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Telling Mom on Mother's Day!
We are telling my parents on Mother's day. H's whole family already knows (we saw them a week after we found out). The thing is, my parents were married 5 years and in their 30s before they had me (their first), and wanted us to wait a lot longer (they also wanted us to wait longer before we got married, and just move in together, but it was against our beliefs). H's family is ecstatic, my parents might not be.... I still want to tell my mom in a cute way- I got her a "new grandma" card, and am thinking about making her a tee-shirt that says "Hottest Grandma Ever," or something along those lines. Cute? Or should we just give her the card and hope for the best? I know she is going to feel old (my mom is 51, and looks great), so I want to do something to at least ease that issue.
Option #2- I tell her I have a fatal disease- then say, "Just kidding, I'm only pregnant."
I'm just sick of keeping secrets. Did anyone else have less-than-psyched parent's or in-laws?
Re: Telling Mom on Mother's Day!
I think a Mother's Day card for Grandma would be perfect --- you can sign it creativly like "bun in the oven" or take a picture of yourself with pointing to your stomach, etc.
I'm sensitive to #2 -- would NEVER pull that one on my family.
How fun! We told my parents about Rylie on Mother's Day two years ago. I just blurted it out and didn't do anything cute.
I'm sure your parents will be thrilled! Don't stress over that. The card is a cute idea...along with the shirt. Have fun with it.
My husbands parent's were like that too, I sure your parent will be very excited. I like the shirt idea...My in-laws asks us if we were really sure we wanted to have kids!! yes..I'm serious! Congrats on the baby!! We now have 2 little boys. Happy 1st Mother's Day
Coming from someone who had a potentially fatal "disease" caused by pregnancy, #2 is NOT COOL! Pregnancy does come along with risks so don't jinx yourself.
If you are worried they will be less than thrilled about your pregnancy, maybe just stick with a card and hope for the best. Good luck with all that.
That's what I would have loved to do, but my Dr. doesn't do an ultrasound until 16 weeks! One of the many reasons I want to switch...
I might do a picture frame anyways, and put a piece of paper in it that says "Coming in December"
Just to let you know, unless you are high risk or have other problems, *most* doctors won't do an ultrasound until around 20 weeks for the anatomy scan. So if that is one of your criteria, make sure you ask before switching. You may not find one that will do that.