Creative Ways to Tell Him We're Expecting??

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  • onedayillbeamilf
    onedayillbeamilf Posts: 966 Member
    I used the ole call him up at work crying trick.
  • ashlinmarie
    ashlinmarie Posts: 1,263 Member
    You could also cook a dinner with lots of hinting dishes...baby back ribs, baby carrots, baby spinach....you know ;)
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Okay, so this one is in-depth. It will involve you, his best friend, and around $28,000 cash.

    First, flip the circuit breaker on your apartment. Oh yeah, you have to live in an apartment. This part is important. Go up to the roof of the apartment and comment that it is cold. Tell him to hold you.

    In the meantime, your husband's best friend will, with a spare key, enter your apartment and begin to trash all of your best stuff. Pissing on the couch, spilling leftovers into the carpet, and stealing $28,000 from the secret stash.

    A few minutes into being held in his arms, tell him that you wish you had a blanket or shawl. He'll return inside to find his apartment a mess. Sneak up behind him and yell, "This is what this place will be like all the time, just nine months from now!" Smile and show how excited you are.

    His best friend can come out of hiding in the corner now and ask for your husband's golf clubs--he'll never be able to play again--and his X-Box. They'll share a look and the friend will say something like, "Dude, we'll still be here for you" even though both of them know that the friendship is effectively over.

    Now you two can reflect on what you've introduced into the world around you.
    -wtk


    :laugh: This would be hilarious if it weren't so true. :sad:
  • iLoveMyPitbull1225
    iLoveMyPitbull1225 Posts: 1,690 Member
    My friend found out right before Christmas. She gave her husband a card that said Merry Christmas Daddy, See You In 9 Months.


    This is my favorite. I will do this if at all possible! I have dreamed of when this moment comes forever.
  • TinaBaily
    TinaBaily Posts: 792 Member
    I used the ole call him up at work crying trick.

    Oh my gosh, I did this with our 5th one, and I promised I would never do that to my hubby again! He knew I went to the doctor, and I called him, crying. He had to suffer through a 40 minute bus ride to get home, wait until I drove him from the stop to home, made him listen to a "play by play" as I went through my doctor's appointment with him, and THEN told him I was pregnant. He was so relieved that I wasn't sick with cancer or something that he cried, so it turned out to be a good thing. FYI, after 4 boys, that pregnancy was a girl, and so very different from the others. They are all such blessings!

    Best of luck in your journey to become parents, by the way. You are so sweet to think of a clever way to tell your awesome fireman husband!
  • Discoveri
    Discoveri Posts: 435 Member
    Adam is a firefighter and an avid runner and also has a MAJOR sweet tooth.

    . It would be fun to incorporate one of these into the announcement... any ideas?

    Get him a new pair of running shoes and tuck a Baby Ruth into them. Include a note that says "for when you're running after our new baby".

    ^Clever. I like this idea!
  • jamk1446
    jamk1446 Posts: 5,577 Member
    I gave my ex a mug that you can decorate yourself from the craft store that said "I knocked up my wife and all I got was this lousy mug."

    It was his favorite mug.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    This is pretty elaborate, but it's fun. Call your favorite department store that carries baby furniture and explain that you just found out you're pregnant and you need some help breaking the news to your husband. Ask if you can set up a "treasure" hunt inside the store. When you walk in the door to "shop", a store manager will congratulate him on being the "1,000,000th customer" or something, and as such he gets to participate in a very special treasure hunt. If he completes it, he'll get a big prize. Get a sonogram and put it and the positive pregnancy test in a small treasure chest (topped with a pastel blue and pink bow) along with a card that says, "Congratulations, you're a winner....Dad!" Put it in a baby crib in the baby furniture section. This will be the prize at the end of the hunt. Then put cards with clues written on them throughout the store, (marked with helium balloons and ribbons). Each clue will lead him to a new card, which will ultimately lead him to the "treasure".
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
    My friend found out right before Christmas. She gave her husband a card that said Merry Christmas Daddy, See You In 9 Months.


    This is my favorite. I will do this if at all possible! I have dreamed of when this moment comes forever.

    And you can really do this for any holiday.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Adam is a firefighter and an avid runner and also has a MAJOR sweet tooth.

    . It would be fun to incorporate one of these into the announcement... any ideas?

    Does he compete in alot of 5K's or 10K's? You could call up the coordinators of the event to present him with a "World's Greatest Dad" trophy when they announce the winners at the end of the race. When he says, "But I'm not a dad." You can be standing next to him and say, "Not yet, but give it about nine months and you will be." IDK, I'm just spitballing here. If you're a private person, this may not appeal to you....
  • ki4yxo
    ki4yxo Posts: 709 Member
    My wife just took the test, and told me she was pregnant.
    I said said cool, let's get you in to see the doctor. In 13
    days we'll have our second boy.
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    my wife woke me up with the stick. i said, "well...huh."

    the creative part was letting my family know. We found out on St. Patrick's day, but waited until Easter to let everyone know. I printed up an "announcement" and put it in a plastic egg. My family still does an Easter Egg hunt, so I dropped it in with the mix of those eggs, so someone in the family would find it. My cousin found it and the look on her face when she read it was priceless. and then a wave of congrats, and all.

    And it was sort of symbolic, because... you know... the egg thing.
  • ilovemybuggy
    ilovemybuggy Posts: 1,584 Member
    This is pretty elaborate, but it's fun. Call your favorite department store that carries baby furniture and explain that you just found out you're pregnant and you need some help breaking the news to your husband. Ask if you can set up a "treasure" hunt inside the store. When you walk in the door to "shop", a store manager will congratulate him on being the "1,000,000th customer" or something, and as such he gets to participate in a very special treasure hunt. If he completes it, he'll get a big prize. Get a sonogram and put it and the positive pregnancy test in a small treasure chest (topped with a pastel blue and pink bow) along with a card that says, "Congratulations, you're a winner....Dad!" Put it in a baby crib in the baby furniture section. This will be the prize at the end of the hunt. Then put cards with clues written on them throughout the store, (marked with helium balloons and ribbons). Each clue will lead him to a new card, which will ultimately lead him to the "treasure".

    I LOVE THIS!!!
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
    my wife woke me up with the stick. i said, "well...huh."

    the creative part was letting my family know. We found out on St. Patrick's day, but waited until Easter to let everyone know. I printed up an "announcement" and put it in a plastic egg. My family still does an Easter Egg hunt, so I dropped it in with the mix of those eggs, so someone in the family would find it. My cousin found it and the look on her face when she read it was priceless. and then a wave of congrats, and all.

    And it was sort of symbolic, because... you know... the egg thing.

    I love this!
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
    pffffffffffff don't tell him, just every day complain about how you can't get your weight under control and MFP is doing nothing to help you, see how long it takes before he figures out the difference between fat and pregnant, if thats not til your water breaks you may want to consider reconsidering the person you have as a mate
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
    I gave my ex a mug that you can decorate yourself from the craft store that said "I knocked up my wife and all I got was this lousy mug."

    It was his favorite mug.

    This is my favourite idea so far! I would totally do this...
  • sandrinamsilva
    sandrinamsilva Posts: 651 Member
    I have a friend who wrote on her belly, "Hi Daddy!" She told her husband that she thought there was a weird lump on her belly, and she wanted him to check it. And then, voila, he saw the little message! Simple, but cute. :)

    That is a cute idea
  • Sheymarie417
    Sheymarie417 Posts: 40 Member
    This guy i worked with a couple years ago told us his wife give him a present of a onesy(however you spell it) and he thought it was an outfit for the dog. she told him no it was for the bby they were gonna have in 7months. its a cute idea if you find out around christmas
  • HollyAus
    HollyAus Posts: 241 Member
    This is pretty elaborate, but it's fun. Call your favorite department store that carries baby furniture and explain that you just found out you're pregnant and you need some help breaking the news to your husband. Ask if you can set up a "treasure" hunt inside the store. When you walk in the door to "shop", a store manager will congratulate him on being the "1,000,000th customer" or something, and as such he gets to participate in a very special treasure hunt. If he completes it, he'll get a big prize. Get a sonogram and put it and the positive pregnancy test in a small treasure chest (topped with a pastel blue and pink bow) along with a card that says, "Congratulations, you're a winner....Dad!" Put it in a baby crib in the baby furniture section. This will be the prize at the end of the hunt. Then put cards with clues written on them throughout the store, (marked with helium balloons and ribbons). Each clue will lead him to a new card, which will ultimately lead him to the "treasure".

    THIS!!! I love it!!!