When I found out I was pregnant, I was over the moon with happiness, and simply shocked that it only took a few months of trying! We really had prepared ourselves mentally for it to take at least 6 months. All our friends and family were so surprised when they found out, because we were telling everyone we weren’t telling anyone that we were trying to conceive. (More about why in this post) We were able to tell the special people in our lives in pretty unique ways, and needless to say they were all very surprised and excited!
Telling My Husband
The first thing I wanted to do was have a special way to tell my husband that he was going to be a father. This I did by taking the positive pregnancy tests (I took three, might have been overkill, but I wanted to be sure!), putting them in a box, and adding a book called Dude, You’re Gonna Be a Dad! on top. When my husband got home from work that day, I told him I had a surprise & gave him the box. Unfortunately my attempt to get his reaction on camera totally failed because my phone died before he had even opened the box. The reason my phone died? I was googling random pregnancy questions all day, so the battery was completely gone. (#MommaFail) Funny story about his reaction though – he was afraid to open the box! He saw I was recording and thought maybe something was going to jump out at him. He finally opened it at my insistence and once he saw what was inside he was speechless!
Telling My Parents
It was near impossible not to tell my parents, especially my mom, that I was pregnant. I tell my mom everything, and I don’t know how I kept it a secret for so long. They had planned a trip to fly down to Houston for a week, and it was planned for just about 5 weeks after I found out I was pregnant. I knew that they would be the only people I would be able to tell in person, so I wanted to do something really fun! I took a sign that said “(Their Last Name), Party of Two, Welcome to Texas!” on one side, and the other side said “By the way… I’m Pregnant!” When they came down the escalator to baggage claim, I held up the sign and my husband videotaped their reaction. Of course, my mother cried – it was truly priceless!
Telling My Siblings
My husband is worse at keeping secrets than I am, so of course he didn’t even make it two weeks before he had to tell someone. We FaceTimed with his parents first, and then with his brothers and their wives. I didn’t want to tell my siblings over the phone, so I mailed them Valentines Day cards with a little poem that went something like this: “Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, This coming September Your Niece or Nephew is Due!”. On the back, I left a space to write a little note to each of them, and of course included the most recent ultrasound!
Posting to Facebook
Finally after our immediate families knew the happy news, it was time to tell extended family and friends! Being a graphic designer makes me drool over getting to design stuff like this, and I knew that I wanted to do something special and hopefully holiday related. We didn’t want anything on Facebook until I was through the first trimester, so we decided St. Patrick’s day would be good timing to tell the world. The image we posted says “We’re Feeling Extra Lucky – Baby Wesley due September 24, 2015”, and of course includes an ultrasound as proof!
MOMMA MONDAY 