My sister in law and I are both pregnant :) and only about a week and a half apart. We didn't plan this but how fun right? So we haven't told the family yet. We though it would be fun to tell everyone together. Then we'd both get the spotlight at the same time. So can any of you think of a cute way to announce that we are both pregnant? This will be her 3rd and my 4th. Any ideas would be great!
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU BOTH!!!!
I think a family dinner where you both stand up and say - there's some buns in the ovens here!!!
I don't know. Sorry. I know that sounds boring. But a family dinner would be fun to me!!
a card announcing a new grandchild X 2
two picture frames saying save this space for me
Google announcing twins and try to find something that would work for cousins
Will you all be together, or are you talking about a simultaneous announcement via mail or email? Sounds like you mean you'll be together physically. You could both disappear into the next room and come out in t-shirts that announce the event. If the of the get-together is firm, you could get t-shirts with a big number on each one - you'd each have a different number, representing the # of weeks you each have to go. (So one of you has 20 and the other 21, for example). Or put the estimate due dates (month & day, and year if it's 2013) and no other info.
I like the idea of a double picture frame (get the hinged ones or else one frame with a 2-photo matte) and write "This space reserved for B. and ___" and the other with your SIL and her husband's names.
If you like the "bun in the oven" theme, then serve dinner and while the food is coming out, get out a baking pan with some kind of buns or dinner rolls on them, but leave two very empty spaces randomly in the middle. Have someone say, "Where are the other two?" and you (or the husbands) both chorus "Those buns are in the oven!"
You could also give the grandparents 2 baby spoons, 2 bottles, 2 anything and tell them they're going to need them in ______ (whatever the month is).
You could give the grandparents a calendar and ask them if they are free to babysit on _____ date (have them flip open to that section of the calendar) because you're going to need the help. You could indicate you're each trying to book one parent since they can't be together because the babies are in separate families.
If you're really ambitious, get one of those family tree posters or develop something on line, and fill in the names and dates of the siblings and grandchildren already here, and leave a post-it note where the two new babies will be, saying "TBA" or something like that.
No matter what you decide - congrats!!
I think the bun in the oven shirts are cute, you could both wear one and plan a dinner at your in laws house and wear them together and then tell everyone.
You could even make your own and put "Baby (insert your last name) number 4 in the oven" type thing and same for her only with "3"
You could get onesies and write things on them like, congrats Grandma and Grandpa and give it to your in laws.
Have all your kids get together and make a big card to say congrats and have them decorate it and everything and then give it to them.
How about a cute poster (or T shirt) that she holds that points to you and says "Auntie to 3 awesome kids!" While you hold a poster that points to her and says "Auntie to 4 awesome kids!".
You could either take a pic & send/post it or wait until a big family get together and have it planned for a special moment. :)
Congrats!
Hi B.-
I had found out I was pregnant with my second very soon after the birth of my older son (they are 14 months apart). It was WAY early to tell anyone (for me anyway...I like to wait til at least 12 weeks or so). Anyway, my (now ex SIL) had found out she was pregnant...and had told EVERYONE. She had also started to ask about borrowing maternity clothes...baby things etc.
SO...at the next family gathering we hosted (as she was preparing to go thru my clothes...LOL)...we served bowls of ice cream...and two of the bowls had a pickle on the side!
She was PISSED too...**sigh**
I thought it was a humorous way to let her know!
Best Luck!
michele/cat
I think a t shirt with a calendar on it with your due date circled would be cute. There is a really funny announcement I saw on pintrest of a dad holding a toddler. in the background mom is worshipping the porcelin god with the caption "we're pregnant" . do you draw names for christmas (I know some start this time of year) so you can put Baby (last name) and Baby (last name) in the drawing.
Issue this cute family picture of grand kids. They were all on the stairs and holding a sign with the number of their birth order. You could do one of those and put either the numbers on the moms or just have the numbers on a poster with the ultrasound pictures. Good luck! Let us know what you decide.
I like wearing matching tshirts like "geek inside" if you are both geeky
I like something to do with the grandchildren, like a photo of them all together wearing big brother/sister shirts, or wearing them in person to see who will notice that the youngest ones are also wearing them!
