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jennarose023
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Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
So...
We are FINALLY going to tell our families the wonderful news about our little Goober, but we are at a little bit of a loss on how to do it.
We are having a HUGE Thanksgiving with both families and we want to announce it at dinner...any suggestions on how to?
we don't usually do the go around the table and say what you are thankful for thing so i'm not sure what to do....
TIA 
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Posted 11/20/09 9:15 AM  |
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neener1211
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Since going around the table is not what you usually do, do you have a little child that will be at dinner? If so, you can either ask THEM what they are thankful for, and get it started. Or, pull them aside (if they are a little older, like 7 or 8) and have them ask you at dinner what you are thankful for this year. Then you can announce.
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:20 AM |
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MrsScott
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
I would say grace at the table and say bless this food and this child we are about to have amen with more words of course but something like that
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:22 AM |
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BellaRock
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
We don't go around the table in our families either. What we are doing is bringing a cake and printing this out and just putting it on the cake.
We do Thanksgiving at my families on thursday and then Sunday we do a after thanksgiving at my inlaws. So I have to get 2 cakes. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:27 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by MrsScott
I would say grace at the table and say bless this food and this child we are about to have amen with more words of course but something like that
This is cute too!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:28 AM |
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jennarose023
Jack's gonna be a big brother!
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by neener1211
Since going around the table is not what you usually do, do you have a little child that will be at dinner? If so, you can either ask THEM what they are thankful for, and get it started. Or, pull them aside (if they are a little older, like 7 or 8) and have them ask you at dinner what you are thankful for this year. Then you can announce.
great idea but the youngest is 23 
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:28 AM |
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jennarose023
Jack's gonna be a big brother!
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by MrsScott
I would say grace at the table and say bless this food and this child we are about to have amen with more words of course but something like that
we don't say grace, but thanks for the idea!!!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:29 AM |
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jennarose023
Jack's gonna be a big brother!
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by BellaRock
We don't go around the table in our families either. What we are doing is bringing a cake and printing this out and just putting it on the cake.
We do Thanksgiving at my families on thursday and then Sunday we do a after thanksgiving at my inlaws. So I have to get 2 cakes.
cute idea!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:30 AM |
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
We got everyone in my family a book. The "ALl about mygrandmother/Grandfather/aunt" book. Thats how we're telling them at christmas
We are also putting a peanut in a small baby food jar, covering the top with cloth (like the way the country jars look) and making them guess.. :)
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:36 AM |
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skinny
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Maybe u can make an announcement and say, "We may have a bit of an issue next Thanksgiving....we're going to need room for a high chair?"
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:37 AM |
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by skinny
Maybe u can make an announcement and say, "We may have a bit of an issue next Thanksgiving....we're going to need room for a high chair?"
OMG!Bring a measuring tape and at dinner start to measure the space around the table and say "I think a high chair will fit just fine"
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:40 AM |
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incinta
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
i am SOOOOO jealous of yiou guys! i couldnt wait and we told our parents already even though its SO early.
i always thought i would do something creative, we stink!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:41 AM |
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Jonsgirl04
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by skinny
Maybe u can make an announcement and say, "We may have a bit of an issue next Thanksgiving....we're going to need room for a high chair?"
Thats too funny!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:42 AM |
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Posted by incinta
i am SOOOOO jealous of yiou guys! i couldnt wait and we told our parents already even though its SO early.
i always thought i would do something creative, we stink!
its getting so hard to not tell them!!!
Im 6 weeks so i feel strange telling them, and then i feel like december is too late
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:42 AM |
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Lara&Aidansmommy
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Do what they did on full house...rebecca served uncle jesse ALL BABY FOODS such as baby carrots,baby peas etc
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:44 AM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Are you bringing anything for the meal? Maybe you can bring dessert, similar to the idea above. Have the cake say "We're having a baby!" and leave it in the box until it's time to serve it.
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:49 AM |
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CityBaby
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by MrsScott
I would say grace at the table and say bless this food and this child we are about to have amen with more words of course but something like that
this is what i am going to do but it's a running joke in my family that i always say grace since i ONCE insisted to do so when i was 6.
can you say, you'd like to start something new where you go around and say what you're thankful for? and you can try to fix it so you go last.
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:50 AM |
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neener1211
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
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Posted by skinny
Maybe u can make an announcement and say, "We may have a bit of an issue next Thanksgiving....we're going to need room for a high chair?"
OMG!Bring a measuring tape and at dinner start to measure the space around the table and say "I think a high chair will fit just fine"
This is great!!!!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:51 AM |
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StillInShock
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
We're (hopefully!!  ) telling our families on Thanksgiving too! I may steal one of these ideas! I was just going to wait until someone offered me wine and say something like..."Can you ask me that again in June, it's really not good for the baby!" Or maybe we'll bring sparkling cider and somehow use that as a way? I don't know!!
I have a lot of little children in the family and would prefer only the adults know now and wait a few more weeks to tell the children (Christmas maybe) so I have to choose my timing well.
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:55 AM |
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jennarose023
Jack's gonna be a big brother!
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
too funny!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 9:58 AM |
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jennarose023
Jack's gonna be a big brother!
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
it's so hard being creative the 3rd time in one year...
first time we did a happy bday grandpa card for my dad (he didn't get it right away ) to tell my fam and then the oh i can't drink thing for DH's fam
second time we gave both of our mom's grandma books since it was mother's day...
i guess that's why we are having a hard time figuring out what to do, and also why we are waiting so long to tell...hmmm maybe we can try to do the "im thankful for..." thing but not so easy to get all adults to do it...
i was thinking maybe i could make DH give a toast at the beginning of dinner???
EDIT...oh and the dessert thing won't work cuz some people have to leave to do dessert at other houses.
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MAC222
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by neener1211
Since going around the table is not what you usually do, do you have a little child that will be at dinner? If so, you can either ask THEM what they are thankful for, and get it started. Or, pull them aside (if they are a little older, like 7 or 8) and have them ask you at dinner what you are thankful for this year. Then you can announce.
This is such a GREAT idea!!!!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:03 AM |
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LoveyQ
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by jennarose023
it's so hard being creative the 3rd time in one year...
first time we did a happy bday grandpa card for my dad (he didn't get it right away ) to tell my fam and then the oh i can't drink thing for DH's fam
second time we gave both of our mom's grandma books since it was mother's day...
i guess that's why we are having a hard time figuring out what to do, and also why we are waiting so long to tell...hmmm maybe we can try to do the "im thankful for..." thing but not so easy to get all adults to do it...
i was thinking maybe i could make DH give a toast at the beginning of dinner???
EDIT...oh and the dessert thing won't work cuz some people have to leave to do dessert at other houses.
How about this... instead of having everyone go around to say what they're thankful for, just stand up and say something like "I know we don't usually do this, but I am extremely thankful this year and want to share why... we're having a baby!"
I also like the idea of doing the toast before dinner and announcing then.
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| Posted 11/20/09 10:21 AM |
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Newly1
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
Posted by WhoopsWeDidIt
Posted by skinny
Maybe u can make an announcement and say, "We may have a bit of an issue next Thanksgiving....we're going to need room for a high chair?"
OMG!Bring a measuring tape and at dinner start to measure the space around the table and say "I think a high chair will fit just fine"
I LOVE IT!!!
Have fun telling your family!!! Sounds exciting!!!
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| Posted 11/20/09 1:01 PM |
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JennB
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Re: Need your inputs...how to tell the fam...
if you dont want to go around the table, how about start off by saying you want to give a toast.
We found out around mother's day so when we told my grandma, aunt and uncle we brought a framed picture of the sonogram. At first they didnt get it and then my aunt screamed out OMG is that your baby???!!! it was a nice reaction
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