Telling
It has been so much fun telling everyone our wonderful news. I must say that everyone certainly seems surprised. I can't blame them, considering how freaking long it took me to get pregnant.
Today everyone at work wanted to know how we told everyone. Most stories were fairly boring to tell. Some people just got e-mail. Some people got a phone call in which I just blurted out that I was pregnant.
We did something slightly different for the parents. We used the ultrasound to break the news.
First we called my parents and told them that we had a quiz for them to take. We said that we needed to e-mail it to them and we wanted to be on the phone while they took it. It seemed like it took an eternity for the e-mail to get there and for them to download the first picture.
The body of the e-mail just said, "What do you see?" As dad was downloading the picture, mom asked, "Is this going to make us look stupid?" I assured her that it wouldn't.
Finally, mom said that she saw a baby. I could tell by the way she said it that she was still thinking this was a quiz. There was a bit more silence. Then she said, "And? So what do you want to know?" I told her that we wanted to know how they felt about the fourth grandchild.
After a few more minutes of silence, it hit her. I then joked, "Now you look stupid." I'm pretty certain that her reaction indicates that she is more than ready and happy to have another grandchild. I got to talk to my dad momentarily and he also seemed happy.)
After talking with my parents, Cat and I drove to Hollister to tell his mom. We brought a printout of the ultrasound to show her. She wasn't familiar with the concept of an ultrasound so she had no idea what we were showing her. She looked at Cat and said, "What's this?" At first he told her it was an ultrasound but that shed no light on what she was looking at. Finally he just told her it was a baby.
Silence.
Then she said, "Whose is it?"
Ok. So we finally got her to understand that it was OUR baby and that she was FINALLY going to have her first grandchild. She reacted with a heartfelt, "Thanks God!" and clapped her hands as if in prayer. She then gave me two pieces of advice. "Don't be afraid and be careful."
Everyone that we've told reacts in such a wonderful way. Everyone is so happy for us and has had amazingly kind words. I've been reminded again and again of how very loved Cat and I are. My heart is filled to the point of nearly bursting because I know that every ounce of love I feel will be magnified for our child.