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How will you tell?
champhe
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I'm looking for some cute ideas for how to tell my dad we're pregnant, when the time comes. My stepmom is battling pancreatic cancer and they have had a terrible year. I'm hoping this grandchild can bring them a little joy and I really want to tell them in a special way.
Re: How will you tell?
@champhe, If you can see/tell them in person, that would be memorable. I've seen lots of examples of photo frames or onesies with the EDD or that say something cute about baby meeting grandparents. We've only told my MIL/step-FIL so far.That was just yesterday over lunch. Even though we didn't have a special "grandparent" gift or any clever way to announce it they were still very excited. Good luck!
Also, I gifted my grandmother with a hollowed out egg because she'd been asking if I was pregnant for the past year (and patting my belly, which drove me CRAZY!!):
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@ShadeofGreen816 cute idea
@erinh2005 lol....just curious if you knew why your MIL cried out of sadness? Is she one of those that doesn't want to be a grandma?
I hope everyone gets great responses to their announcements!
not the reaction you would hope for! I'd say for some moms it's a reality that their kids are grown up?
I told my MIL that I'd bring the wine to Thanksgiving dinner next weekend. I'm making wine labels that say "Only the best parents get promoted to Nan & Pop" and I'll be buying myself the MADD non-alcoholic wine.
A cursory glance at Pinterest shows a ton of cute photo announcement ideas to check out: one with a pup, laying with his feet out, close-up on the feet, next to a pair of baby booties (cute!). Some Halloween-themed ideas (like a gender reveal with a little baby blue gourd!) ... and probably my favorite nerdiest one (from Harry Potter), a pic of the pee stick with "I solemnly swear we were up to no good," LOL! I can spend way too much time there, so I'll leave it up to the rest of you!
I was just daydreaming about giving the books to the young'uns. Do I let them discover them on the bookshelves on their own? Do I gift the first one, nice and special? Do I give the whole set and let them binge-read-through them all at once, or should they be spaced out? And if so, by a few months, or by a year each? Shouldn't they get to know and love them one at a time to be able to pick a favorite? And grow up alongside all the characters? And when do we introduce the movies? It has to be books first, obviously. OMG Is it possible I'm totally overthinking this!?
And, I listen to Harry Potter books on tape all the time while cooking dinner. She may already be able to request it. "Dumbledore please?" (yes, I know she probably won't remember them, but it will be somewhere in her vague pleasant memories of babyhood, and will make her like them when she's old enough to actually read them and remember them. Right? )
I always forget about books on tape. Do you own the HP books or borrow them? Do you use actual CDs and a stereo? Do you stream through a device? I'm curious as to what setup works best for you.
Pretty sure I will end up with 100 pictures for 1 okay shot. Oh well I love pictures.
@Shopaholic Cute idea! A new little pumpkin to welcome.
Then we're going up to OH to see my family next weekend. It will be right after my dad and stepmom's anniversary (which isn't a particularly big deal to either of them). We're hoping to have "congrats on the grandbaby" or something similar written on a cake to celebrate their anniversary. That's the only way I could think to get my grandparents and siblings over at the same time. Plus, I think my dad will be over the moon since this will be his first grandchild.
BFP Sept 2016
Fingers crossed for a sticky rainbow baby!
She knows we are moving when our lease is up. I mentioned how apartment hunting was going and that we needed to look at 2 bedroom ones now. She said, "oh, for more space?" And I replied, "no. Because you are going to be an aunt". It took her a bit to get it! It's nice having someone else know.
So we told the in-laws last weekend. It was a week after FIL's birthday so we said we had one more present for him, but it was kind of for both of them. We had put a print of the first US in a cute frame that said "BABY" on the side, and I used some scrapbook stickers to say "due May 1" on the bottom. They flipped out and the reaction was priceless! Then we face timed with my BIL who is stationed across the country for the coast guard and getting married in June. Hubby said "hey I have a question about the wedding. Can we have a plus one?" It took him a second to get it, but that reaction was perfect too!
Will be going to visit my mom and grandma in a couple weeks, and not sure exactly how I will tell them. We are going for an "early birthday" visit for me, or so they think lol.
Then for a Facebook announcement...man I have too many ideas. Saw a super cute HP announcement with the dad to be pointing a wand at mom to be's tummy that was captioned "Accio Baby!" Also thinking of doing something rainbow themed since this is our rainbow baby, and I wrote a blog that I shared about the miscarriage. Orrrr I love to bake, so maybe something about put a bun in the oven. Geez i don't know!
Eta: just saw @Squirtgun answered with similar info. Yay libraries!
Married: July 28, 2012
DD: July 29, 2013
DS: July 1, 2015
Current EDD: May 15, 2017