Announcement Thread!

[muskiefan]

I figured people are getting closer to announcing their pregnancy to their family and friends. (If it hasn't happened already!)

If you feel comfortable sharing how you plan to announce, how you've already done it, or idea you think are neat, add 'em here!!

[muskiefan]

It's not a secret that we are huge Xavier basketball fans. I think we will tie in the three musketeers and have the announcement say something like "March will certainly be madness at our house as we look forward to welcoming our third musketeer!" With a pic of DS and DD in their X gear and a onesie.

[glb30]

I like that muskiefan!

[sillygirl44]

We're doing a slideshow at the end of my daughters first birthday of our summer adventures. At the end we will have a slide that says "looking forward to adventures as a family of five in 2017".

[callmeKD]

DD has a big sister shirt and we took her pic with this sign. (Using Feb because these babies will not be born in March per my OB)

[amandamh2]

Not there yet since we're the very end of the month, but I'm planning to do an updated version of what we did with DS. I took a picture of DH's shoes, my shoes, and baby shoes with "April 2015" written on a piece of paper. This time we'll just add the next pair of shoes and change the date.

I was planning to share the news with family this weekend but with my cousin's engagement yesterday I want to wait a few more days to let her enjoy the spotlight all on her for a bit. I'm in no rush.

[erinshelley21]

If all goes well at our appointment next Thursday, we'll announce that day. With DS I made a sign for our dog that said "I'm going to be a big brother" and I kept it in case the baby was a boy. So, for this one I'm going to use the same sign but cross out "I'm" and make it "We're", remove the "a" and add an "s" to brother and see if we can get a picture of ds and the dog this time.

[Quinstar]

We posted this just the other day. We're farmers so we're growing a different sort of crop next year...

[muskiefan]

callmeKD that is so cute!

Quinstar that's very creative. And I love the boots!

Fearsy all understandable points there. I like the picture idea. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

[mikaela20]

@quintstar that is adorable!

We are going for a camping weekend at the end of September for our anniversary. I think I will try to do some cute photo with the usual shoe annoucement with our hiking boots and a pair of baby hiking shoes. If I don't buy those baby shoes by then, we'll I'm out of ideas or energy lol.

Maybe I will feel comfortable annoucing to friends in October. The family already knows.

[kristhegirl]

Oh yeah, I should do something, huh? Getting close to second tri now.

Our parents all know. We have a big sister shirt for Elena. Maybe we'll do something for my birthday (early September) and call it good for local people.

I hate calling the non-local people. Siiiigh.

[muskiefan]

kristhegirl it has been so much easier to hold off on telling people this time around because time is flying!
My mom sends emails to out of town people who aren't on Facebook -Most of them are - and they haven't been offended for past big things (engagements, pregnancies, etc.) so that's good for us!

[moutonrouge]

We discovered a while ago that the dog really likes (to chew) pacifiers, so I know I can get him to carry one in his mouth. Hoping to get a photo of that and have a caption like "a less furry version arriving March 2017". But I'm not on fbook and neither is DH so I'm not sure where I'm posting this... Insta probably.

[cosmicav]

I'll probably post something on facebook after my 16 week appointment. It will most likely be a pic of my LO with a big brother shirt, but there is enough time to figure out something more creative if I want lol. IDK. Most of the people I see on a regular basis I have told in person (as of today!)

[mosdub]

The only people who don't know about this pregnancy are friends and family I don't see in person, and of course my entire school/students.

I don't think we will do an announcement, but who knows, maybe I'll change my mind. I still don't know when I will tell my work and my students. I'm hoping I can hold out until closer to 20 weeks.

[britab]

Slowly telling family and friends in person. Heart the heartbeat again at 12 weeks appointment so feeling pretty good about it.

Thinking of doing a Halloween shirt for Facebook with skeleton baby on it. We did a pumpkin reveal for DD with one for DH and mine was carved with a little pumpkins inside that said baby.

[madameovary]

Such a fun thread. We will probably just do a big brother shirt for DS, but today I'm feeling like I don't want to tell anyone ever. I don't like talking about my flair.

[ladytiffany24]

Sept 2, 2016 12:27:12 GMT -5 @justinslovo said:

I was looking for a picture today of something else and stumbled upon this.



I'm thinking we may do something similar this year, but have to be announcing the sex of the baby.

I love this! Hope you don't mind if I steal and do something similar! Our pumpkins probably won't be as extravagantly decorated though.

[muskiefan]

*poof*
This is our announcement. Please DNQ as I'll delete the pic later. I didn't obscure their faces. 😁 We added a caption "March will certainly be madness in our house as we await the arrival of our third musketeer!"

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Cute!

[erinshelley21]

We told our camping friends this weekend. Dh got there before me and told 2 of the guys, so they offered me a shot of whiskey in front of everyone. They all thought it was hysterical that I am on pelvic rest (dh's drunkenness shared this with the class) and were certain that I made it up.

[kristhegirl]

erinshelley21 I hope these were good friends, lol! I would threaten extended pelvic rest after being cleared for talking so openly about our (lack of) sex life, sheesh.

Okay, not really, because sex shouldn't be a bargaining tool, but you know what I mean. Keep it together, Mr. Shelley!

[erinshelley21]

Sept 6, 2016 11:07:43 GMT -5 kristhegirl said:

erinshelley21 I hope these were good friends, lol! I would threaten extended pelvic rest after being cleared for talking so openly about our (lack of) sex life, sheesh.

Okay, not really, because sex shouldn't be a bargaining tool, but you know what I mean. Keep it together, Mr. Shelley!

They are good friends haha. I wasn't mad at all! A little awkward, sure, but mostly because I was stone cold sober haha.

[mikaela20]

I've told my boss but not my coworkers yet. My H keeps saying it's getting obvious now. I wanted to wait until my next appt when I'm 16 weeks though.

How do you tell coworkers? It's so awkward for me.

[muskiefan]

mikaela20 I agree it could be awkward! If it's really obvious, I wouldn't formally announce. I'd just let it happen. Maybe mention it in a conversation with someone casually about March being busy for you for other reasons and leave it at that.

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I hate telling people too. Mostly because after people know that's all they want to talk to me about.

[suelou18]

mikaela20 - At my work and DH's work, people just bring in cupcakes or other baked goods. The appearance of the baked goods has become code for someone has news. We both work at smaller companies, so it doesn't take long to figure out who has the news or what the news is.

[mosdub]

Sept 8, 2016 7:16:21 GMT -5 mikaela20 said:

I've told my boss but not my coworkers yet. My H keeps saying it's getting obvious now. I wanted to wait until my next appt when I'm 16 weeks though.

How do you tell coworkers? It's so awkward for me.

One of my coworkers said "We are expecting a baby"  which I thought sounded so much cuter and less awkward than "I'm pregnant".  Do you have any staff meetings?  You could tack it on at the end of one of those. 

[britab]

Sept 8, 2016 7:16:21 GMT -5 mikaela20 said:

I've told my boss but not my coworkers yet. My H keeps saying it's getting obvious now. I wanted to wait until my next appt when I'm 16 weeks though.

How do you tell coworkers? It's so awkward for me.

Yep, it's awkward. I've told enough people that I hope the news travels. At my old job people sent emails but this one doesn't.

[moutonrouge]

Sept 8, 2016 11:01:22 GMT -5 suelou18 said:

mikaela20 - At my work and DH's work, people just bring in cupcakes or other baked goods. The appearance of the baked goods has become code for someone has news. We both work at smaller companies, so it doesn't take long to figure out who has the news or what the news is.

I would wholeheartedly endorse this system. Cake as a smoke signal is the best idea ever.