A bun in the oven. That's right – I'm not just getting fat, I'm pregnant!
Walt and I are expecting Baby #3. We were waiting to tell our employers, which we did last week, but I was also wanting to find a cute and creative way to share the news. The problem is most of my ideas involved the whole family which makes it hard to pull off during the week and with basketball tournaments, sleepovers and ski trips, our weekends have been pretty crazy too!
While, we couldn't pull these ideas off, here are a few of the creative ways to announce a pregnancy that I was contemplating. We think this is it for us so maybe these can provide inspiration to someone else.
The first photo was my favorite. For Christmas, we painted a chalkboard wall in Jacob's room so this would have been perfect although it would be 2+3=5. The problem was we never had daylight hours to do this! I may still try to capture this photo for our photo gallery.
This due date chalkboard is a quick and easy
I've seen this next one with boots or Toms.
And of course this one, sent to me by my friend Britt, makes me laugh and sympathize all at once. While I never got sick I thought I was going to many times!
How did you share your pregnancy news??
Update: This announcement was shared to us by a reader, Mallory, from The Johnson's Life Online. I only wish I saw this earlier! It's so classy and cute!
Needless to say, we are excited (and maybe a little nervous). I'd love to share more but we are taking the kids skiing this weekend so I need to do laundry and get busy packing. Details to come!
Hope you have a great weekend!!
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What!!!??? That’s awesome news!! So happy for your guys. When are you due?
Thanks Crystal!! We are due July 12th. We find out in two weeks if it’s a boy or girl.
Adorable ideas. Congrats on your news! I’m just up the road from you near Asheville NC. Stopping by from Serenity Now.
Thanks so much for stopping by!! We love Asheville!! We try to make it there a couple of times a year!
Wow!! Did you take me my surprise. Same month of Lily’s birthday and can’t wait for you find out the sex. I am sure Jacob is wishing for a brother. You definitely will not have to be concerned about wardrobe challenges for a few months. Slow down a bit missy!! Congrats to you both….Sue
Sue, Jacob is praying for a brother!! He loves his sister but he only wants one of them. The baby and the blog have definitely made this pregnancy go by so fast – so far!
Congratulations – so so awesome!
Soooo cute! I love the ideas. I sent my mom an encoded message in the mail with no return address and the wrong zip. Guess that baby brain was really in full swing.
I just wrote this post called How to be the Best Mom. http://wp.me/p1D8rr-IJ You might like it.
Jessie, I checked out your site! Wow- five kids and a blog??? I’m impressed!! I will take any advice you can give me! Thanks for stopping by!
OH MY GOODNESS ANGE!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am SO SO SO EXCITED!!!! LOVE THE BELLY PICS!! KEEP THEM COMING:)
Heather, I hate that I couldn’t chat with you before you read it on Facebook. We definitely need to catch up!!!!!!!
That last one with the toilet is hilarious and so true. Thanks for sharing and congrats to you. I would love for you to join my weekly anything goes linky every fri-monday.
CONGRATS! I love these ideas! I’d love for you to link up at Do Something Crafty Friday: http://www.seevanessacraft.com
We actually just shared our news with family and friends a few weeks ago, you can see my creative idea on our blog @
http://www.johnsonslifeonline.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-two-and.html
I printed up 5 x 7 invites just for immediate family and then posted the picture on facebook and our blog to share with friends after our family got them in the mail.
Congrats on #3!
Mallory, your card is so beautiful!! I love it!! I hope you don’t mind but I added it to this post!! It looks professionally done. It’s perfect! Your kids are adorable, the color coordination is not overdone. This must have taken quite some planning! Thanks for visiting and for sharing your announcement!
How cute, Angela. It’s hard to choose, but the chalkboard one is really fun.
aw man! this makes me feel like a loser. i’m 7 months’ along with our fourth, and i think we did something awesome and creative like told my parents as i lay moaning on the floor in a state of nauseated delirium. these are all seriously so cute. congrats on the pregnancy!
-brittney
http://adayinlifetoo.blogspot.com (my random-style blog; come on by if you’d like!)
Congratulations. These are all really great ideas! We just found out we are expecting baby #2! We have told most of our family but I want to announce it on my blog soon. I am just not sure when is a good time to do it as I am only 6 weeks along. Great job and congrats again!
LOVE them all! So cute!
So cute! I love the one in front of the blackboard.
Thanks Susan! I’m flattered to have you visit my blog!