Well, tonite is the big night that we tell our parents the news. Here is the plan. Terry and Tessie are on the road driving here as I type. When they get here, we are going to meet my parents at the Olive Garden for dinner. Probably after we eat, we are going to give them this spill about how much we appreciate all they have done to help us in the last couple of years. That we would not be where we are if it hadn't been for them and we wanted to use this dinner as an opportunity to thank them for that. **This of coarse is all true, it just really isn't the real reason for us getting them together.**
Then we are going to give each set of parents these cards that we made them:
Terry & Tessie's Card:
Dwayne & Cassie's Card:
Then we are going to give our Mom's a gift wrapped box from James Avery. This is what is in it. Do you think they will get it?
We gave them a chain also - that way they can wear it around their neck and people can ask them what it means...then they can tell them - they are having a Grandbaby!!
Woohoo!!! Wish us luck!
Friday, February 29, 2008
Giving to Our Parents
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Baby Announcement
It is Wednesday - the time is getting closer! My cousin, Dionna, was here last night. It was so hard to play dumb and act like I wasn't pregnant. We talked about projects, friend's babies and life in general and yet, I did good and I didn't spill the beans. Our Mom's and Dad's will know first. Everyone else, we are going to send the following card:
Think they will get it? I think it will be cool just to send it and not say anything to anyone. But after we tell our parents, who knows we maybe on the phone all night like the night we got engaged. It will be a fun weekend.
Now, all we have to do is finish the project for telling our parents. We went to James Avery on Monday and got our Mom's a necklace and we are going to make them a card. Hopefully I can finish that today or tomorrow and post a picture of them on here. I think it will be really cool.
One day closer....
Monday, February 25, 2008
It's Official
Friday, February 15, 2008
Not So Happy Valentine's Day!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Changing Times
Almost 10 weeks into this pregnancy and it is getting more and more difficult not to tell anyone. We have good reason for keeping quiet for so long. First and foremost, we have already miscarried early in a pregnancy and really didn't want to have to tell everyone that we miscarried on this one if that had happened. But as the weeks pass, we are more and more confident that we are not going to lose this baby. So, now we are keeping our secret a bit longer, b/c we want to tell our parents, both sets of our parents, at the same time.
We have successfully convinced Terry and Tessie to fly down at the end of Feb and have asked my parents to join us all for dinner that Friday night. We haven't exactly figured out how to tell them once we get them all together, but we have some neat ideas floating around.
Our house has been in a constant state of change since we purchased it over a year ago. We have pretty much painted and changed every room. With the baby on the way, we are preparing to change rooms that have already been changed! We would like to get wood floors for sure. Keith is also going to make our utility room into my office and turn the old office into the guest room and the old guest room into the baby's room. Yep, lots of work to do, but we are looking forward to it.
Can't wait to see how our parents react to our news. Only two more weeks to go!