Revealing our Baby News to our Parents

As I mentioned yesterday, I'm going to share a few of the special moments we've had since we found out we were pregnant back in late March.

I've kept a private journal for myself and this entry is from that.

Here's what I wrote just a few days after the Easter reveal to our parents.

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It's still very early along in this pregnancy but I think because of everything we've been through we're ready to shout it to the world.

(Or, at least I am)

I have probably shared with too many people but I can't help it.

Knowing that we were going to be with both sets of parents on Easter weekend I decided we should share our big news with them too.

Brad on the other hand?

Totally against the idea.

He felt like it was too early and going to jinx us.

I felt like it was going to be obvious since I wouldn't be indulging in wine and some of my favorite cheeses(that of course, had been bought).

I'm not a good liar, and I finally convinced Brad it was the right thing to do.

At first I thought about all sorts of fun ways to do a reveal.

Then, I decided maybe it wasn't the thing to do but quickly changed my mind.

From the very beginning I knew I wanted to do something with a plant and about growing and life growing inside of me.

I was having a hard time putting my thoughts on paper.

I finally asked my friend Patra(I Do Declare)and took what she suggested along with some of my own ideas and made it happen.

When we first got into town Friday afternoon everyone was there except for my Dad.

Of course he was out running errands.

So, for an entire hour I hung out with my brother, his fiancee, my Mom and in-laws counting the minutes until Dad would get home.

When he did I told them Brad and I had a gift for them.

We made them all stand together and read the cards.

 My MIL told me afterwards that she knew something was up because I was standing there with a camera and the whole thing seemed fishy.

So, of course she went straight to the bottom of the card and saw the word 'baby'.

Check out the look on her face.

 Needless to say.

Everyone was overjoyed!!!!

These pictures were taken right after.

 I didn't get a picture of my brother and his girlfriend but they were equally excited!

 My brother then took pictures of us with our parents.

The excitement was UNREAL!

 Definitely a day to remember!

 Both Moms both plan on planting their roses in the yard and of course, keeping the note card.

We told all of them to keep their lips sealed for several more weeks.

We haven't told Brad's brother and his wife and children but plan on doing so next time we see them in person.

My MIL thinks we should find a cute way to reveal it to them as well.

HMMMM...

6-weeks and 4-days today. The baby is the size of a blueberry!
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Of course our due date changed after this reveal.
We told them our news BEFORE we ever even heard the heartbeat and had an ultrasound.
Kinda risky.
When we went to the doctor a week later we found out that the baby was actually measuring at 6 weeks 6 days instead of almost 8-weeks like we thought.
That's why our due date in December instead of November like written on the note.