for Valentine's day (if we can hold out that long)

annatta79 · December 2012

We're giving our moms a book titled "Grandma, I Need Your Prayers" on Christmas morning. I can't wait!!

plunderb · December 2012

MrandMrsPT:
For me, i feel it's too soon to tell on Christmas, we will probably do something cute for Valentine's day (if we can hold out that long)

Ditto. We're waiting.

hollowway · December 2012

We will be telling DH's parents on Christmas, I'll be 6 weeks 6 days, so nearly 7 weeks. Waiting to tell my parents in person in January.

AmeliaKris · December 2012

I'm waiting til my bday Feb.2nd. I will be 12 weeks exactly. Probably 16 weeks when we facebook announce. We waited til 8 weeks last time and had to untell. I cant do that again. I'm thinking getting a fancy wrapped box to open. When I lift the lid a sheet of paper comes up and reads "Best birthday present ever! Baby Y due 81713.

Stabward · December 2012

Our parents and super close friends already know. I'm intentionally holding off on the announcement to the rest of the family until well after the holidays because I just don't want to deal with it! My family is a tad bit nuts and I think this may push a few of them into full on bat-***-crazy mode. I'm going to wait until after my first u/s to tell the extended family and friends.

hqinmd · December 2012

I'll be just over five weeks at Christmas, and am telling parents only, and my aunt, who is more like a sister. I would probably wait, but I live seven hours away and this is my last chance to deliver the news face to face for a long while.

mandi195 · December 2012

We are telling our families on Christmas with a special gift.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/117878352/you-are-going-to-be-a-grandma-baby

We had them made up as shown, but with things like:

grandparents again!

uncle again!

auntie again!

great-grandma again!

I can't wait to see their reactions when we give them to everyone.

Ritter1125 · December 2012

We are getting t-shirts made for my mom and dad that say "Greatest Grandpa/Grandma in the WORLD" The plan is to have them open at the same time, and record the reactions.... I can wait, this is our first so it should be pretty exciting!

perfectoops · December 2012

My DH's parents already know, but we are telling mine on Christmas. My mom has been hounding me, so she'll be very happy with the news. : )

Cheryls24 · December 2012

We are telling for Christmas. I bought my parents the Knocked Up movie as a gift and going to see if they get the connection. They know we are trying and have had some fertility issues so I think it will be obvious. We also bought my mother in law a digital camera because she has told us she will not upgrade from film until she had a grand kid.

lindsayanne14 · December 2012

My mom already knows but we are having an u/s on Christmas Eve and if all goes well we will probably wrap up the pic and have DH's mom open it xmas morning. My DH didn't want to tell his family until after we saw a hb...after our 2 losses he didn't want to get them excited and be let down again. We will probably tell close friends and family in the coming weeks, but not the "world" until later, I'm not sure when exactly!

acruffalo · December 2012

We are telling everybody on Christmas, too! It has been so hard to keep it quiet for this long.. I can't hold it in any longer!

My sister is a photographer, so she took a picture of DH, DD and I. DH and DD are holding a chalkboard that says #1 on it, and I am holding one that says "#2" on it with an arrow pointing down to my belly. We found the idea on Pinterest!

I can't wait to see everybody's reactions when they open it up!

cinderin · December 2012

we are telling on Christmas. I will be almost 9 weeks. Only two of my BFFs know right now. It is the first grandbaby on both sides, so I expect a big reaction.

We wrapped gifts for both of the grandmothers and it will be a surprise when they open them!

shannonhawkinson · December 2012

We are planning on telling our parents and siblings at Christmas. I will be exactly 6 weeks on Christmas.

We took a picture of a bun in the oven with my husband, my 2 year old daughter, our dog, and me in front of it and we put our due date on the back. We plan on having everyone open the envelope at the same time with the picture in it and see their reactions! It's been hard to keep it in! I've known for almost 2 weeks now! So exciting!

keithnjulie · December 2012

We are telling super close friends on New Years Eve and our parents already know. We'd wait to tell close friends, but we seriously see them multiple times a week and I work with one of them! I can't hold in my excitement or "little lie" for the life of me - and my hubby is even worse!! Everyone else will find out around Valentines day I'm guessing...

JannyLynn410 · December 2012

We are telling our families on Christmas Eve. I bought a shirt that says "this Christmas I'm eating for two!" And I'll take my vest off at one point during dinner.

darjeeling · December 2012

We are waiting through first tri to tell DH's family. My immediate family knows. I'm thinking of telling my favorite aunt and my out of town best friends with a funny email. But I'm almost afraid to tell more people and make a big deal. Part of me wants to wait until I see the heartbeat before telling more people... I dunno! Xmas reveal does sound exciting!

WashingtonQueen · December 2012

We are telling the kids on Christmas. My oldest knows what a pregnancy test looks like so we put a positive test in a box for them to open. My youngest is getting a big brother shirt and the 2 older ones are getting big brother cards with ribbon stickers in them.

aquangel · December 2012

Yes we plan to assuming all goes well at u/s tomorrow.

For IL's they told us that everyday since our loss, they have prayed that we be blessed for a child. So, like pp, we'll probably get MIL the book Please pray for me Grandma and I will put the u/s photo on the inside cover with an inscription along the lines of "Thank you for praying for me. Your prayers were heard and will be answered come August 2013. I can't wait to meet you. Love, Baby Last Name".

For my parents, I was originally going to do a personalized photo calendar and then on the due date put the u/s photo however I think it's too late for me to make one and get in time without costing a small fortune. Oops for slacking. So, I'll probably do a photo frame or something instead...

CapitolCharlotte · December 2012

plunderb:
MrandMrsPT:
For me, i feel it's too soon to tell on Christmas, we will probably do something cute for Valentine's day (if we can hold out that long)
Ditto. We're waiting.

tritto! im only 4w5d today so am waiting to tell. we are spending xmas with my parents and then wont see them again in march. i 50% want to tell tell them on xmas and 50% want to wait till after my first appt, but my hubs 100% wants to wait to tell people so that pushed me to wait.

guess we'll be telling them over the phone sometime in feb!

JET29 · December 2012

These are all great ideas!

We originally wanted to share the news on Christmas, but we couldn't wait. We already told our immediate family and closest friends. I know it's early, but I would rather have their support if anything bad were to happen.

MommaA117 · December 2012

too soon for us. Our parents and DH sister know but we want to wait until we see a heartbeat at least.

Millie1984 · December 2012

My parents and sisters already know. On Christmas we are telling DH's family and some close extended family of mine. I am having an ultrasound on Christmas Eve, though, to make sure everything is on target first. At that point we should see a heartbeat.

SwittyMcGee · December 2012

We might tell my husband's mother on Christmas (my own parents already know); I have an ultrasound on the 24th, and if we see a heartbeat we might go for it. I'm leaving the decision up to my husband. We might also wait for New Year's Eve, when I will be 7 weeks. It's still so early, but I make an exception for parents.

Mrs.Handy · December 2012

We bought a big brother t-shirt that DS will open on Christmas morning at my ILs house.

I'm planning on having him wear it when we go over my parents place later that day and just seeing when they notice.

EJPint · December 2012

We're telling my parents - we have a picture saved on the laptop we bought my dad, we're holding up a sign with the good news on it.

I'll be almost 7 weeks by then.

We won't tell my ILs or the rest of the family until first tri is under our belts.

CapitolCharlotte · December 2012

Mrs.Handy:
We bought a big brother t-shirt that DS will open on Christmas morning at my ILs house.

I'm planning on having him wear it when we go over my parents place later that day and just seeing when they notice.

hi there, sorry to stalk, but im new to this BMB and just looked at your siggy for the first time, i ran 3 of the same races as you in the past year. i assume you are in the DMV area as well?!? if so, howdy neighbor!

cekelly11 · December 2012

our plan was to wait until 12 weeks but I've already had 2 people ask me(my sister since I wasn't drinking when we went out and my FIL's wife flat out asked the other day) I said no both times but my bloat is getting out of control and I'd rather tell than have everyone ask/guess. we will tell DD first thing in the morning and let her spill the beans to my family while we are opening presents(we will all be together) we will probably record DD telling everyone to send to DH's family we had our 1st u/s and saw the heartbeat today or else we wouldnt be doing it

V&G101808 · December 2012

We'll be telling both sets of parents and our siblings (both younger and live with our parents).

The idea so far is to put a picture of the u/s in a cute baby-themed frame, wrap it up nicely and tell them it's a family gift that they need to open together. I'm debating if I want to photoshop the u/s pic to include a cute message on it (Coming August 2013 or something...)

Everyone has such fun ideas!

scgatorgirl20 · December 2012

YAY! We're at the same day as you!

I'll be 6,2 on Christmas, but we're telling family anyway. I've already nearly died about a hundred times not telling them so far.

We are doing a game (it's a board game called Headbands) where they have a name on their head that they have to guess while trying to give clues for the others to guess. We were going to do that game anyway and we got the official game last night by chance! So- everyone will have their new title (grandma, etc) on their heads but won't be able to see their own so they'll all be looking around confused.... and when they look to us we'll say "Oh yeah- we forgot ours" and we'll put up the mom and dad ones. We're both pretty excited!!!

AprylRoot · December 2012

We are spilling the beans on Christmas. My husband has been making custom wooden jewelry boxes. I have typed a cute poem that I found announcing the pregnancy. I have baked the papers& prospective end, rolled poem up & tied with two ribbons, pink & blue. They have been placed inside the boxes.

Since our families live all over, we have put on the packages Don't Open Until Christmas. We haven't gotten any calls yet.

on Christmas I will be 7 weeks 2 days.

MrsBlindLove · December 2012

We are! We realized that when we waited to tell our family about our last pregnancy they didn't get to enjoy the time with us, so this time we are telling early. I will only be 5 weeks on Christmas day. We are going to tell my sister and ask her to give them each an appleseed and we will watch their reactions on skype when we tell them it's how big our baby is.

For DH's parents we are going to just have a jar of Prego sauce and hold it up to the camera and tell them we are thinking about having this for dinner for the next 9 months.

leanne&mike · December 2012

My husband really wants to tell our families on Christmas, but I'm reluctant. This is our third baby and although we've had two healthy pregnancies, we usually don't share with anyone until after our first doctor's appointment. We don't go until January 10. I like the idea of telling them on Christmas, but I wish I knew things were okay first.

Charmed181 · December 2012

We are telling on Christmas too. We are planning on giving everyone DS2's 9 month photo:

Peridot0812 · December 2012

aquangel:
For my parents, I was originally going to do a personalized photo calendar and then on the due date put the u/s photo however I think it's too late for me to make one and get in time without costing a small fortune. nbsp;Oops for slacking. nbsp;So, I'll probably do a photo frame or something instead...

Do you have Walgreens in your area? I did a bunch of photo calendars and they were printed the same day. 20.00.

We have an u/s scheduled for Christmas Eve, so assuming all is well, we will be telling Christmas Day 7 weeks 2 days.

My family does a dollar store grab bag with all useless, ridiculous gifts. I am going to wrap a Big Sister shirt and see who opens it.

For my inlaws, I bought my MIL a family tree from Things Remembered. I filled all the hanging frames with pictures of her kids and grandkids and left one frame with a note that says "Coming August 2013."

gscoville · December 2012

I haven't even told DH yet, and it's killing me, but I want to surprise him on Christmas Day. I've got a little onesie I had printed with "Daddy's Little Hobbit" (yeah, we're big geeky LotR fans) and I'll wrap it for him to open Christmas morning. I want to ask my DD to record him opening it, but not tell her what it is. Should be fun, if I can just muster up the willpower to not spill the beans before then. It'll be a long 6 days!

DH's family are huge and boisterous and it would be so much fun to tell them, and my family would be so thrilled too, but I'll only be just under five weeks so I'm really leery. Maybe just tell DH's mom and my parents? Not sure I guess!

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