The Big Reveal

December 24, 2011

Over a week had gone by since we had found out. Thoughts of doubt kept running through my mind about whether we really were pregnant or not. With no visits to the doctor, I could only rely on the little stick to give me the thumbs up. Although I had already taken two (yes, two) tests, I still felt that I needed reassurance. I decided to take one more test, just for good measure. 

This time, it was written clear as day. There was no need for interpretation if there was really two lines or just one. We in fact, were expecting and we knew that Christmas was the perfect time to reveal it to our parents. Especially since we had been now assured numerous times that there was a baby on the way.

We went back and forth the last week about how we were going to tell everyone. We knew that our parents had to know first and everyone else would just fall into place. It was difficult to figure out how to tell your parents such big news. We weren't sure whether to make a phone call and just spit it out or whether to mail them a letter. Since it was Christmas, we decided to get creative. We wrapped a gift for each of our families, with a baby bib saying "I love grandma" or "I love grandpa" inscribed into it. Just to clear up any confusion, we posted this to be the first thing that they saw when they opened the gift:

The poem reads: "To all those that we love, We have some news to tell you today, Seems that the stork is coming our way! A cherished little on, a boy or girl, Will soon bring us all the happiness in the world!" We placed them under the trees as any other gift but made sure that it was the last present that everyone opened that day. Our parents were thrilled. There was much laughter, joy, excitement and tears for the next few days but we were surely relieved to know that it was no longer our little secret. We weren't quite sure how everyone was going to react but it was better than we expected.

Now that the hard stuff was done, the next step was figuring out how to get through the next 8 months of our lives....