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Your Friends Eat Ice Cream and Pickles
Creative ways to share the exciting
news that you’re expecting a baby!
You really don't want to go buy one of those t-shirts with "Baby
07" sprayed on the front.
And it's been years since people put those yellow "Baby
on Board" signs in the windows of their vehicles (thankfully!).
Still, you're ecstatic at the recent discovery of the life growing
inside of you—and you want the world to share in your
joy.
Here are a few unique and creative ways to spread the exciting
news:
1. Invite friends over to dinner. Laugh, eat well and enjoy
the company. When it comes time to serve dessert, take a half-gallon
of vanilla ice cream. Soften it in the microwave for 45 seconds.
Drain a jar of sweet baby pickles. Mix them into the ice cream
and serve them hidden in the icy mound. It will create a stir
and won't take folks long to catch on.
2. Find one of those adorable grandparent or aunt/uncle picture
frames and use them as place settings for a wonderful dinner.
You can even create your own with stencils and frames at craft
stores.
3. After dinner, show a movie. In the middle of it, inject the
tape/pictures of your ultrasound and sit there as if nothing
is happening.
4. Leave birthing books, baby names and pacifiers on the coffee
table. Guests will wonder what you've been up to.
5. Finally, when dinner guests arrive excuse yourself for a
few minutes only to emerge wearing a huge diaper. Tell them
you're practicing for the big day in a few months!
