6 Fun Ways to Announce Your Pregnancy
So you’re pregnant – congratulations! Now it’s time to tell the world, and what a great change to have a little fun while you announce this wonderful update to your friends and family! Here are great ideas for fun ways to announce your pregnancy!
1. Telling The Father with a Baby Dinner
Have a romantic dinner for two with candle lights, it may be your last time for a while, between morning sickness and raising your little one. Serve up baby carrots, baby back ribs and anything else you can think as baby. At the end, pour apple juice instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you can have a tiny baby bib that says, “I heart My Daddy” or a pair of baby booties.
2. Telling The Father who’s Away
If you can’t tell the father right away because he’s away on business, or deployed try sending him a care package. Inside the box place a few baby items, everything in blue and pink and a baby naming book in the center. Place a note on top of the book with, “I need a name soon, I’ll be here by June.” Or whenever the baby is due.
3. Leaving Hints for Dad
You can also see how long it takes Dad to figure it out. Go to the dollar store and pick up a bunch of small baby items, a bib, rattle, bottle, booties, etc. For a week, leave an item laying around the house where he is bound to find them. At the end of the week if he hasn’t figured it out yet, prepare the big gift. Have a large teddy bear sitting at the dinner table in the seat beside him, make sure there is a bib wrapped around him and maybe a sign that says Hi Daddy.
4. Tell Tale T-Shirts
Show up to a family gathering wearing a shirt that announces your state. These days there are a ton of shirts out there with clever sayings, “Baby on Board,” “A Bun in the Oven,” or something related to the pregnancy. My favorite is the America’s Next Top Mommy design I snagged of of Cafepress. The moment you walk in or take off your jacket everyone will figure it out without you ever having to say a word. Now, get ready for the tears and excitement. You’ll be answering a ton of questions.
5. Sibling T-Shirts
Do you already have a child? Let your child “announce” your pregnancy with a “I’m a big sister/brother” t-shirt! These not only give the great news, they also make a great keepsake and help your child to feel like a special part of the processes as you grow your family. Cafepress is a great place to find some adorable options, or you can always upload your own design as well!
6. First Time Grandparents Gifts
If this is the first grandchild, you may want to get a bracelet link for your mom that reads, “#1 Grandma” or grandparent t-shirts. This will not only be a great present for them but something they will cherish and love forever. Memorable Gifts has some great ideas for grandparents including mugs, photo frames and brag books that you can customize for your parents.
No matter when you spread the news it can be a lot of fun, just think creative and let the pieces fall. You may even want to try catching all of it on video, so think ahead and prepare for the BIG moment, and I’m not meaning the birth.
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