The Big Reveal

With Father's Day only 3 weeks from when we learned of our exciting news, we thought it was only natural to have both sets of parents over and tell them together on Father's Day. Since this will be the first grandchild for both sets of parents (Ted's dad has grandchildren in Arizona he doesn't see much), we knew the excitement would be high.

We started the grill and hung out outside. The excitement was killing me! I couldn't wait till they opened their presents and learned they would be grandpas in 2010.

Even when they opened their gifts, my dad still thought it couldn't be. He had a look like, "very funny.. ha ha" as if we were just teasing them. (It has been the case that we tease them we won't give them grandkids.) I said, "We're having a baby in January!" and I'll never forget the look of shock on Maria's face. Everyone was overjoyed.

The rest of the afternoon was a great celebration with everyone sharing horror stories of pregnancies and birth. Something that seems to be the favorite topic of conversation I've noticed around newly-pregnant women. Luckily I've felt very good so far.