Telling the family.....

After finding out that we were expecting on Wednesday (April 23rd), Dr. K wanted me to come back in for another blood test and ultrasound - just to make sure that the pain I had been experiencing in the first place was not a tubal pregnancy. As soon as the appointment was over and I was give the green light, I rushed to my mom's office to deliver her baby balloon, flowers and Granna goodybag. I was so excited to tell our parents that I was about to bust! My mom reacted exactly as I thought she would - first with shock that I was there and then with lots of tears and hugs! The minutes surrounding telling the grandparents are right up there with learning about it ourselves!

After leaving Granna's office, it was off to Papaw's house to deliver a balloon and Papaw goodybag. I wish I could say that my dad was as quick to catch on as my mom but that wasn't the case.....he stood in the doorway for a few minutes wondering why I wasn't at work. Actually i could see the worry on his face because I never miss work and I'm sure he was thinking something horrible had happened. I handed him the gift bag and balloon - he look puzzled and asked what it was.....geez Dad!! He finally got the hint and broke out in a smile. Although he would never admit it, there were tears shed there too!

We wanted to tell Rich's parents and Nate (big brother) at the same time so as soon as I got home from work we headed over to Grandma & Grandpa's house. Nate's gift was a Big Brother Toolbelt complete with tongs, safety glasses, clothes pins, air freshener, diapers, wipes and rubber gloves - all of these items were put in a handy dandy toolbelt that he could tie around his waist (it was really funny!). We got Grandma and Grandpa a card along with a legacy book for each of them. They opened the books and, like everyone else, look puzzled. Grandpa started opening the card which would formally announce our miracle but Rich couldn't wait - he finally just blurted it out. Obviously neither of us had eloquent words to tell about our upcoming arrival but I don't think it mattered. With the amount of hugs, tears, laughter and screaming (yes Aunt Janet screamed)no one missed an Academy Awared winning speech.