We wished that we could have told all our family that we were expecting in person, but we were lucky that my parents’ visit happened to coincide with the end of the first trimester, the perfect time to start sharing the news. We decided to surprise them by setting the table with napkins I’d made, spelling out Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad in fabric marker. And then we asked them to find their place. I got such a kick out of watching how long it took my father to figure out the message. My mother, she got it right away. Dad looked from Grandpa to Dad and back again before looking at us and whispering with a shocked expression: “You’re pregnant?” For the parents out there, how did you tell your families?
P.S. I’ve just launched a new site where I’ll post on baby and kid-related topics: www.babymine.net!
[Inspired by Heart of Light's Four Phrases Napkins]
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Now that's a great idea! So cute that your dad had to think about it for a bit
Love this! How cute!
this is super cute! what a great idea.
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Aw! That's so sweet – they look so happy. Congrats again!
Aw!! I love this! What a great idea!
I'm tearing up! What an amazing and unique way to tell them!
So special! We took our moms to lunch, and told them we brought a present but it wouldn't be here for another nine months~
Omgosh, I love this idea – how cute! Your parents look so happy!
OMG, this is so cute! Congratulations!
Congratulations, what a wonderful idea! I'm sure they were beaming!
That is SUCH an adorable idea – I love it!
that is the sweetest, cutest idea!!! what a great way to share the news
Gah I am sitting here at my desk with watery eyes because that is SO CUTE. Congrats!
Very Cute!
so insanely cute. Dad's are the cutest aren't they?
I'm ready to see your bump!!
I did something similar. My sister and I took my mom out to lunch for Mothers Day. I bought her a card that said Happy Mothers Day "Grandma". It took her about 20 second to get it. Then she screamed…loudly….so the entire restaurant now knew that I was expecting.
my best friend's sister made fortune cookies that said "grandma," "grandpa," and "aunt" and gave them out for dessert.
So cute! I've always wanted to make my own fortune cookies. Thanks, everyone!
Alyson–I'll try to post one soon!
Such a great idea! I've been wondering about amazing ways to tell parents (not my own cause I don't plan on having kids) that they're about to be grandparents, and this is the cutest idea yet!
My friend and her hubby found out right before Christmas, so on Christmas day they played a game with their family "Guess this sound." They played a short clip of the baby's heartbeat from the first sonogram and everyone had to guess. It took her mom a few minutes to figure out what it was, but when she did she screamed/laughed/cried for about 20 minutes. They have a video recording of the whole interaction that they uploaded on Facebook to tell everyone else. It was awesome!
this is SO adorable!!!!!
genius guys! and they will keep those napkins forever, no doubt. so sweet.
I love that, Bethany! How awesome!
good lord ~ you just made me cry and I don't even know you…!!
how incredible, and congratulations.
omg that is such an awesome way to announce it! literally brought a tear to my eye…
what a cute idea, love it.
That's a lovely idea. So sweet..
this is adorable. good work you two!
that is such a wonderful idea! and your dad is too cute!!
congrats again!
So very, very cute! Bookmarked this for future reference. Thanks for sharing!
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that is such a great/unique idea!! too cute
That is such a great way of telling them! I love the way he reacted!! Congrats
So cute! We drove from Brooklyn to my Mom's apartment on the Upper East Side to tell her in person and then went to David Burke & Donatella to celebrate over dessert and she proceeded to tell everyone she saw on our way there… My 30th birthday fell around the time I was 12 weeks, so we announced it to our friends at a surprise party my husband threw for me.
Cutest idea ever!!!! Might have to borrow that one!!!!
What a cute idea! I love this!
I had been engaged to my (now) husband for quite a while. About three months before we (finally) got married, I got pregnant. My bridal shower was about a month before the wedding, and my mom kept saying "now she can finally give me grandchildren!" I didn't want to take away from the wedding, so we didn't tell anyone until the night of our wedding. When I told them, they both started crying and my mom said she didn't want me to have any babies – I think they were just in shock from both that and having their only child get married all in the same day.
I love your idea! So clever.
Aww, what a cute idea!! *files it away in mental cabinet* Congrats on your upcoming arrival!
Love. It. Great idea and Congratulations!
I just couldn't resist linking to this in my sidebar.
Thanks so much for sharing these stories! And thanks for being so awesome about our idea.
This is so cute! I love that your father needed to really process it….
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Oh gosh, what an awesome way to tell them!!! CONGRATS!
Congratulations on expanding your family!
Cutest you are Grandparents story I've read.
Wonderful way to share the news! I am imagining everyone's initial reactions and smiling.
Such a great way to share the news!
super cute! my parents would have loved something like that. however, they got the most horrible way ever : I told them that I was in a hold up the day before (but I was fine…just pretty scared) and that I found out that I was pregnant!!! well, you know, I figured that a good news would cancel the bad news…right?
Oh that is so sweet! Congrats to you guys!
I just called my Mom a few days after to tell her the news, no fanfare-I cannot keep a secret from her at all. And I needed reassurance from the best Mom I know
For baby #2 I definitely want to do something fun like this.
Best of luck with your pregnancy!
so sweet! look how happy your parents look
aww they look so happy!
I told my parents via a photobook I had prepared of our travels around Colorado. At first they thought they were looking at photos of our trips and then half way through I typed a note saying congrats you will be grandparents on april 2008. I was videotaping them (with the help of my sister)and my Dad was like which of your sisters is pregnant AGAIN?? my Mom got it right away. She told my Dad, SHE is pregnant!it was so cute to see their excitement!
congrats congrats!!!
what a fantastic idea
so happy for your family!
Ashley, what a sweet idea! Wish I'd read this a few months ago– I'm 25 weeks now and everyone knows but this would have been a fun idea!
In the meantime, I just have to say that I LOVE your flatware– I have been looking for the perfect set…do you mind to share the make and style of the silverware shown in the image? Thanks!
Thanks! I love hearing all of these stories!
Congratulations, Kelly–and thank you re the flatware. It's Kate Spade; we registered for it when we were married.
Awww, what a sweet idea!!
What a cute idea! Congratulations!
that is a cute idea! we told our parents over labor day weekend, so we made them a happy labor day card with a sonogram photo on the inside. it had an extra surprise on the back revealing twins (we later found out that we were actually having triplets!)
Triplets, wow! Surprises for all, then! Congrats!
We found out not too long before Christmas so each grandparent also got a baby themed picture frame as one of their gifts. Each frame contained a piece of paper that said, "Picture will be available after 8/2/2006". I thought I was being too obvious but it was fun to watch each of our parents figure it out.
Beautiful. Your parents look so happy!
I absolutely love this idea! Definitely taking some inspiration from you and your readers when the time comes! And CONGRATS!
My brother sent out an email to my parents and my sister and I of his first son wearing my brother's old shirt from when he was younger that said "I'm the big brother". It was so cute! It definitely took my sister quite a while to figure out that our second nephew was on the way!
like everyone else, i think this is such a fabulous idea! we found out right before christmas, so i put a picture of the sonogram in a frame and gave that to my mom as her Christmas present. she was overjoyed. for my friends, my birthday landed about at the 12 week mark, so i had all my girlfriends over and a friend who already knew took a group picture. for the first picture, she just said, 'say cheese.' for the second picture, she said, 'say Loren's pregnant' and she was able to capture the look on everyone's faces. priceless!
congrats and blessings on the miracle inside you!
What a fun idea. We had my inlaws unwrap books on activities for grandparents to do with their grandkids.
that's adorable!! your parents must be so happy. congratulations!!
Congrats on your pregnancy! such a sweet idea. & your parents are adorable! xo, shari
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Congrats! And that was the perfect way to tell them! I though I might tear up anticipating a picture of them and sure enough I did!
Rebecca
We made a video. It took forever and was out first stop motion so its not perfect. But it was fun to see their reactions.
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That is an adorable idea.
It was Christmas when my sister was pregnant with the first grandbaby in our family so she made a handmade gift coupon book for our parents. The last coupon was for staying at her house and meeting the baby the next summer. Another sister wrapped a framed sonogram snapshot. I guess I have something to look forward to when I get to share the same news.
Oh my this is so sweet and genius! Congratulations on your new baby!
Such a sweet way to tell them!
I love the expressions on their faces.
what a great idea! I love your Dad's reaction!
super cute!!
For my parents, we didn't know what to do, so we sent a baby sock in the mail with no message to each of them. The reactions were hilarious!
oh that's too cute; congrats!! x
This is really cute!
oh what a sweet and yet simple way to announce your pregnancy! i love it
Absolutely adorable! Was just thinking how one would break the news!
Great tip!! xx G
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This is such a cute idea!! I'd love for you to link it up at Sundae Scoop.
SUCH a sweet way to tell your parents!
This gave me SUCH goosebumps! What a beautiful, creative story. We told our parents (for the first baby) by passing around an ultrasound picture on Easter Sunday. Everyone got it instantly and gasped a little before passing it to the next person. When it got to my father in law, he looked at it and put on his glasses and said, "Who is this? Wait, I KNOW this person…give me a minute." He was dead serious. It was priceless.
Congratulations!
This gave me SUCH goosebumps! What a beautiful, creative story. We told our parents (for the first baby) by passing around an ultrasound picture on Easter Sunday. Everyone got it instantly and gasped a little before passing it to the next person. When it got to my father in law, he looked at it and put on his glasses and said, "Who is this? Wait, I KNOW this person…give me a minute." He was dead serious. It was priceless.
Congratulations!
LOVE this, what a creative & cute idea. Just found your blog–it's lovely!
Love it!! very cute!!!
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