Being Pregnant
Little Pinata, Big Surprise: A Pregnancy Announcement
Go big with a little pinata.
I’m not an overly festive person, but I love good surprises. When my husband was applying to graduate schools, I already had the cute, mint green “Hip Hip Hooray” banner purchased and ready to hang should an acceptance letter arrive. I hovered doggedly over our mailbox only to find out that schools are sending e-mails these days. And not to spouse’s accounts.
When we were trying for our first baby, I dreamed up all sorts of announcement ideas. But the trying-to-get-pregnant process became such a combined effort that he knew my cycle better than I did, and asked for daily updates. I’m not a good liar, which pretty much tells you that the fun stopped there.
But with my current pregnancy, I finally had him where I wanted him. We got pregnant quicker and easier than before, and he didn’t see it coming quite yet. I wanted to celebrate and make a surprise both he and Oscar would enjoy, so I made a handful of mini pinatas following this guide on Ruffled.
I stocked up on ducky and stroller confetti, and also picked up a bag of those strange plastic babies. (I wanted to be clear, and also a little funny.) I threw in some pastel pom-poms and went as far as picking out all the yellow Skittles from a package of Easter candy. Then I made the pinatas (more time-intensive than I thought) and stuffed everything inside.
When my husband came home, I used the incessantly rainy weather as an excuse for getting my craft on. We sat together on the living room floor and swung at one little pinata with a Sigg bottle until our floor was showered with baby doo-dads, confetti and candy. My husband couldn’t quite wrap his head around what was happening, but the effect was awesome and super fun. I remember a lot of sun finally pouring through our windows, a lot of group hugging/pile-ons, and a lot of of Skittles in Oscar’s mouth. You can see some of the aftermath on my blog.
I saved two more pinatas for a visit from my mom and sister the following month, and got have fun all over again.
How did you announce your pregnancy to your partner? Did you keep it to yourself or shout it from the rooftops?
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Koreen commented on Jul 08 11 at 10:58 amI wish I was so artistic…
Instead I called my bf crying on the phone. Lucky for me he was already on his way over to talk some sense into me.
Katherine commented on Jul 08 11 at 2:29 pmMy husband is overseas and when i found out i was pregnant, i wanted so bad to call him, but he’s 8 hours ahead… So i waited for him to get off work and back to the barracks… i told him i needed to tell him something, and reached and grabbed a sign i had made telling him i’m pregnant… i wish i had gotten a snapshot of his face, cause it was priceless.. We were talking about adopting since I was worried about not having kids… so this baby is our little miracle… cant wait for december 23 so i can meet my little angel
Ceciley commented on Jul 08 11 at 3:11 pmMy boyfriend was with me when I took the test. But when we went to tell my parents I was a nervous wreck. So I had my best friend (who’s also a good friend of the family) come over. Nothing out of the norm except that instead of bringing all three of her children she only brought her 7 month old (chunky and adorable) baby boy. My parents LOVE babies and had so much fun playing with hers. When it was time for us to tell them the big news we made sure the baby was in their lap and essentially told them that in about 8 months they’d have one of their own to play with. After playing with that chunk-a-munk for hours, they were already buttered up!
Jeanette commented on Jul 08 11 at 3:35 pmI didn’t get to surprise my hubby with our first three, and when we got preggo with number four, I knew it was our last and wanted to make it special. I had just taken the test on a Sunday morning and went into the kitchen to make cinnamon rolls for breakfast. When the timer went off indicating that the cinnamon rolls were done, I made a big pretense of being in the middle of doing our daughter’s hair and asked my hubby to get the rolls out of the oven for me. One of the cinnamon rolls had a cute sign stuck in it that said, “We’ve got another bun in the oven!” It took him a minute (he is not a morning person) but he was thoroughly surprised and thrilled. :)
Tonia Conger commented on Jul 08 11 at 8:56 pmI had a sweet little green onsie that declared, “my dad is a geek” that I found at a boutique in San Francisco a few years ago. Nate had been skiing (it was new year’s eve) and I mentioned that a present I ordered for Christmas had come late. Tied to the onsie in the gift bag was the pregnancy test I had taken that morning that simply said, “pregnant”.
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