I just recently found out that we are pregnant again. My first baby will just be one at the end of the month. This pregnancy was a HUGE surprise. We worked so hard to get pregnant with our daughter and now we were preventing pregnancy and go figure got pregnant again. So anyhow my question is- what are some interesting ways to announce this pregnancy to our families. I don't know how well this will be received since this is such a surprise. Any ideas would help. Thanks.
Wow, your story mirrors mine!! Congratulations! My daughter was 9 months old when we found out we were pregnant with #2. My husband had a shirt made for her that said "Big Sister, 2002", which was when I was due....we went to a family function, but didn't say anything, took off our daughters jacket and just casually let everyone see it on their own. It was very fun and exciting and people were super surprised. We had fun with it!
Hi Elena,
First Congratulations. God wants your little girl to have a playmate. Our last pregnancy was a HUGE surprise. Against doctors advice and everyone elses. We were very careful. And because of my health, I could not use birth control. Anyway, this is how we told our family. We "luckily" had an ultrasound done, so we had a picture. If you don't have one done of this pregnancy, you could use one from your daughter's and cover up the date. Then we wrapped it up and gave it to our parents. It was at christmas time, so it was a perfect time. We got pictures of there reaction as they guessed everyone but us. And when they did guess us, their look wasn't of excitement, it was of horror. It was funny. But they were scared. My son is five now, and he is just a bundle of joy and full of life. To this day, none of my siblings, and there are eight, have been able to top that gift. Not that I was trying to out due anyone. Good luck.
Teri
I was in a similar situation going from one to two. What I did was, at my oldest's 1st birthday party, I wrapped up a present that was a tee shirt that said "I'm the BIG sister" on it. We sat my daughter on my MIL's lap and told her they had to open this present together. Well at first my MIL didn't understand, and then they opened the present. She took out the shirt, and looked at it, puzzled. Everyone was looking at her trying to figure out what was going on. It was a big hit. Since everyone was together for the birthday party, I didn't have to worry about anyone feeling left out either.
Good luck and congrats!
Sandra
yeah! Congrats! Two close together is hard at first but great in the long run! There will always be someone to play with! How fun! With our 3rd child I sent out Party Invitations to all my friends and family. The front said Come Party with US. Then inside I filled in all the required fields... like WHEN... I put my due date and WHERE... I put the hospital name.... WHAT... To celebrate the birth of our newest addition. I included a picture of the two kids we had holding up a little sign that said " We're getting a PUPPY (then I crossed out the puppy) a BABY."
It was cute... I sent them all at the same time and most everyone got them on the same day so I got flooded with calls. I knew that some of my family may be a little worried that I was pregnant again, especially since I had some complications with the first two... so this was a great way to let them know that, although unexpected, we were thrilled and wanted everyone else to be happy too! PLus it takes people a few minutes to really get whats happening when they get the card... everyone said that they had to read it three and four times before it sank in!
When I found out I was pg with #2, I went to the hospital gift shop and bought a t-shirt for my (then 3 y/o) daughter that said I'm the big sister. We visited each set of parents separately on the same day and made sure that my daughter pointed out her new shirt to everyone. My mom was kind of funny, she read it and out loud and just said, "well that is a pretty shirt." Then my dad told her to read it again, and she did, but still didn't get it, but of course he did. Then he told her to "READ IT AGAIN GRANDMA," and she finally got it. Congrats on your exciting news!
With our daughter, we bought a plush Dale Earnhardt car and put a sticky note on it saying something like "I saw this and just had to get it for you. I thought of it all by myself. From: Your Grandchild" This was to my mom.
With our son, I took a picture of the pregnancy test and mixed it in with a bunch of pictures on our digital camera. I took the camera and told my sister-in-law we had some cute pictures for her to look at. She about flipped when she came across the pregnancy test picture.
I LOVE your name first off... that's my Middle Name :)
Second... cook them a dinner that consists of "Baby" back ribs, "Baby" carrots, "Baby" corn, etc...that's a cool way to tell your family :)
Good Luck,
:)
We just had our firt baby in May. I don't know if you are crafty or not, but this is what we did. To announce to the grandparents to be, I made a mini scrapbook. And I mean mini, it was maybe 2 inches square. It's a Kolo (http://www.kolo.com/shop/albums/?pl=35). On the cover was a place for a picture...I put one of me and my husband. Then on each page I put one cut out letter and spelled 'WE'RE PREGNANT'. On the last page was our due date. It was quite entertaining watching them try to figure out what it said...my mom got so flustered...I think because she couldn't believe what she was reading!!!! It is a great keepsake for them and something that they shared with friends and family. Good luck with coming up with a unique way to share your wonderful news!!!
Elena
Hello my name is Autumn. I did this to tell everyone we were pregnate with our first child. I bought picture frames for the grandparents and the great grandparents and gave them as gifts. They said something about congrats you are a grandparent or Grandchildren are special. Everyone really seemed to enjoy them. They are all still up in everyones homes.
What an awesome surprise for you and your family! Some friends of mine made a sign that said "I am going to be a big sister!" and let their daughter hold it and took a picture (she was less than a year old like your little girl!). They e-mailed the photo to friends that don't live nearby - it was the best e-mail and cutest photo. I laughed and cried at the same time! Of course, e-mail isn't the way to tell your family and close friends but you could make the sign and say, "Grandma, look what your granddaughter made you!"
I found out I was pregnant just before Christmas so I made a card out of my first ultrasound (done at only 6wks) and put it under the Christmas tree. I made sure it was the last present to be opened so I had everyone's attention. My whole family was there - it made for a very memorable Christmas!
Why not type up a cute statement, with pictures of a toddler looking at a baby crib, and say something like:
For my birthday mommy and daddy found out God is sending me a playmate?
Just a suggestion.
When we found out we were pregnant with our second, here is what we did:
I looked online and found someone who makes t-shirts. I had her make a t-shirt for our oldest son (who was 2 at the time) that said "I'm gonna be a big brother". I took a picture of him wearing the shirt, had it made into a post-card, and mailed it out to everyone. Then simply wait for the phone calls to pour in :-)
To tell my husband (you could do this with anyone), I've done it a couple of ways: One, I bought a "Big Brother" book and had our older son reading it when my husband came home from work. The next time, I made a scrapbook page about finding out that I was pregnant, then was like, "Honey, look at this page" (I always show him the pages I've made). He was shocked both times :-)
I had our families over for a cookout and then when I took our son up to change his diaper I put him in a onesie that I had used washable marker and printed on it "I'm the big brother".
Congratulations! Don't worry how it will be received. As long as you are happy, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks!
First off, CONGRATS!!!! My sister-in-law and her husband announced it at there daughter's 1st birthday, by wearing a shirt that said, BIG SISTER. They had another shirt over it and about half way though, they said that their daughter had an announcement and took the took the over shirt off. It was a really surprising way to do it. I thought it was really cool.
A friend of mine who tried for over 10 years for her first child suddenly found herself pregnanat again with another miricle baby. To announce it to famiy and close friends, she bought "I am the BIG BROTHER" t-shirts for her baby. When they went somewhere, he was wearing it. She allowed the surprise to take a while until someone read the t-shirt. even Daddy was told that way.. she had to say Joey go show daddy your new t-shirt.... he read it adn said oh thats nice and then did a double take and had a glorious freak out! Good luck and congtratulations!
Wait until you are half way or more through the pregnancy then, tell them. Be sure to add "Isn't it great?"
I never wanted my kids to feel unwanted, but our second came sooner than expected (they are 17 mos apart), so I recommend not telling people that it was an "accident". Just be happy you didn't have to "work" at it again. It'll be nice having them close together.
when we were pregnant with our baby i wanted a creative way to announce it. so....when we went to dinner at our families house i offered to bring desert! on the cake i brought i wrote "we're prenant!" :) it was a hit!
you need to have a shirt made for your daughter that reads "I am going to be the big sister" and have a get-together and see who the first family member will be to notice.
Congrats. I wish I had some advice. We are preg with number 2 and my daughter will be one at the end of the month. We had to do IVF both times so I didn't get a chance to do something like that. Maybe buying cards or bibs. I don't know who they are for. They have bibs that say I Love grandma and stuff like that. Good luck.
Michelle in Medina