Hey any neat ideas on how to tell my parents that there gonna have a grandbaby... they already have 4 granddaughters and 1 grandson and the youngest is 8 and this is my FIRST one and i want to do something really cool.. We are gonna tell them in 2 days that we are almost 5 weeks pregnant....
thanks for your help
2006-10-23 21:23:54 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Have a small package filled with baby clothes you've bought wrapped as a gift. Tell them you want to show them a birthday present you've bought for someone else. Let them unwrap it.
2006-10-23 21:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by beast 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am also 5 weeks pregnant and my husband and I have not told our family yet but we have a scenario in mind. We were going to wait till Thanksgiving when all the family was together but that's kinda hard so we will probably tell them on Sunday (two days before Halloween). We already have a 19 month old daughter so our first idea was to put some of those big plastic pacifiers (the pink and blue ones) inside the mash potatoes and the stuffing, so when they dished it out they would say "what is this?" We would then have our daughter wearing a bib that says, "I'm the big sister." And we would say, "Well, I think our daughter is trying to tell you something." So maybe you could use that idea with you or your husband wearing a shirt at dinner.
The other idea that we have since we might not be able to wait was to carve a pumpkin in the shape of a pacifier and just let it sit there. At the same time we would have our daughter wear a shirt or something and hopefully they would catch on.
You could also wrap them a bib that says I love Grandma and one that says I love Grandpa, and they would get it then.
Good luck though and congratulations!!! It is so fun to be pregnant- just stay happy and excited!!
2006-10-27 01:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to be Debbie Downer or anything, but you might try to wait a little bit before you tell them. (I know it's hard.) I told everyone I was 5 weeks pregnant earlier this year, and then I miscarried at 10 weeks, so I had to email or call everyone and share my pain and disappointment. If you do tell your parents, which had my mom been alive I would NOT have been able to keep it to myself, you might ask them to hold off telling anyone for a few more weeks. And you might do that yourself. Just wanted to warn you, I would hate for anyone to have to go thru what I had to.
One cute way a girl I know told her mom was she wrapped up the pregnancy stick in a bracelet box like it was a piece of jewelry. It took her a minute to figure out what it was, but when it came to her, it was very cute. (She had it on video.)
For the record, I am pregnant again, 28 weeks this time, with my first viable pregnancy. It is a boy, and you are going to be a different person when you start to feel your child moving in your tummy. Congratulations, good luck, and many blessings!!
2006-10-24 04:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by shannon ! 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think a nice way to tell your parents that you are pregnant is-if you have a sonogram pic. you can put it in a card and sit both of them down together to read the card. Or you can put the pic. in a frame and wrap it up like a gift and give it to them to open up. That would be really nice!! Good Luck and congrats on the baby on the way!!! God Bless.
2006-10-24 05:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by erinfitz831 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would simply ask them, which they would want next, a grand son, or grand daughter. And then hint around a little while, like ask about names. And how they found out they were having their first baby, and then ask them how they told their parents, and then ask them who they told first. Bring the subject to mind, and once you've asked them a few questions, and got the baby issue on the mind, tell them, well, I hope You like even numbers, because we are having number 6. Congrats and Good Luck
2006-10-24 04:43:13 · answer #5 · answered by littledsboo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe get something for them that has to do with being a grandparent - for the SIXTH time - first thing that comes to mind are t-shirts; I'm sure you can come up with something more creative than that, but you get the idea. Congrats!
2006-10-24 04:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's tough. It would be easier if it was their first grandchild. Hmm. I would ask them if they could think of any possible names for a grandchild... or maybe something a little more subtle until they catch the hint and figure it out. It's always more exciting when you get to figure something out!
2006-10-24 04:27:19 · answer #7 · answered by Seraphim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them which would be easier for them to babysit, a human baby, reptile baby or a baby elephant? I'm sure the will be glad to choose the grandchild
2006-10-24 04:36:09 · answer #8 · answered by kiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them to read Johnathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" and tell them you'll bring the meat for the BBQ.
2006-10-24 04:32:23 · answer #9 · answered by JaneDoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it would be neat to get a card and put the ulrasound pic in it and give to my parents. I thought it would be fun to see their expressions on their face.
2006-10-24 14:59:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋