DH and I have been married 7 years and I'm thrilled that I'm finally pregnant. We were trying all along but it never happened until now - such strange timing!
The conundrum we face is telling our adult children (my stepchildren). I'm an older first-time mum (37) and my husband is in his late 40s. He has 2 children from his first marriage, ages 23 and 18.
Both are out of the house and we only see them occasionally. There is a bit of bad blood between my DH and his son (the 18 year old) due to a power struggle that occurred when he was still living with us but not obeying our rules. They are on friendly terms, but it's still strained.
Since we only see them occasionally, it might be awkward for them to be invited to dinner to be told the "big news". We are private people (no big announcement/reveal/baby shower) and aren't planning on making a big show of anything with other members of our family, either. We also don't participate in social media, so any sort of general announcement isn't happening. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this with regard to the adult children? We'd like them to be some of the first to know, but also realize they are adults with their own lives. I'm really lost!