PurpleLaurie55 Posted October 5, 2010 #1 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello! I wanted to run something by you all and see if you have any ideas.... I will be cruising in November to Florida and the Bahamas. I will be in a balcony cabin with my wife and 11 month old son. My Mom and 11 year old sister will be in an inside cabin. We just found out that my wife is pregnant with our second child and we want to tell my Mom and sister on the cruise (she will be 12 weeks). Do you have any creative ideas of how we can share the big news?? When I was pregnant with our son, we wrapped up a baby outfit and gave it to her, so we don't want to do the same thing again. All ideas are appreciated!! :) Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG_Steve Posted October 5, 2010 #2 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Dunno, is there a book like "Grandparenting for Dummies" that you could wrap up and give? Congrats. Enjoy them while they're young, they'll be teens some day......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beau4 Posted October 5, 2010 #3 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello! I wanted to run something by you all and see if you have any ideas.... I will be cruising in November to Florida and the Bahamas. I will be in a balcony cabin with my wife and 11 month old son. My Mom and 11 year old sister will be in an inside cabin. We just found out that my wife is pregnant with our second child and we want to tell my Mom and sister on the cruise (she will be 12 weeks). Do you have any creative ideas of how we can share the big news?? When I was pregnant with our son, we wrapped up a baby outfit and gave it to her, so we don't want to do the same thing again. All ideas are appreciated!! :) Laurie At dinner the waiters will sing "happy birthday" for birthdays and "let me call you sweetheart" for anniversaries - how about asking them to sing "rock-a-bye baby"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkacmom Posted October 5, 2010 #4 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Get a "big brother" tshirt for your child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imsulin Posted October 5, 2010 #5 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Better yet, get trip insurance for a pre-existing condition and enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planer's Edge Posted October 5, 2010 #6 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Better yet, get trip insurance for a pre-existing condition and enjoy your cruise! :confused: :confused: :confused: PE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooder Posted October 5, 2010 #7 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Get a "big brother" tshirt for your child. I love this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhry Posted October 5, 2010 #8 Share Posted October 5, 2010 ? ? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patticake1129 Posted October 5, 2010 #9 Share Posted October 5, 2010 You are part of the roll call, correct? well, are your Mom and sister attending that? Maybe during the M & G we could come up with something??? Unless you wanted it to be a private moment for your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabincop Posted October 5, 2010 #10 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Maybe you can speak with one of the restaraunts and have a plate of baby carrots, baby corn and other baby food brought to dinner with a baby toy next to plate? That might be cute. Don't know if they can do it though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish weave Posted October 5, 2010 #11 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ask the wait staff to bring mom and sis a small cake with "future grandmother and aunt" on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singinglizzie Posted October 5, 2010 #12 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Since your first child is a boy, how about wrapping up a little girls outfit - of course you probably don't know the sex of the baby yet (do you?) and it might not be a girl, but it certainly would give Grandma and Auntie something to celebrate! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted October 5, 2010 #13 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Maybe you can speak with one of the restaraunts and have a plate of baby carrots, baby corn and other baby food brought to dinner with a baby toy next to plate? That might be cute. Don't know if they can do it though They might just think it's another cutback and they're not serving normal size veggies anymore.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db1234db1234 Posted October 5, 2010 #14 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Wait til mom offers to buy a round of drinks. Then say, I can't, I'm pregnant! That's how I found out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjsmom Posted October 5, 2010 #15 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello! I wanted to run something by you all and see if you have any ideas.... I will be cruising in November to Florida and the Bahamas. I will be in a balcony cabin with my wife and 11 month old son. My Mom and 11 year old sister will be in an inside cabin. We just found out that my wife is pregnant with our second child and we want to tell my Mom and sister on the cruise (she will be 12 weeks). Do you have any creative ideas of how we can share the big news?? When I was pregnant with our son, we wrapped up a baby outfit and gave it to her, so we don't want to do the same thing again. All ideas are appreciated!! :) Laurie Ever play "Secret Santa" at the office ... a mystery co-worker leaves little surprises for you all week long, usually with some kind of theme. Then on the last day your Secret Santa is revealed ... the mystery is fun. What if you leave some type of "baby thing" (pacifier, diapers, baby wipes, etc hanging from the doorknob of her cabin every night so she findS it when she wakes up. Even little notes and things during the day. She'll assume it's for another passenger -- she'll ask the cabin steward, she may go to the front desk and inquire, she'll try to solve the mystery all week. By the final day, after you've made some friends, get people to randomly walk up to her, hug her and say "Congratulations!" then walk away. Dinner on last night ... present her with one of the new Hallmark Grandma ornaments. Take pics of all your clues ... it'll be a fun scrapbook page! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms belp Posted October 5, 2010 #16 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Congrats to both you women. I'm sure they'll be excited any way you choose to share the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mitsugirly Posted October 6, 2010 #17 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I just had to say CONGRATS! Reading everyone's responses have kept me entertained. So many great thoughts! This is a creative board. Keep us posted and let us know what you end up doing. Would love to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjaker11 Posted October 6, 2010 #18 Share Posted October 6, 2010 congrats to both of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffettlovertina Posted October 6, 2010 #19 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Ever play "Secret Santa" at the office ... a mystery co-worker leaves little surprises for you all week long, usually with some kind of theme. Then on the last day your Secret Santa is revealed ... the mystery is fun. What if you leave some type of "baby thing" (pacifier, diapers, baby wipes, etc hanging from the doorknob of her cabin every night so she findS it when she wakes up. Even little notes and things during the day. She'll assume it's for another passenger -- she'll ask the cabin steward, she may go to the front desk and inquire, she'll try to solve the mystery all week. By the final day, after you've made some friends, get people to randomly walk up to her, hug her and say "Congratulations!" then walk away. Dinner on last night ... present her with one of the new Hallmark Grandma ornaments. Take pics of all your clues ... it'll be a fun scrapbook page! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I got chills reading this one. So cute of a idea. Makes me want to get pregnant and take my mom on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwalaska Posted October 6, 2010 #20 Share Posted October 6, 2010 What about having their cabin decorated with the congratulations party package. You can let them wonder why the cabin was decorated for a while and then use one of the other great ideas from this thread. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTodds Posted October 6, 2010 #21 Share Posted October 6, 2010 For our second child we did the "Big Brother" T-shirt...went out to dinner with my parents, and had a jacket on my then 2 1/2 year old, and then took it off, and just waited to see how long it took to get a reaction. it seemed to work pretty well, and they did get the point after a couple of minutes of confusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoderMom22 Posted October 6, 2010 #22 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hello! I wanted to run something by you all and see if you have any ideas.... I will be cruising in November to Florida and the Bahamas. I will be in a balcony cabin with my wife and 11 month old son. My Mom and 11 year old sister will be in an inside cabin. We just found out that my wife is pregnant with our second child and we want to tell my Mom and sister on the cruise (she will be 12 weeks). Do you have any creative ideas of how we can share the big news?? When I was pregnant with our son, we wrapped up a baby outfit and gave it to her, so we don't want to do the same thing again. All ideas are appreciated!! :) Laurie I bought the cutest onesie for my oldest son to wear it said "Whoops, they did it again, I'm going to be a big brother" I sat in my parents house for an hour before they "got it". It was hilarious. www.cafepress.com has some cute shirts/onesies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewoman Posted October 6, 2010 #23 Share Posted October 6, 2010 ever play "secret santa" at the office ... A mystery co-worker leaves little surprises for you all week long, usually with some kind of theme. Then on the last day your secret santa is revealed ... The mystery is fun. What if you leave some type of "baby thing" (pacifier, diapers, baby wipes, etc hanging from the doorknob of her cabin every night so she finds it when she wakes up. Even little notes and things during the day. She'll assume it's for another passenger -- she'll ask the cabin steward, she may go to the front desk and inquire, she'll try to solve the mystery all week. By the final day, after you've made some friends, get people to randomly walk up to her, hug her and say "congratulations!" then walk away. Dinner on last night ... Present her with one of the new hallmark grandma ornaments. Take pics of all your clues ... It'll be a fun scrapbook page! Congratulations!!! i vote for this one - and take pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleLaurie55 Posted October 6, 2010 Author #24 Share Posted October 6, 2010 I am SO glad I asked you guys! I read all of your responses to my wife... we are thinking of doing a combination... maybe the secret santa idea for a few days and then put a "big brother" shirt on our son to reveal the surprise. I just love the idea of random people coming up to her and saying congratulations... she'd be so confused :) We want to tell her in the beginning because she's going to be sooo excited and it will make the vacation that much more exciting for her (her first vacation!). She is also going to be visiting one of her childhood friends at one of the ports and I know she'd love to be able to tell her in person (they haven't seen each other in 12 years!). I also reached out to my cruise consultant to see if he had any ideas. I think it's going to be great no matter what we do! I will most definitely try to capture pictures and will share the experience with you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikini Posted October 6, 2010 #25 Share Posted October 6, 2010 The chefs are very creative with writing on plates with chocolate (and then it's chilled so it remains stiff.) You could have them present her with a plate at dinner time that has chocolate writing on it - something like, "It's a ..... baby!" (Unless you will know the gender, then you could say "It's a (fill in the blank) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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