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12-21-2012 at 9:36 AM
anwgal16
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Telling the In-Law

We usually do not attach Christmas cards to our gifts.  I just thought that it would be neat to wait until they open the gifts and then give them cards to open at the same time with a special note inside telling them the good news.  Any opinions or idea on how to say it.  We are on a tight budget this winter so we cannot do elaborate things but I do want to be cute with it.  I got great ideas yesterday but with 12 people to tell in our immediate family it gets costly

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12-21-2012 at 10:34 AM
Bmore721
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We purchased a 6pack of white newborn onsies, decorated them with fabric markers "Baby ___ Due July 2013", and wrapped them. Super cheap, and family members loved it!
 
12-21-2012 at 10:39 AM
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I found Grandparents-to-be cards at Hallmark, put copies of the first ultrasound and a few tissues inside, wrapped the envelope and put a gift tag on each that said "Please open Christmas morning". I had to specify that because we live in a different state from our families, so I needed to keep my mom from opening right away and make sure his parents don't wait 'til 7p! Our parents will happily share the news with everyone else so no need for any other gifts/cards. Also I'm being super-extra cautious and not announcing until after the 1st trimester, which is Christmas! I have tons of questions for my mom but she can't keep a secret to save her life so I just keep writing them down to ask Christmas morning. :-) 
 
12-21-2012 at 11:45 AM
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We're telling our families on Christmas too. I found cheap frames that say "I Love Grandma" and "I Love Grandpa" and put copies of our latest ultrasound image in them. This is the first grandchild on both sides of our family, so for our siblings, we also found some other cheap basic frames, and I made little "think bubbles" that said "Merry Christmas, Aunt ___" and "Merry Christmas, Uncle ___" and glued them on the ultrasound image so that it looks like the baby is saying it. We're going to ask everyone to open these packages at the same time. We can't wait for the reactions!!! 
 
12-21-2012 at 1:28 PM
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For our first, we found a bottle of barefoot champagne( it reminded me of baby feet) and just told them straight out, this way everyone could celebrate. We didn't have a sonogram or anything.  I like the card idea, what if you did a little rhyme, like 2013 brings something new, maybe pink, maybe blue, in august we will see, the baby that makes our family three!
 
12-21-2012 at 2:46 PM
naenay797
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strikeofamatch16:
For our first, we found a bottle of barefoot champagne( it reminded me of baby feet) and just told them straight out, this way everyone could celebrate. We didn't have a sonogram or anything.  I like the card idea, what if you did a little rhyme, like 2013 brings something new, maybe pink, maybe blue, in august we will see, the baby that makes our family three!
That is an adorable poem. It made me tear up. OP: When we announced our first baby to our families, it was right after our wedding. I got thank you cards for each set of parents and thanked them for all their help with the wedding and signed it from Hubby, Me, Stepson and Baby. They got it right away.

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