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Helper bee
- babybuzz
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: November 1999
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ETA – I can totally picture my Mother-In-Law doing the same sort of thing. That really is disappointing for your SIL 🙁
Member@MrsSawyer: I was thinking about doing something like that too, but we’re house hunting right now, so I know the timing there wouldn’t work. It’s SUCH a cute idea! We were thinking in our new house about just hanging a sonogram shot above the fireplace and seeing if anyone notices, LOL! Wouldn’t that make for a conversation starter at the housewarming party!
Post # 18
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Blushing bee
- Bee27
- 9 years ago
For my Mother-In-Law we got her an ornament that said Grandma to Bee on the front and had our due date on the back.
SIL got a onesie for her baby that said “This little monkey is going to be a big cousin”.
My stepfather got a scrabble mug with the words “I love grandpa” on it.
And my mother got a calendar that counts down the weeks until she’s a grandma.
Post # 19
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Busy bee
- FutureMrs.Wood
- 9 years ago
- Wedding: July 2011
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Helper bee
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Blushing bee
- Bee27
- 9 years ago
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Helper bee
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Post # 24
Member466 posts
Helper bee
- babybuzz
- 8 years ago
- Wedding: November 1999
I just wanted to come back and update this. We decided to do the calendars, but we started in August (this month), so that our March due date would be pretty buried in the calendar rather than just 3 months in 😉 It’s an academic year let’s say, LOL! We did each month with photos of birthdays, anniversaries, holidays in that particular month for everyone in the family which everyone loved. I managed to dig up some pretty old photos from my parents wedding, when my sister and I were kids, etc. Everyone loved it.
We put just our ultrasound photo for the month of March and when they got to it, my mom saw it and said “Oh and there’s your ultrasound….” like it was a normal thing to see. And then a pause, and she said “Wait a minute! Are you pregnant?!” My Mother-In-Law was also with us (it was my parents, Mother-In-Law, DH and I), and she was absolutely SPEECHLESS. The calendars were a HUGE hit. My mom wants me to print more so she can take one on vacation with her, LOL!
Definitely a winning idea with the family 🙂
For my Father-In-Law and SMIL, we found a card that had a seahorse on the front. I wrote a little message under it that said “Did you know the male seahorse carries the babies?” and when they opened the card, there was our ultrasound and over top I wrote “Not in this family!” They were shocked and LOVED it as well, so we’re two for two!! I may actually use the seahorse idea as a mailed announcement to our friends 🙂
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Post # 27
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Worker bee
- jasonashley
- 8 years ago
- Wedding: August 2012
i/m not sure if you’ve already made the announcement BUT we bought these on etsy!!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/103685448/i-heart-grandma-grandpa-coming-soon
Post # 28
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Bumble bee
- shalynnmarie
- 8 years ago
- Wedding: December 2012
the best one i EVER heard.. a client last named “cookey”..son and daughter in law sent out cards with an oven on the front… opened it and it said “there’s a cookey in the oven”
of course there was a cookie tray with baby bows wrapped around.. i LOVED it!
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