Okay ladies, I just found out tonight that I am pregnant...2 positive HPT's! I have had a weird stomach thing the last few days and just suspected I might be (my cycle is so irregular that I can't judge by that) so tonight DD wouldn't sleep so we took a drive...to CVS and bought a test. My sleeping husband has no idea and if he didn't have to be awake at 4am to catch a flight out of town I would wake him up. This is the easiest I have ever gotten pregnant before, there are four years between DS (almost 5) and DD (10 mos) and 2 miscarriages. Typically I have to use a fertility monitor and some help from my OB to conceive but this is our Christmas miracle! My question is this....what is a cute way I can tell my husband? I think he will be just as surprised as I was when he finds out! I was thinking about just sticking a positive test in his suitcase and waiting for his phone call tomorrow night....what do you think?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Thanks everyone for the advice....I ended up telling him before he left on his trip!
Our excitement only lasted about a month and unfortunately I suffered a miscarriage on February 7th at 9 weeks 2 days pregnant. We are just really beginning to move past it and heal. It was much more heart breaking than the other two times, I think maybe because my last pregnancy was so uneventful and I got pregnant so unexpectedly. My doctor has no clue what happened, I went for my 8 week ultrasound on a Friday....got lots of good baby pictures, saw a strong heartbeat of 158 and was told everything looked great. Then on Sunday I had spotting and was referred to the ER by my OB, a second ultrasound was performed, again they saw a very healthy baby with a heartbeat of 163 and my blood work was perfect. The spotting stopped for about 12 hours and by Tuesday morning came back full force bleeding with cramping. I was devastated and hysterical. I got in to see my OB about 3 hours after the bleeding started and he did another ultrasound. It was at that time that he told me that my uterus was empty, my miscarriage was fast and complete. If you have never heard those words from your doctor, you have no idea how much they hurt. Even now, just thinking about it, makes my heart hurt like it's happening all over again.
We always thought we wanted four children, now I'm beginning to second guess that idea. I'm not sure I can go through that again. My husband says he understands, it's my decision and he will support whatever I decide, I just don't know. We have been given the okay to start trying again (AF has already come & gone since the miscarriage). Does anyone have any advice, how will I know when my family is truly complete? I feel at this point that something, someone maybe, is missing.....but how do I really know?
Tell him you found one more Christmas gift and then wrap up the test and give it to him (maybe with a card or booties or something cute) when he gets back.
I personally told DH that I had something for him for Christmas. It was white with two pink lines....DH said he nearly wrecked the car on the way to work so in retrospect I should have waited for him to get there.
I understand that you want to tell him right away but I would wait until he gets home. If possible find someone to watch the kids and pick him up from the airport and take him someplace special. You could stop at a ice cream shop and order ice cream and pickles, see if he catches on. You could also have baby booties hanging from the rear view mirror, one pink and one blue. When he asks tell him you are not sure what color we willl need 7 or 8 months from now.
I just think you should tell him in person and wait till he gets home. This is a special moment and he won't be able to concentrate on his work if he can't share the moment in person.
I forgot to say CONGRATS.
i would also wait til he got back. with my oldest i had her wear a big sister t shirt and wait for him to notice. maybe the baby could wear this when you go pick him up from the airport. make sure it says it pretty big though because men don't typically read kids shirts.
I wrote a note to my husband from the new baby. I wrote something about how warm it was in mom's belly and I can't wait to meet you in 9 months to get the point across. It was awesome watching my husband's facial expressions as he read the note. He was so shocked (in a good way).
awww that's a really cute idea!!!
I think, if it were me, I'd have to give it to him before he left so I could see his face & maybe even get a hug. :)
Congratulations!
The suitcase is a very cute idea. Your younger child will be very close in age to the new baby. But, when you have trouble getting or staying pregnant you have to be glad for what you are given. Congratulations. I hope you have a smooth pregnancy and a very easy delivery.
ETA - Did you tell him yet? If so, how did you do it?
Congratulations on your Christmas miracle! I agree with the other posters that said they'd wait until hubby came home from his trip - will he be gone long? I'd want to see his face / reaction! As I'm typing this I'm realizing that it's almost 9am so your hubby has probably already left on his trip - what did you end up doing?
I found out I was pregnant with my second the day before we left on our annual family vacation! My hubby always calls when he leaves work to let me know he's on his way home and I told him I had a surprise for him when he got home (he thought it was some kind of treat/candy for our road trip LOL)! He walked in the door and I had our daughter (3 at the time) hold both of my positive HPT's behind her back with one in each hand and we had him pick a hand! He was totally surprised and shocked (I had just gone off the pill) and the best part was seeing his face / reaction!
My cousin and her husband tried for years to have a baby but they were unsuccessful so they had to do fertility treatments with both of their sons! Well she is expecting her surprise baby #3 in February - and it's a girl =)
Congratulations! Knowing myself, I'd have to tell him at 4 a.m.! I would not put the pregnancy test into his suitcase - can you imagine them screening his bag and pulling it aside to be checked at the airport only for airport security to find the test and question it? I can't imagine that would be the best way for him to find out!
If you can wait until tomorrow night ( I couldn't!!!) yes, leave it in his case. If not, get up with him tomorrow and let him in on it before he leaves so he can hug and kiss on you!!! Then, go back to bed you tired little lady! Congrats!!!
