This weekend was an exciting one for your mother and I, as we got to tell your grandparents and aunts and uncles that you were coming! I originally wanted to be a little bit careful about when to tell people, preferring to wait until our doctor’s appointment to spread the news. But your mom couldn’t wait to tell people and didn’t want to wait three more weeks. Then, we found out Auntie Molly would be home for Spring Break this weekend and we knew we had to tell now. Your mom wanted to make sure she told Molly in person.

We decided to tell Mom’s family first, since you are the first grandchild in that family. Your mom first called Molly and Auntie Emmi to offer to take them out to lunch on Saturday. She only did this a ruse to make sure they were in the house when we wanted them to be. When we got there, they were convinced they were going to get a free lunch, so Emmi quickly got in the shower, followed by Molly. We ended up waiting for about an hour for them to get done. Then, Mom admitted that we were only trying to get them all together so she could tell them she was pregnant.

At first, Nana didn’t believe her. She kept saying “quit joking” and even turned her attention back to the TV. After about the fifth time of Mom say “Actually, I am pregnant,” Nana finally believed her. Everybody was so happy they were crying. It felt great for us to finally get the news off our chest and have somebody else who knew about it.

On Sunday, we told my family. First was a visit to see Uncle Jesse and the kids. I wanted to have your cousin Breanna spread the news to her parents, but she was being too hyper for me to be able to do that, so I just said to her, loud enough for everybody to hear, “Did you know you’re going to have a baby cousin soon?” Again, there was congratulations, with Uncle Jesse asking if we really disliked sleep that much. Aunt Sarah gave us a couple pregnancy books and offered to give us any and all baby supplies she had. I’m sure we’ll take her up on the offer.

Finally was a trip to Grandma and Grandpa A’s house to tell them. My plan for telling them worked out the way I expected. Grandma gave me a quilt that your great grandmother had made for me when I was a baby. When Grandma got it out to show to me, I said “That will look perfect in the baby’s room!” Grandma picked up on that hint right away. She and Grandpa were both very happy to hear the news.

So we’ve finally told our parents and siblings, and I’m surprisingly relieved to have done it. It’s really nice to be able to share our wonderful news. We’ll tell the rest of our friends and relatives about you after our first doctor’s appointment. We can’t wait!