I just took at test (literally about 2 hr ago) and got a very very faint positive line but never the less there was a line. This will be #2 and probably the last for us. Of course I know it is very early on (4 weeks) and things can happen. I'm still excited though!
I haven't told my husband yet but would like to tell him tonight at dinner. What are some good ideas for telling my husband? It won't be a complete surprise but I would still like a creative way to tell him.
Also I would like to keep it on the low until Mother's Day. I think that would be the perfect time to tell the family and I will probably know by then if the pregnancy is going to take. I need some creative ideas for telling not only my mother and MIL but also the rest of the fam.
Unfortunately after I told everyone I miscarried. So maybe I'll come up with an even cooler why to tell them next time.
Congrats on the baby!!! I did a photosession for some friends of mine who surprised me with a sign that said "We're having a baby"...we used it in their pictures and they put the pics in their holiday cards to their families. You could do something like that for mothers day cards....if everyone is together, have them open theirs all at the same time!!! It was a great surprise!
I heard of this one woman or maybe I watched it on TV, can't remember, but she fixed a meal with everything that had the name "baby" in front of, like baby carrots... sorry, I can't think of the other foods... But she made it a theme... Again, sorry I can't think of the other foods, but maybe you could get a bottle of wine and say something like, oh, you'll have to be the only one to drink this for 9 months...
I'm not the most creative person so I can't wait to see what others write... maybe for your mother and MIL, you could signed "Baby X" on the Mother's day card... I said I wasn't creative...
Congrats on #2!
I had found out I was pregnant on the morning of our anniversary. I took 3 tests and taped them to the bottom of a box and wrote "surprise" on it. I wrapped up and gave him the gift. We also found out we were pregnant right before Christmas once and I wrapped made a thing on the computer and put it in a frame for the grandparents that said "To Be Filled in August 2009." If you get to the doctor before Mother's Day, you could maybe frame a sonogram picture if you get one or maybe a picture of the pregnancy test.
For baby #1 the whole family went out for dinner (everyone was in town because of my brother's reception, and they'd just left to go on their honeymoon)---I had the little speech all worked up, and kept trying to start it but my dad kept interupting. I was just sitting there thinking on what I was gonna say when he finally stopped talking when his wife suddenly said "did you just say you're pregnant?" and I said "No, I didn't SAY that"...she kept pushing it and mom and dad were like "she didn't say that" and finally I said "No, I was waiting for the drinks to get on the table". Everyone was shocked, mom started to freak out, and dad's wife was all, "Michael! Get Jam a margarita NOW". It wasn't as planned, but priceless just the same.
Now I'm pregnant with #2, but I'm keeping it from the family until we go visit in May for my friend's graduation. I've told mom she has a couple Mother's Day presents, but cheap as I am, I'd rather bring them a little late than mail them, and she's fine with that. One of the gifts will be a shirt I'm going to have made that says "I love my THREE grandchildren" (my #2 will be her third). When we visit the rest of the family on that same trip, I've gotten my son a "Big Brother" shirt from Babies R Us to wear. And since we haven't had a formal family photo made in a year, we also thought it'd be fun to get a family photo with my son wearing that shirt and resting his hand on my belly (he already kisses the belly goodnight), for the family that lives out of state and country. (Some know, some don't).
H.,
I am pregnant with my #2 and thought that I was going to tell my family and in laws in a special way to but it was too exciting for me I couldn't wait. Its my in laws first grand baby and i wantted totake my family out to dinner eat and then tell them and celebrate with desert.
and when you tell your husband get a memory shot of his face its priceless.
good luck H. a
First, congradulations! I bought a newborn onesie and a little baby giraffe and gave it to my husband as a gift. We had been trying, so he knew it was coming at some point, and he got it right away! You could also buy a shirt that says "I'm a Big Brother" and have your son wear it and see how long it takes your husband to notice. We did this for our families, and it was great to see their reactions especially after we'd been there for a while!).
If you're telling your family's on mother's day, you could get your mom andd MIL a gift from your son and the new baby.
We found out that I was pregnant with my daughter on Father's day. We rushed to Target and bought "I love my Grandpa" bibs for my dad, FIL, and for my grandparents. We made it seem like it was part of their gift. It was a great surprise!
Congrad's
Hi H.-
Congrats on the big news. I took a pregnancy test with my 2nd child that I'm currently 31 weeks pregnant with and didn't tell my husband right away because I wanted a cute way of telling him. I ended up getting my 1st son a shirt that read "I'm going to be a big brother" and when my husband got home from work he seen it. We also took a picture of my 2 1/2 yr. old son (w/ his shirt) and sent that out in an e-mail to the rest of the family since our family doesn't live here with us in Texas to see if they noticed his shirt. It was a big surprise to the family. Good Luck!
