Brad and I were so thrilled to find out right after Thanksgiving that we were expecting, and we started right away thinking of how to surprise our families with the news. The timing was great... the next time we would be with our families would be over the Christmas holiday. We decided to put a sonogram picture in a cute frame, then wrap it like a Christmas gift. Brad filmed our moms' reactions:
Teresa, a.k.a. Nonnie (or Nonna):
Nancy, a.k.a. Meeme (pronounced Mimi):
A bunch of friends have asked me how I was able to wait that long (I was almost 10 weeks when we told our families - about a month after we found out; I waited until 13 weeks to tell my closest friends). For me, it honestly was not much of a challenge at all. There was something so sweet and special about cherishing a "secret" like this with only Brad. In a way, I knew that once I started to tell people, this special news would be a little less "mine" and a little more "everyone else's." Not at all to say I didn't want to celebrate with our families, but I just knew I could put it off for a few weeks and ponder all these things in my heart. It's just a personality thing, I guess. I have dear friends who told everyone they know and even strangers the day they found out, and I think that's great!
If pregnancy has taught me anything so far, it's that everyone is different.
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