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Hash_Browns · 10-06-2003, 06:38 AM

I don't know if this is the place to put this but here goes anyways

My fiance and I are thinking about having another baby. We have two beautiful girls already and I am a stay-at-home Mom and think I am ready to try again for our boy!

What I am asking for is some ideas you might have for us to let the rest of the family know we are pregnant!! Any idea's you have tried? Stories and reactions?

We are thinking about waiting until Christmas and doing something with all the family in one room...but could try anything!! So please let's hear some idea's about how you would handle this idea??

Thanks! Can't wait to see what happens..

(Oh and a few crossed fingers and prayers if you're the prayin' kind would also be greatly appreciated!! hehe thx again!

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Cynthetiq · 10-06-2003, 06:52 AM

oh darn... and here I thought you needed some help with the server at work and such.

good luck!

fuhrerhat · 10-06-2003, 08:12 AM

Don't tell them. Insist your wife is "letting herself go". When she gives birth, act really surprised.

jimk · 10-06-2003, 09:08 AM

good luck on your new roll of the 2-sided die!!

we've got two boys & negotiations have begun..............

Redlemon · 10-06-2003, 09:31 AM

If you are still in the "thinking" phase, aren't the holidays a little early? I thought there was a 3-month "silence" period, so you don't have to answer uncomfortable questions if there are gestational problems. OTOH, if you aren't drinking during the holidays, the cat may be out of the bag...

Ripsaw · 10-06-2003, 11:35 AM

Start baking cakes and pies. Begin dropping hints to your relatives that you are trying to perfect your recipes, and ask for help. Then, at Christmas, you can tell them all you have to leave the room and go check on the bun in the oven.

*snicker*

sapiens · 10-06-2003, 04:05 PM

When my wife was pregnant, before telling them anything, we sent our parents cards that said "Congratulations on becoming a grandparent!" We signed our names, but didn't write anything else. Our daughter was the first grandchild for both sets of parents. Apparently, when my Dad opened the card, he was very confused. It took him a while to figure out what it meant.

Anyway, good luck with everything!

Hash_Browns · 10-07-2003, 05:30 AM

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Don't tell them. Insist your wife is "letting herself go". When she gives birth, act really surprised.

Actually I will be the one doing all the 'letting go' hehe! But I could just tell them the belly dancing is building more muscles then I know what to do with! (Just started lessons...hehe)

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If you are still in the "thinking" phase, aren't the holidays a little early? I thought there was a 3-month "silence" period, so you don't have to answer uncomfortable questions if there are gestational problems. OTOH, if you aren't drinking during the holidays, the cat may be out of the bag...

That is something I didn't think about...but if there might be problems...I would want them to know anyways because I will always need their support during good or bad...I'm a Mama's girl! Plus we don't drink at the family brunch so they wouldn't notice...

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Start baking cakes and pies. Begin dropping hints to your relatives that you are trying to perfect your recipes, and ask for help. Then, at Christmas, you can tell them all you have to leave the room and go check on the bun in the oven.

I love this one!! That just sounds like something I could pull off easily as I do need practice!

Another thing we thought about was getting them cards like sapiens said, and putting them on the tree and making them all open them at once....and see who gets it first with the video camera going!

It's that or getting them all shirts, World's best 'Nana, Papa, Aunt, and uncle...then having the girls names and b-days in a heart each..then one extra with something pinned on with just the due date or something.

I know that all this planning might be premature to some and I am not trying to test fate here and jinx myself to not get preggers...But I am one of those people who have to plan things out...and yes the closer we get to holidays the more I am thinking it might have to wait a bit...but we get together all the time, so finding a day won't be hard!

Thanks again for the replys....and please feel free to keep posting and share your own stories!

(and thanks to whomever moved this for me!!)

Hash_Browns · 10-07-2003, 05:33 AM

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Originally posted by Cynthetiq
oh darn... and here I thought you needed some help with the server at work and such.

good luck!

Silly Cyn, like I said that's hubby's job...I just make the babies so he can build a programming ARMY!!!

Thank you all for the well wishes also!! Sorry I think I forgot that in the last post!!

asshopo · 10-07-2003, 05:47 AM

All I can say is I love her (hash_browns that is)!

dogbone · 10-14-2003, 08:11 PM

Just tell them they should understand.

prosequence · 10-21-2003, 11:16 AM

If your in the states it's there's still time to do this...
My wife and I are pregnant (mostly her) and my family has been bugging for years now....
At Thanksgiving dinner I asked if I could say grace... at the end I thanked him for blessing us with a baby....
My mom flipped out ... it was awesome.

sillygirl · 10-21-2003, 11:20 AM

Some version of this could work...

Go to the store, buy a pair of the smallest baby shoes you can find. Wrap them up. When you give them to someone (or the whole family, whichever), you tell them that you hope they like it because it's something you can't return. They open them, look confused for a minute or so, and then flip out.

shannon · 10-21-2003, 11:43 AM

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Originally posted by fuhrerhat
Don't tell them. Insist your wife is "letting herself go". When she gives birth, act really surprised.

i was totally gonna say this. too much time around my sarcastic bf.
i really like the thanksgiving idea...i wish i could come up with something better but i think i'm fresh out. the thought has never crossed my mind as i am 19. but it's a really good thread, i'll try to come back to it with something more usefull.

10-06-2003, 06:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Hash_Browns Psycho Location: Right behind you...BOO!	Need your help! I don't know if this is the place to put this but here goes anyways My fiance and I are thinking about having another baby. We have two beautiful girls already and I am a stay-at-home Mom and think I am ready to try again for our boy! What I am asking for is some ideas you might have for us to let the rest of the family know we are pregnant!! Any idea's you have tried? Stories and reactions? We are thinking about waiting until Christmas and doing something with all the family in one room...but could try anything!! So please let's hear some idea's about how you would handle this idea?? Thanks! Can't wait to see what happens.. (Oh and a few crossed fingers and prayers if you're the prayin' kind would also be greatly appreciated!! hehe thx again! ) __________________ Smile It makes people wonder what you're up too!

10-06-2003, 06:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	oh darn... and here I thought you needed some help with the server at work and such. good luck! __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

10-06-2003, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
fuhrerhat Tilted	Don't tell them. Insist your wife is "letting herself go". When she gives birth, act really surprised. __________________ Shazbot

10-06-2003, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
jimk Addict Location: Chicago	good luck on your new roll of the 2-sided die!! we've got two boys & negotiations have begun.............. __________________ raw power is a guaranteed o.d. raw power is a laughin' at you & me -iggy

10-06-2003, 09:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	If you are still in the "thinking" phase, aren't the holidays a little early? I thought there was a 3-month "silence" period, so you don't have to answer uncomfortable questions if there are gestational problems. OTOH, if you aren't drinking during the holidays, the cat may be out of the bag... __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

10-06-2003, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ripsaw Chef in Training	Start baking cakes and pies. Begin dropping hints to your relatives that you are trying to perfect your recipes, and ask for help. Then, at Christmas, you can tell them all you have to leave the room and go check on the bun in the oven. snicker __________________ "We are supposed to be masters of space, but we cant even line up our shoes?" One life, one chance, one opportunity.

10-06-2003, 04:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	When my wife was pregnant, before telling them anything, we sent our parents cards that said "Congratulations on becoming a grandparent!" We signed our names, but didn't write anything else. Our daughter was the first grandchild for both sets of parents. Apparently, when my Dad opened the card, he was very confused. It took him a while to figure out what it meant. Anyway, good luck with everything!

10-07-2003, 05:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
asshopo Insane Location: Michigan	All I can say is I love her (hash_browns that is)! __________________ Patterns have a habit of repeating themselves.

10-14-2003, 08:11 PM	#11 (permalink)
dogbone Upright	Just tell them they should understand.

10-21-2003, 11:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
prosequence Psycho Location: YOUR MOM!!	If your in the states it's there's still time to do this... My wife and I are pregnant (mostly her) and my family has been bugging for years now.... At Thanksgiving dinner I asked if I could say grace... at the end I thanked him for blessing us with a baby.... My mom flipped out ... it was awesome. __________________ And now here I stand because of you, Mister Anderson, because of you I'm no longer an agent of the system, because of you I've changed...

10-21-2003, 11:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
sillygirl Newlywed Location: at home	Some version of this could work... Go to the store, buy a pair of the smallest baby shoes you can find. Wrap them up. When you give them to someone (or the whole family, whichever), you tell them that you hope they like it because it's something you can't return. They open them, look confused for a minute or so, and then flip out. __________________ Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly-Rose Franken ....absence makes me miss him more...