A good way to tell my parents & in-laws that you are pregnant w/o them figuring it out until the last second?

Question

My husband and I just found out we are pregnant with our first child. We are waiting to tell our parent in person this weekend. I already told my sister over the phone and she said as soon as I said "I have something to tell you..." that she knew I was pregnant. So, do any of you have a really great way to tell your parents that you are pregnant, without them figuring it out until that last second??? I really want to make it special, since it is their first grandchild!!

Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

This is VERY cool!  When you go to visit them to break the big news, offer to bring dessert!  Tell them you have a great new recipe you want to try!  Then make/order a cake with "Congrats Grandma/Grandpa" icing on the cake!  Go over there and attempt to act normal and hold in your excitement!  Then when the time is right, ask them to cut the cake and pass out dessert!  They can't help but read the icing and be in utter surprise/excitement!  It's such a great way to make a huge to-do out of this monumental occasion!

Also, my aunt did this and it was very cute also!  When going to visit them during the night purchase a pregnancy shirt (sold almost everywhere) that says Due in "January" (or your expecting month of course)!  Act normal and wait until someone finally notices your ensemble!  Again, utter surprise/excitement with a side of hugs and kisses!

Congrats!!!!

Edit: I like the engraved frame idea too! My dad lives out of state and is a huge Hawkeyes fan so we waited until our first sonogram and mailed it to him with a nice frame that had "Future Hawkeye" on it! He completely loved it and now that our little girl is here he can still use the frame and just update the pictures! Bonus: It also makes it a guarantee that a picture of our daughter will always be in at least one picture around his house!

Answer 2

Just tell them in person . Do not drag it out. I am sure they really want to know and will be excited .I know my parents were

Answer 3

Go out to dinner with them, and when you're on the way out to the car, say "Oh, I wanted to give this to you..." and hand them a #1 grandma mug or something.

Answer 4

A couple of days after my husband and I found out we were pregnant we went over to his parents house first. His mom had been sick so we brought her a get well card and signed it Josh, Stephanie & Baby B. It took her a minute to get it but when she did her eyes got really big and she just passed it to my FIL. They looked at each other and were like no way are you serious?!!  Then later that day we went to my parents house for dinner. We told them we brought dessert, it was a jar of apple pie baby food. They didn't get it at first so we told them "maybe you could just save it for like i don't know... 9 months?" Then the hysteria began :) This was the first grandchild on both sides of the family too. So everyone was thrilled to say the least!

Good Luck & God Bless! & CONGRATS!!!

Answer 5

I like the last answer.  Give them something engraved like a baby frame  from Things Remembered that says "#1 Grandma" on it.