We are finally excited and ready to share that we are expecting our rainbow baby! My husband continues to be outnumbered by all GIRLS! Baby McShane number 2 is arriving in early August. I’m sharing some details and answering some questions that you may have about my pregnancy and baby announcement.
We knew we wanted to try again for a second as soon as we could, but never in a million years did I think we would still be in a pandemic. Any mamas that have tips of what to expect during pregnancy during a pandemic, please comment!
Although this pregnancy is going by a lot quicker than the first, it has been hard not having my husband by my side at my appointments. I have been extremely fortunate that with both pregnancies I did not experience any symptoms. Due to Covid, we decided not to have a gender reveal party this time around. Instead, we did a low key gender reveal in our backyard with just us and a few weeks later we were finally ready to tell our family. Many wondered why we had waited until 22 weeks to announce and share the news. Quite honestly, after our loss we were scared, afraid, and just wanted to know that everything was going to go okay this time around. We are excited, but overly cautious. We continue to pray for a healthy baby and pregnancy.
Baby Announcement
I knew I wanted our daughter to wear something to tell everyone the big news. I ultimately decided on having her wear a denim jean jacket to spill the beans. It was hilarious seeing how long it took some family members to pick up on the news. Some family members took about 20 minutes to fully process.
To design the “big sis” I used design space in cricut. Design space lets you choose and customize fonts of your choice. I used my cricut maker to cut out glitter iron-on (HTV) to give the jacket a more girly look. As soon as it was done, I weeded and used a cricut heat press to transfer it the denim jacket. I was able to complete the jacket in under 30 minutes and it cost less than $20! I even customized and added some bling by adding flat pearls to the back and front. The pearls really popped in the pictures.
When did you find out that you were pregnant?
I took an at home pregnancy test after realizing my period was late. I have always tracked my period using the glow app so I knew there could be a chance I was pregnant, I found out Thanksgiving weekend.
How did you tell your husband?
I told him on his birthday in December! The timing worked out perfectly. Coincidentally, I have told him on his birthday both times. Seems like a tradition?! With our first born, I gave him a box for his birthday with a fishing hook that said, “our greatest catch coming soon.” It took him a few minutes to process and sink in. This time around, I had snuck a shirt on our daughter that said, “big sis” and had her give him a present. He thought the present was the Lysol wipes she was handing him, until he looked down and noticed her shirt.
How far along are you?
I am currently 22 weeks and in my second trimester. I was able to hide it pretty well until about a week ago. It seems like I’m showing a lot quicker with this baby and have already gained more weight this time around. I gained a total of 25 lbs with my first. It will be interesting to see how many lbs I pack on with this baby. I know every pregnancy can be so different.
Looking for more Ideas on how to announce you are pregnant? Check out these cute ideas:
Use a pet to make an announcement, a letterboard, a digital etsy baby announcement, balloons, a big brother/ sister, the possibilities are endless! Thank you Caitlyn and Megan for your ideas!
We can’t wait to share more of this journey with you all!
