Pregnant with 2Nd Child

When my mother was pregnant with me, my parents lived far away from their families too. My dad made some very cute and clever announcements of the pregnancy for everyone. They were drawings of my mother (you can use a photo just as easily - color copies of a photo would work great) and her belly, which was drawn pregnant, had a little window that opened up. Inside the window was a little sketch of a baby's face, all smiley and cute. He did these on simple copy paper, folded into quarters. On the inside of the "card" was the message that "a gift to all" was on the way and it would be delivered by a stork, not a big guy in a red suit. It was really cute. We still have one in an album at my mother's house.
Then, to keep the family involved in the pregnancy, start a blog and enter weekly notes about how you're feeling, what's going on, decisions you're making, name ideas, etc. A friend of mine did this and it was so much fun not only to read her entries, but also to read everyone's comments. Everyone got involved. She also added a weekly note from a website that told what the baby's developmental stage was every week. That was fascinating to read too.
Good luck!

maybe you should paint your belly as a present and take apicture and email it, or take a picture of your first kissing your belly and send that as your christmas card to your family. That would be cute.

How about a picture or a holiday greeting card with your son wearing an I'm a Big Brother T-shirt? I got a cute one at Kids R Us for when my son is born.

I also told my family about my 2nd pregnancy around christmas time...I had everyone over for Christmas dinner and passed out what they thought was x-mas cards once evryone sat down (you would have to mail them if your family lives far away) When they opened it the outside of the card read : "Hey what are you doing around July 17th?" (baby's due date) and on the inside I copied pictures of the ultrasound and it said "...cuz it's my birthday and I want to party." They all thought it was cute and since it was the 2nd I wanted them to be just as excited like we all were for the 1st. You could do some variation of that if you had ultrasound pictures already. :) Congrats!!!

Have you had an Ultrasound done yet? If so what about a Christmas card with a picture of the baby.

Or what about posing for a family picture with a Christmas tree in the background and your family looking into a baby carriage. You could Head the card up with "Guess What Santa Brought Us for Christmas".

It's neat that you want to share it with your families in a special way.

How about a Christmas card with a photo of your child wearing a t-shirt that says "big sister (or brother)"? Will you have an early ultrasound/sonogram? You could use that as the photo on a Christmas card.

If you haven't already sent out your Christmas cards you could place a copy of an ultrasound and write a short note telling family and friends.

Congrats on your 2nd pregnancy. When I was pregnant to make the announcement to our families, we got baby picture frames and put a note inside that read "reserve for me, I'm on my way" love, baby-on-the-way. You could change up what you want to say, but that's what we did and our families loved it.

It would make for a cute gift to send and have your family open. Hope that helps.

I got my son a shirt that said I'm going to be a big brother(from Cafe mom - website) If you're going to see the family during the holidays I would give them t-shirts for the baby but saying soemthing about being a grandparent. Like grandma spoils me. Or even order M&M's that announce the upcoming baby. I gave my parents and in-laws cards saying they would be grandparents, and gave them little decorative bottles in pink and blue, and also decorated a cake saying how far along i was and when I was do. This time I told my paretns that I needed them to take my son for along weekend(with 7 months notice)
good luck telling them and as far as letting them know how you're progressing I would send them emails from a baby webite explaining the stage of pregnancy your in and some of the websites have journals that you can write in and send it along to them

Some people I know did this and I thought it was so cute!
Obviously you could do any variation to suit your family but this is to give you an example.

Go out and buy a couple nice shirts. For you, your husband, and your son. Find a nice place and take a picture of all of you together. You can use a photo editing website or program of some sort and write on it:
New outfits: $35
Tank of gas to go to the beach: $40
Telling your family there's really 4 people in this picture: priceless
Or you could say;
Telling your loved ones there will be one more person in the family next X-Mas: priceless

Wrap up the picture in a nice box and have your family open it on X-Mas!
Congrats and have a great Christmas!!!!!

A.,
An idea from a friend of mine is to dress your son in a shirt that says "Big Brother" and take his picture, then send it with the Christmas cards. Or write Big Brother (or "To Be") in magnetic letters on the fridge, or in foam letters in the tub, or in Kool Aid water in the snow, etc. It's subtle and creative, and then wait to see who figures it out first! Many blessings for your pregnancy!

Since it is Christmas time i suggest incorporating it into a gift. I've heard of people framing their sonogram picture (if you have one yet) and wrapping it up as a gift. Or you could have T-shirts made with something like You're going to be a grandma/pa AGAIN! Something to that affect. I'd love to see their shocked faces! Good luck and congratulations! Or you could take a picture of your 1st child wearing a t-shirt that says I'm going to be a big brother! I like that one!

My husband and I waited until Chrostmas to tell our family too. What we did was frame my 1st sonagram, wrote the due date on the bottom with a metallic sharpie, and wrapped it for his parents. It was fun seeing thier faces when they figured out what it was!

Also, a friend of mine had a little boy and was pregnant with her second child too, and she got a shirt for her 1st that said "future big brother" on it or something like that. You could make a shirt for your son, take a picture of him wearing it, and then make a christmas card or e-card out of it and send to family.

For you Christmas cards take a picture of your son with a sign or a t-shirt that says Big Brother in 8-2008. See if anyone gets it. We did this when we were expecting our 2nd but it was in front of everybody, we showed up with our son wearing the shirt and waited to see how long it took everyone to notice. Good luck and congrats!

I loved telling my parents when the time was right...you can steel my idea if you want. I called a local florist and ordered a bouquet of babies breath (pink and blue mixed) and had them write on the card 'in 9 months this will become a reality.' I sent one to each of our parents. They both loved it and I didn't have to pick which family to call first, I just waited for them to call me. For my second (which hasn't happened yet) I am going to give my daughter a tee shirt that says I'm the big sister and wait until the grandparents notice what it says. Good Luck...I would love to hear what you end up doing.
L.
PS Congratulations!!

When I was pregnant I found a lovely picture book called "When you were just a heartbeat" that I wrapped and gave to the granparents. It was a really sweet story that went through the change of the seasons, and what was happening with the baby. Inside the cover I had written a little note to them from the baby saying how excited he will be to meet them. It was so special and memorable. I kept a copy of the book for myself, and wrote a note in it from me to my unborn baby!

Hi - why not get some personalized M&Ms and send them. I told my family about my second pregnancy at Christmas with m&ms that said "We're Pregnant" (blue & pink ones since we didn't know the sex of the baby at the time). I packaged them in neat little "present boxes" from Tupperware (intended as a name placecard or photo holder at the table) and put them in everyone's stockings - you could use whatever, but I wanted them to eat them to read the saying. It was amusing seeing who actually read the M&Ms first in each family! Good luck.

I was newly pregnant around Christmas time as well with my first. To announce the news to the would-be grandparents, we used the ultrasound photo and placed it in picture frames. Watching them open them for Christmas and seeing their reaction was priceless and made the moment that much more special!

Make a chritas card out of the first ultrasound picture!

Hi A.,congratulations! Our familes are also out of state and we don't get to see them often. My suggestion is a webcam for you and your relatives. They aren't that expensive and even though it's not the same as being there you, your husband and son can still see family. I am also pregnant with my second and when I told my family I got a shirt for my son that said "I'm the big brother". We went on the webcam and it was great to see their reactions! Maybe as a Christmas gift you can send one to your family and on Christmas when the whole family is around you can give the great news! Hope this helps and have a great pregnancy and holiday.

Hi A.!

Congratulations! When we found out that we were pregnant with our son (the first grandchild for my parents, and the first grandchild in nearly 20 years for my husband's mom), I bought some newborn baby booties and wrapped them up in a pretty package - we gave them to my husband's mom at Thanksgiving, and told her "Congratulations, you're going to be a grandma again!" after she opened the package. It was a nice way for us to share our news, and it was inexpensive - you could do this for relatives who are far away and send the present with note to not open it until they are on the phone with you.

Just a thought - I'm sure you'll get lots of ideas!

B.

I would try to get some extra ultrasound pictures and put them in a card for them. My friend did that and it turned out to be an excellent surprise! Good luck!