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I had onsies printed with I <3 My Grandma, I <3 My Grandpa etc, and wrapped them up to give to the grandparents to announce it. For my siblings I just took them out to breakfast and showed them the ultrasound pics. For DH I had a surprise planned but totally blew it at the time because my BFP was so un-anticipated.
@Ms Mini: The onesies are a cute idea too. Yeah, I only really wannna do something special for our parents. I migh tjust have our siblings over too...as they open their frames.
I would love to hear how people surprised their DH's... my hubby had me totally flabbergasted when he proposed (and it was the most beautiful proposal/idea/craziest day ever) that i feel the need to REALLY surprise him in a fun and exciting way!!!
What did my fellow Bee's do to announce to their DH's/SO's?
@StaceyA: Great question. I am not sure whether I should surprise him or just tell him. I am going to the Dr, in an hour, to have a pregnancy test done. I would love to see ideas.
pinterest has cute pics of photo announcements.
i saw one where dad was holding hand of first kid and in other hand a chalkboard written w/"2" and the mom was holding chalkboard w/ "2", as well. then the graphic artist did a plus sign in between and "=4"
I found this and LOVE IT!! I might do this one!!
Propose Fatherhood. Why not recreate how your husband proposed marriage to you, but instead propose fatherhood? Take him back to where he popped the question and recreate the scene. Instead of a ring box, hand him a bracelet box with your positive pregnancy test inside and ask, "Will you be a father?"
I have also thought about getting my dog a t-shirt that says "Big Brother" on it. I alsways dress him in clothes and let him run into the room where my husband is. This would work great too. I would just have to find one.
@PrncssDva: I LOVE this idea of re-creating the proposal but flip it!! OOhhh, that's a good one!!!
@PrncssDva: I love this idea and have thought of it before. Only one problem: my DH wrote a song that had the proposal in it, and then recorded it and tricked me into listening to this "indy group that you probably haven't heard of." I'm not I'm talented enough at song writing to come up with a "You're going to be a daddy" song that would equal "So marry me, my green-eyed beauty, and be my bride." Best proposal ever though, so i totally want an amazing way to tell him when the time comes for us to be Parentsville.
I have a ton lol so here goes.....
The grandparents:
I have onsies that say "Grandpas Helper" "I Love Grandma" I am going to wrap them up with magnets that say "Grandpa to be" and "Grandma to be". I am also writting a little poem to put in also.
The Aunts:
I have "My Aunt Rocks" onsies and "Aunt to be" magnets that I made. They both live out of state so I am sending them in the mail with a little poem.
Our other children:
I have a gift for each of them. Our 3 boys will have customized big brother shirts and our daughter is getting a purse that says big sister to be. I think we are going to decorate the house like a baby shower before they get home from school and then give them the gifts.
For my Dh:
I made a mailbox that I will put my BFP and onsie that says "I Love Daddy" in it. I'm going to set it next to the night stand before he goes to put his pjs on at night.
Here are some of my projects so far (I'm not pregnant but we are TTC and I am trying to stay positive doing these things helps me get threw the waiting)
Grandma and Aunt Magnets
And the mailbox for DH
We are getting photos done on Saturday and I am going to get a photo taken with S behind me holding a "baby on board" sign up to my stomach. Then for my moms bday in Feb we are going to give her all of the photos and the last one in the pile will be that one.
And I am going to mail each of my sisters a ittle box with a soother in it and a tag that says congrats auntie!
A friend of mine made a construction paper greeting card (like we used to make in kindergarten) and it said "Look what we made" on the front. Inside was an ultrasound picture =) It was soooo cute!
Ok, we're not even TTC until after the wedding and I kind of want to go out like RIGHT NOW for little onesies and things, hahaha!
I wish I would have done something creative to tell my husband. The pregnancy was a surprise, so I kinda just blurted it out right after I got back the positive test. When my mom was pregnant with me she got my dad a cute little book on being a father.
For my parents, we put little shirts on our dogs saying "(Dog's name) is going to be a big brother/sister." We had them run in to my parents house, my mom got it but my dad was so confused, he thought we were getting another dog, it was cute. For my MIL, we got her a cute little book called "The Gift of being grand."
We are surprising FI's dad with a granfathers clock when we do become pregnant and for his mom we will be doing the onesie thing. For my dad I'm going to give him a picture of the ultrasound in one of those grandpa frames and my mom I will be getting her a photo album of baby bumps pictures. Yeah we have it all planned out already and we're not even married lol
@PrncssDva: that is an awesome idea especially because the place where he proposed is local and would be so fun to pull off. i'm going to store that one away for the future. :)
I plan on getting Mr. Hedgie a few things to announce it to him when the time comes: Two books: Let's Panic About Babies! and The Baby Owners Manual, a onsie that says "Level One Human" for the uber nerd in him, and of course, the positive test in a bracelet box.
As for the rest of the famil? Haven't figured it out yet so I can't wait to see what else you guys come up with!
My husband and I recently got into How I meet your Mother, and I have decided when it is time to tell him I will wrap up a baby sock. I don't know if anyone watches the show "but, little sock".....
Thats the only idea I have thus far.
We'll be out of town next month, and I told my husband my period will due the 27th (which is after we're home) when really it will be due the 25th (which is when we're there). He's in a wedding that day so I'll have the hotel to myself. I plan to test in the morning and if it's positive I'm going to order a deliver to be in our room when we get back from the wedding...champagne glasses, chocolate covered strawberries, but in the ice bucket will be two bottles of milk. I'll make some comment like 'ohmigod is that from *bride* and *groom* so he'll go read the card. I'll have them write a cute phrase like 'A toast to the next 9 months' ...or something like that.
I'm so excited about this that even if we don't get pregnant this time I might have to arrange a hotel trip when we do!
We live in Haiti and my parents are in the States, so I'd like to buy the book Long Distance Grandparenting: Connecting with your Grandchildren from Afar and send it to their house. They get packages for me all the time, so I'll just tell them not to open it yet. Then when we are on Skype we'll have them open it and watch their reaction.
My husband said something really funny the other day, and I want to use it as a way to tell other people that we're expecting. We live in Haiti, and I carry tampons in with me from the States. I knew I wouldn't be back to the States for about 6 months when I came right before our wedding, so I stocked up on tampons. Hubby said the other day that I could go into business selling tampons with my supply since I won't be needing them anytime soon. I thought it was hilarious. When we're ready to tell our close friends, I'll start with "DH said something really funny the other day. He thinks I should start selling tampons in Haiti since I have so many and I won't be needing them for the next 9 months..."
@DaneLady: Totally cute!
@Juliepants: Exactly how I feel!! LOL not even pregnant, but when I see things.......
@krsmall: I want to get my furbaby a "I'm A Big Brother" shirt to wear.
@couawilou: It seems as if you have to wait a while to give your gifts. Your bump has to grow, to take the pics and to get ultra sounds. I can't wait that long to tell my immediate family lol.
@BirdofaFeather: :) Our place is local too
@Ms Hedgehog: The onesie is totally cute..since your hubby's a nerd.
@carriejuly: I don't watch the show. :(
@AutumnMrs: I hope you are !
@blayne7: I wonder what their reactions will be. Congrats, by the way!
I wish I could recreate his proposal but it would involve me taking him to Disney World... although, I'm really wanting to go back! haha We will just be doing something for our parents when the time comes :).
We are not TTC just yet but when we do find out we are expecting we plan to tell our siblings pretty early. When we do decide to tell the grandparents we plan to have the nursery all decorated and a crib and stuff and just tell our parents we painted out guest room and to go upstairs and see it.
We live in a newly built house, so it's not uncommon for us to paint a room every so often. I don't think they'd have a clue at all anything was up.
@PrncssDva: Ummm A pacifier? Or sucky? The thing that babies suck on....
@MissSawyer: Would you be waiting to tell your parents until after you found out the sex???
I know how I plan on telling my husband...via our cat! I plan on sticking the positive test to her collar and letting her run out and share haha. Not sure how we will tell our parents yet.
@kate169: I originally thought I wanted to find out but have recently flipped to team green, so we would decorate it unisex.
@PennyLainne: ooooh. got you ;)
@MissSawyer: You are telling your parents after the sibs? I am curious.
We didn't do anything specific to tell people, however, when we found out the sex of the baby, we did a reveal cake. You can check it out on youtube. It's a cute idea:)
For my parents, were going to get shirts for the dogs that say I'm the big sister and for his parents, were going to take a picture of the BFP and put it into a frame and wrap it up. I can't wait to see their reactions!
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Have any of you done them? Do you want to? I have read a few stories before and just wanted to hear yours. I went to Target, the other day, and bought some $1 frames that say "I <3 Grandma/Grandpa". I am going to wrap them and give them to our parents. I am not pregnant yet, but I thought they were perfect for when hubby and I get the news.
What about telling your husband/SO?