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Best. Pregnancy. Announcement. Ever.

October 27, 2011 By Lena

I actually can’t remember how I broke the news of my two pregnancies, but I *think* I may have done something terribly uninspiring like just picking up the phone and telling people. My bad.

Of course, I had no idea that THESE little wonders existed:

SCRATCH CARD PREGNANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
SURPRISE! ULTRASOUND PHOTO & DUE DATE

Yup, pregnancy announcement scratch tickets, with a photo of the ultrasound revealed underneath. How ingenious! And such a clever, creative way to spread the news! I came across the link to these babies on LilSugar.com’s “Five Unusual Ways to Show Off Your Ultrasound“. They’re not terribly expensive, either – just $4 for 10, which translates to just $20 for 50.

Is it totally ridiculous that I just considered getting pregnant again… if only to be able to announce via scratch ticket? (Talk me out of it, please. I’m an impulse buyer.)

Click here to visit the merchant’s website.

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Comments

  1. Nicole

    October 27, 2011 at 1:20 am

    OMG – That's awesome!! I wish I knew about this for my last two pregnancies!! Nicolehttp://www.domesticatedmomma.com

  2. Kathryn

    October 27, 2011 at 1:23 am

    ooooh Lena – do it!! Go for number 3, you make such cute babies :)

  3. Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen

    October 27, 2011 at 1:29 am

    I JUST announced my pregnancy. I wish I saw this before!

  4. Carolynn Gomez

    October 27, 2011 at 1:37 am

    Cool! Totally wish I knew about this with Ava! Will def consider this for my next. :) Thanks for sharing!

  5. Lena!

    October 27, 2011 at 2:22 am

    @Nicole – me too :(@Kathryn – Don't even go there! You're supposed to be talking me out of it!@Randa – CONGRATS girl!@Carolynn – if you do, I totally want one, please and thank you :)

  6. ~she~

    October 27, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    Oh yeah, I would get pg just for that reason too!

  7. Kailin

    October 27, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    This is so cute!!!!!!!!! My brother and sister in law did something creative….I won't tell….because my sister-in-law will probably comment later about it :)

  8. nicolthepickle

    October 27, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    These are seriously awesome! And you have cute babies. How about a girl with your eyes.

  9. Lena!

    October 28, 2011 at 12:01 pm

    @~she~- really? Well, now that you know about them…. should I expect a note from you in the mail? xo@Kailin – can't wait to hear about it!@nicolthepickle – my husband will love your comment ;)

  10. DeeDee H

    October 29, 2011 at 1:59 pm

    I am definitely bookmarking this site, and I know a girlfriend who's pregnancy is still on the hush hush, will have to send this to her.

  11. Tammi @ My Organized Chaos

    October 30, 2011 at 12:30 am

    Ok – that is awesome!!I can see one of those phone scanner things too, for announcements. But, this one is great for anyone. I'd do it!!

  12. Jenny

    November 1, 2011 at 7:09 am

    hahaha, the things they come up with these days!

  13. Sharon

    November 8, 2011 at 7:31 am

    Thanks Lena! I stumbled upon this post and I was so happy to hear the positive feedback on the scratch offs. If you do decide to get pregnant, I’ll give you a deal :D

  14. Lena

    November 8, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Ha ha ha, thanks Sharon!

  15. Shauna MacKenzie

    November 8, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    So I finally made it!!! Still can’t believe I got called out on one of the only posts I haven’t commented on! LOL! The post REALLY made me want another baby so I was avoiding it ;)

    When we found out we were pregnant with Josh, we made Aidan a t-shirt that read “I’M GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!”. During dinner with my family, I took Aidan to the bathroom & did a quick switch of shirts and let him walk around to talk to everyone and within minutes, everyone was squealing with excitement.

    To surprise my in-laws, we did the same. They arrived at our house for dinner and Aidan went to the door wearing the t-shirt. They hugged & kissed him, but didn’t notice the shirt at first. Then my father-in-law said “Aidan, what does that say on your shirt? Oh, you’re going to be a big brother!”…silence…then my mother-in-law said “You will be a big brother one day!”…silence. Aidan stood there with the cutest, most excited face staring back at them, waiting for a reaction. They continued to remove their coats & boots.

    Finally Cam said “did you read the shirt?”. His mom’s jaw dropped and they both understood the shirt and the squealing of excitement started. I got it all on tape but lost it when my computer crashed last year :( But it was hilarious watching their non-reaction and Aidan’s impatient expressions! It took about 5 minutes for them to realize what the t-shirt meant, but their reaction was priceless!

    • Lena

      November 8, 2011 at 4:56 pm

      Okay, that story was TOTALLY worth the wait! I can’t believe your in-laws had a non-reaction… but it’s good they did, it’s a MUCH funnier story to tell! Thanks for sharing!

  16. Kailin

    November 9, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    Ya my rents can be a little show sometimes LOL but they thought Aidan was going to be in the “Big Brother” program. haha

  17. Sharon

    June 10, 2013 at 2:22 am

    We have updated our designs. Hope you like them!!

    http://www.personalizedpartyscratchoffs.com/catalog.php?category=7

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