Announcing pregnancy during Christmas?

I'm 12 weeks pregnant and have refrained from telling anyone other than my hubby and two family members that I am pregnant due to a miscarriage last year and early complications with this pregnancy. Hubby and I have decided to tell his family and the rest of my family for Christmas and have been thinking of ideas of how to tell them. The idea that we have come up with for his parents is to get a card for "Grandma and Grandpa" and wrapping a pair of booties and socks and a few other small things with an ultrasound picture with a note saying something along the lines of "these items of clothing are reserved for (names we picked for baby girl and baby boy) due to arrive on or around June 15, 2011." Thoughts on this idea? Does anyone have any idea's they'd like to share that we can consider?



Also, any idea's of how to tell his sisters and other family members such a Aunt's and Uncles and Cousins? Some of them we will just tell but some of them we are very close to and would like to do something special for them as well.Announcing pregnancy during Christmas?
I think the booties idea is super cute! If you've had your first ultrasound, you could take a picture and put it in a frame that says, I love Grandma and Grandpa and let them figure it out! I know for the next pregnancy my husband and I have, I want to set up our ultrasound photo on our laptop and get a recording or our babies heartbeat and have it going when they come over to our house and see how long it takes them to figure it out.



With the other aunts and family members you are close to you could buy bibs or something or a little pacifier that says something cute on it and give it to them. There are so many fun idea's especially around the holidays and I'm sure even if you don't give them something cute but make a cute little announcement or wear a t-shirt or something to the festivities they will all go crazy with excitement. Even passing up a glass of wine will probably get them thinking about pregnancy. Maybe even take a mistletoe and have it wrapped around your tummy and have your husband kiss your tummy in front of them.



Congratulations on your pregnancy! I hope this one goes amazing for you!!!!Announcing pregnancy during Christmas?
Due to your history I'm sure you've had an ultrasound by now. Why not just give grandma and grandpa a framed copy of your ultrasound photo? They could display it on their mantle and it would become a keepsake. Grandma has 0 use for socks and booties and is unlikely to give them back. The "cute" ones are usually in newborn size and will just go to waste since its doubtful they will be babysitting in the first month and the baby will be dressed for visits anyway.Announcing pregnancy during Christmas?
My husband and I told my mother on mother's day (we are due Dec 24th). We took her out to brunch and gave her a mother's day card that read "Happy Grandma's Day". It sounds very similar to what you plan to do and let me tell you, she cried (tears of joy) in the middle of the restaurant. It went over really well.



It sounds like you have the right idea. As for the Aunts and Uncles, etc. What about personalized Christmas ornaments that read "Aunt" or "Uncle". They also make baby onesies that say "Cute as my aunt", etc which you could wrap and give to them (with the understanding they will be worn by the baby).



But all in all the card sounds great. If there are any out of towner relatives, or even for the close relatives you were mentioning, you could always send a photo Christmas card of your ultrasound pic. That would be a great surprise to open. And easy to do too.



Good luck!