https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:41:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660800 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:40:06 +0000 mamainthesun 2660800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chillybear: hahaha that does sound like fun!!<br /> I was thinking about casually asking when they're coming this summer, especially on the due date. And then saying something like oh lo2 is suppose to arrive that day!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660798 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:34:55 +0000 Chillybear 2660798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my first we told my mom in her birthday card and then had champagne at the ready.</p> <p>With my 2nd i had fun just dropping into conversation. ie when my dad asked about us hiring movers i told him well its not like i'll be allowed to lift anything or i said something along the lines of "hows the hospital closest to your house in case i go into labor on christmas eve" to my aunt. for that one it was a riot because it she just started rattling on about the hospital before she realized I was pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660792 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:27:23 +0000 mamainthesun 2660792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the great ideas ladies! </p> <p>@FaithFertility: its a great idea but as it's the second baby!!<br /> @CakeLady: so cute! Love it!<br /> @Mrs. Blush: great way and also a great gift to relive the moment every Christmas!<br /> @Mrs. Pen: yes definitely not enough time! Buy handmade is even nicer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660664 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:34:49 +0000 FaithFertility 2660664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamainthesun: what if u went to pick them up at the airport you had a sign that said welcome Mom a.k. Grandma and Welcome Brother A.k.a. uncle </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660641 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 11:08:44 +0000 CakeLady 2660641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought mini calendars and gave one to each grandparent. We paper clipped an ultrasound picture and a ribbon to the month page, circled the due date, and wrote Grand-baby arrives!</p> <p>It took them a minute to figure it out and then they freaked out (in a good way). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660626 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:57:52 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2660626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mamainthesun: for the heart, I made an origami heart instead of the felted one in the photo. I would have saved myself the trouble and ordered it, but when you announce at six weeks you don't really have the time to order from etsy lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660622 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 10:54:22 +0000 Mrs. Blush 2660622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're planning to tell our folks this weekend! I got two little plastic ornaments - they're clear plastic ball and you can DIY your own picture to put inside. Kind of like the pic below. </p> <p>I watercolored some Christmas flowers and "Merry Christmas" on one side, and then am decorating the other side with their grandparent names! </p> [attach=6421/16/ohkeun.236x339.f5788057e11f68cd9bfdccd0b1f7f11a.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660550 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 08:58:41 +0000 mamainthesun 2660550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: wow that's beautiful!<br /> I'll definitely check it out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660508 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 07:12:19 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2660508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a box similar to this, the inside card read: "your grandbaby's heart started beating this week"<br /> I wrapped it up and told my mom I had a gift for her. Our whole family was together for my little brothers graduation so it was perfect- we're always buying little things for each other so it wasn't out of the ordinary.<br /> When she opened and read it, she started crying! Everyone immediately guessed the news :)</p> <p>For our Facebook announcement, we put DS1 in a shirt that read "big brother, est 2017" and took a family photo<br /> (If you're interested the brand is shirts by Sarah's on Amazon and the quality is great!). </p> [attach=1597/16/ohk4l6.337x600.IMG_8683.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660482 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:26:25 +0000 mamainthesun 2660482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: leaning towards that! It's fun and they still need to figure it put! Instead of just saying it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660481 Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:26:19 +0000 mamainthesun 2660481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jhd: leaning tow that! It's fun and they still need to figure it out! Instead of just saying it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660290 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 17:13:28 +0000 jhd 2660290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do anything special the first time. Just told them over Face Time. If we have a second I would probably get LO a big brother tshirt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660262 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:03:31 +0000 mamainthesun 2660262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bubblegum: hahaha funny and cute! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660258 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:56:06 +0000 bubblegum 2660258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my in laws who have two grandchildren, we made a picture of my niece and DS and it said tie breaker coming April 2017. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2660254 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:53:14 +0000 mamainthesun 2660254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone else want to share?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659730 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:16:06 +0000 mamainthesun 2659730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: that so sweet! And such a beautiful late anniversary gift :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659719 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 07:52:03 +0000 Adira 2659719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We printed out photos of the ultrasound and framed them with the capture "Due March 2013" and then wrapped them as gifts and gave them to our parents. My parents thought it was a late anniversary gift, haha. It was fun watching them open them and then start crying because they were so happy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659689 Thu, 01 Dec 2016 01:56:03 +0000 mamainthesun 2659689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks ladies for sharing!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659490 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:32:07 +0000 lilyann 2659490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: LOL! :grin: </p> <p>We didn't get to announce with pregnancy #3, had a miscarriage right before I was going to announce at our Easter gathering. But with pregnancy #4, my two best friends came over (they are both pregnant too) I face-timed my parents and asked what they thought us 3 had in common, my dad guessed it first! haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659488 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:28:39 +0000 Mrs. J 2659488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: haha we did th exact same thing for the first two!! For our third, we incorporated it into the thanksgiving toast with my ILs and DS1 face timed my family so they would know before we got to the holiday with my mom's side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659466 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 16:07:15 +0000 mamainthesun 2659466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lilyann: wow that sounds like a great picture! Such a nice moment to catch! I also like the idea of incorporating my son. A T-shirt is cute! I'll look into it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659104 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:46:02 +0000 lilyann 2659104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For DS1, we told everyone (mine and DH's family were over for Superbowl) we wanted to take a family pic but instead of me setting up the timer, I was recording. We jumped into the picture and said, "Everyone say cheese...because we are having a baby"...it was priceless because people were shocked but also didn't want to move to ruin the picture. I still laugh when I watch it.</p> <p>DS2 We came to Thanksgiving lunch with him in a big brother shirt, it actually took people a while to read it but when they did, it was awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fun-announcement-ideas#post-2659011 Wed, 30 Nov 2016 05:51:23 +0000 mamainthesun 2659011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I see my close famiy about twice a year, summer and Christmas! I'm really excited!</p> <p>Anyway I'm 2 months pregnant and want to wait to tell then face to face this time round!<br /> I don't know how much I'll be showing yet.<br /> I'm going to pick up my brother and mother first at the airport and then lunch at mine! There will br champagne to celebrate so I have to tell them before because me not drinking is a dead giveaway!<br /> My other brother and sister are arriving later in the week .</p> <p>So how did you announce? Any cute ideas? </p>