https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 01:02:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1982403 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:55:35 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1982403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could buy a Grandparents picture frame and put an ultrasound picture in it. Also at Target they had cute onesies that said " who needs Santa when I have grandma". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1982376 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:49:49 +0000 mrs scrapbook 1982376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any gift ideas that aren't mentioned here (although I'm partial to the books with the dedication and the wine!) but I wanted to say congratulations on your bfp!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1982359 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:43:39 +0000 buttermilk 1982359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought a pretty square gift box at target that I'm going to tie up with a ribbon. I'm going to have our family all open it together. Inside will be a ballon that they have to pop! And inside that I'm putting confetti and a little note that says "We're having a baby!" :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1981694 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 07:35:46 +0000 krispi 1981694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'll be 6.5 weeks on Christmas. So far, I've gotten each set of grandparents a picture frame that says "Celebrate Grandkids" and a bib that says "Who needs Santa when you've got Grandma?" I doubt we'll have an ultrasound to frame by then, so I'll probably print something cute to put in that. I'd also like to find something specific to grandpa too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1981664 Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:37:40 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1981664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Love those shirts- I think we're going to go with that :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980497 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:14:11 +0000 skipper2010 1980497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could have ornaments made. "Soon to be Grandma ones" or something along those lines. <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/+soon-to-be-grandma+ornaments" rel="nofollow">http://www.cafepress.com/+soon-to-be-grandma+ornaments</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980400 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:38:58 +0000 youboots 1980400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBananaGrabber: yeah I highly reccomend telling your hubby. Honestly mine would be ticked if I waited that long just to do it on a certain day. Just my .02. </p> <p>My SIL mailed these to family. I thought it was cute. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99714768/the-original-quail-egg-pregnancy?ref=sr_gallery_2&#038;ga_search_query=egg+pregnancy+announcement&#038;ga_ref=auto1&#038;ga_search_type=all&#038;ga_view_type=gallery" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/99714768/the-original-quail-egg-pregnancy?ref=sr_gallery_2&#038;ga_search_query=egg+pregnancy+announcement&#038;ga_ref=auto1&#038;ga_search_type=all&#038;ga_view_type=gallery</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980388 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:34:38 +0000 NorthStar 1980388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats!! </p> <p>I've heard of someone giving the book "there's going to be a baby" <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Hardcover-Author-Burningham-Oxenbury/dp/B00EQSOQPC/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1418319260&#038;sr=1-9&#038;keywords=there%27s+going+to+be+a+baby" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Hardcover-Author-Burningham-Oxenbury/dp/B00EQSOQPC/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1418319260&#038;sr=1-9&#038;keywords=there%27s+going+to+be+a+baby</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980380 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:27:57 +0000 Mrs. J 1980380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBananaGrabber: even though he's a blabber mouth, I wouldn't be able to wait! I'd tell him ASAP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980370 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:20:19 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1980370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if I'm gonna be able to make it 2 more weeks without telling my husband......<br /> I almost blurted it out at lunch today. Maybe this weekend I'll give him an "early Christmas present"... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980355 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:15:31 +0000 ElbieKay 1980355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We told our parents on my dad's birthday. I printed this, put it in a picture frame and wrapped it up as his birthday gift. </p> [attach=3982/14/ngfh9w.600x415.ultrasound.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980216 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:18:04 +0000 mfa_lady 1980216@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my ILs, we played on something we always do. We almost always show up at their house with a bottle of their favorite wine, so we did that as usual...but I drew "custom labels" on white sticky paper and put them over the regular label. They announced the due date, etc. I think I wrote something silly like "Grandma and Grandpa's Wine," too.</p> <p>ETA: This was fun because it took them a second to figure it out--since it was so normal for us to hand over a bottle when we walk through the door. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980168 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:55:30 +0000 Anya 1980168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congrats! You could do picture frames that say "I love my grandparents" and things like that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980145 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:46:03 +0000 Corduroy 1980145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBananaGrabber: I understand why you don't want to tell DH yet but if you decide to you could give him an early Christmas present. Alternatively, you could still wrap a onesie for him for Christmas even if you've told him. DH already knew I was pregnant when I gave him a onesie and it still meant a lot to him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1980082 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:19:04 +0000 Bluemasonjar 1980082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: I love the book idea! I hadn't even thought of that. </p> <p>I couldn't wait to tell DH. I had a onesie already on hand for the occasion and I gave it to him right after showing him the test. We are telling our families on Christmas. My in-laws already have grandchildren so we are giving my MIL a onesie but I was trying to think of something else. For my parents this will be the first grandchild so I got my mom a mini photo album that says "Grandma's Brag Book" and my dad is getting a frame that says "Great Dads get promoted to Grandpa." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979844 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:51:11 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1979844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBananaGrabber: same here regarding telling your husband later. As soon as I told mine he wanted to share it with our moms. Now he'll here about it after I hear a heartbeat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979842 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:45:54 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1979842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Charm54: Normally, I'd agree with you about telling DH right away. However, when we started trying we really wanted to keep it secret, but DH accidentally told my brother. After that he told me that if I ever got pregnant, not to tell him until right before I was ready to tell everyone else because he'd be way too excited to keep it secret. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979831 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:32:13 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1979831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations :bfp: :happy: </p> <p>These tees are on the cheesy side, but way fun! The tees &amp; any pajama bottoms are a great Xmas Eve gift.</p> <p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/177748202/new-grandma-this-girl-is-going-to-be-a?" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/177748202/new-grandma-this-girl-is-going-to-be-a?</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979830 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:30:05 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1979830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ah I would definitely not wait to tell dh! I would have been dying inside with that kind of secret! </p> <p>We also did books. I picked one of the books I know my mom read to me a lto as a kid and wrote on the inside "Dear grandma, I can't wait until you can read this to me!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979821 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:13:39 +0000 Charm54 1979821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Congratulations!!! I got our family books : (What Aunts Do Best, how to babysit a grandpa, etc) It was cute to watch their reaction and now they read the books to DD all the time</p> <p>I don't think I could keep it from my husband that long (and I think he might be upset if I did)... I would tell him sooner rather than later. To tell dh I asked him to help me fold laundry and there was a little onesie with his fav sports team at the bottom along with a watch and card (I stole @Mrs Blue's watch gift idea from her blog which was so sweet) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/announcement-gift-ideas#post-1979818 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 07:10:15 +0000 MrsBananaGrabber 1979818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just got a positive test result!!!!!</p> <p>I still have to call my OBGYN and have it confirmed, but it definitely looks like a happy little plus sign to me :)</p> <p>Since Christmas is just two weeks away (and since I'm nearly incapable of keeping a secret for long), I was thinking of telling our family by giving them gifts- something that makes it clear that they are about to become grandparents / great grandparents / aunts / uncles etc. (This will be the first baby of its generation in both of our families, so gifts that say "grandma" or "great grandpa" will be clear enough.)</p> <p>Any ideas? I don't want to spend a lot, as we've already gotten them their actual Christmas gifts.</p> <p>Additionally, I haven't told DH yet, and I haven't yet gotten him a gift. Should I wait until Christmas Eve (right before we tell the rest of the family) and do something similar for his gift? If so, what would be a really good "You're going to be a father!" gift?</p> <p>Thank you!!! </p>