No, I'm not an early bird, but that doesn't mean I'm a night owl.... I guess I'm an afternoon duck?
Type A personality, Type B body
First BFP with donor sperm 04/11/2017
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Remote Announcements - help!
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Hey ladies, it seems like there should already be a thread on here, but I didn't see it.
We planned to tell our parents at 12 weeks because I've been getting so twitchy and nervous, but we ended up telling them last week (at 5 weeks, ACK!).
Now we have three siblings - each - to tell, and they aren't all nearby. I've got a bro in Alberta, Tennessee, and Arizona (I'm in PA). They are not very mushy, so I'd probably just do a phone call.
As for my DH's family... they are all super close, and all his siblings are going to be here at the end of May... a little early, but it's perfect to have everyone all together, and the timing couldn't be much better. Problem? *We* will be in England.
I kind of want to tell them while they are all together... but I'm not sure how? Skype? Letters? Have mom and dad tell them? I'm fishing for brainstorming here, so I'll take all ideas! Or should I just wait 'til we're back and do separate phone calls then?
We planned to tell our parents at 12 weeks because I've been getting so twitchy and nervous, but we ended up telling them last week (at 5 weeks, ACK!).
Now we have three siblings - each - to tell, and they aren't all nearby. I've got a bro in Alberta, Tennessee, and Arizona (I'm in PA). They are not very mushy, so I'd probably just do a phone call.
As for my DH's family... they are all super close, and all his siblings are going to be here at the end of May... a little early, but it's perfect to have everyone all together, and the timing couldn't be much better. Problem? *We* will be in England.
I kind of want to tell them while they are all together... but I'm not sure how? Skype? Letters? Have mom and dad tell them? I'm fishing for brainstorming here, so I'll take all ideas! Or should I just wait 'til we're back and do separate phone calls then?
TCC since Feb 2013
No, I'm not an early bird, but that doesn't mean I'm a night owl.... I guess I'm an afternoon duck?
Type A personality, Type B body
First BFP with donor sperm 04/11/2017
No, I'm not an early bird, but that doesn't mean I'm a night owl.... I guess I'm an afternoon duck?
Type A personality, Type B body
First BFP with donor sperm 04/11/2017
Re: Remote Announcements - help!
Maybe leave or send some kind of package that they can open together while you're Skyping. Skype and say hey, we're so bummed we couldn't be there with all of you, but we wanted to give you a little something to feel like we're there. You could fill the box with baby trinkets... A pack of onesies, some baby socks, pacifiers, a pack of diapers... Stuff you'll be able to use once baby comes.
Edit because words are hard.
Ended up just blubbering my way down the stairs and snot-tear-drooling the words as best I could to my DH. Not quite what I planned, but, hey, it's our story
No, I'm not an early bird, but that doesn't mean I'm a night owl.... I guess I'm an afternoon duck?
Type A personality, Type B body
First BFP with donor sperm 04/11/2017
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