August 1, 2010, this became my new favorite picture. After 3 months of "trying" I finally got the positive result that I'd been praying about for months. Scotty and I were in denial that Sunday night, so Monday at lunch I took another test, and there was no denying it, I was pregnant!! Scotty couldn't wait to share the news with our family. When I got off work I went straight over to Scotty's work so that we could tell Dad the good news. Here's how we told everyone:
Dad: His birthday is April 9th, so I said "Dad I sure hate to spoil your birthday present so early, but.... you're going to get a grandbaby for your birthday".You should have seen the look on his face, priceless! I wish I had a camera to capture everyone's reactions. Needless to say, he was thrilled.
Next we headed into Iowa Park to tell Scotty's family the news: When we went to his mom's house she was headed to the bank, so we went over to his grandparent's house in the mean time. Nanny and Papa were sitting on the breeze way when we got there. Scotty asked if he could get a coke to drink, and then his Papa asked him to get him a beer while he was in there. Scotty came back with 2 beers instead. Papa said, "well that isn't a coke"... Scotty said he decided he would have a beer with Papa to celebrate that they were having a great grandbaby. Papa looked at me and said, "You're not pregnant...????" I answered, "yes, I sure am".
Scotty's Mom: When Brenda got back from the bank we headed over to her house. Scotty said, "well, you better get with your daycare parents and free up a spot pretty soon..." Brenda asked, "why". Scotty answered, "Because you're going to have a grandbaby here to watch" She got a big smile on her face and gave me a big hug!!
My Mom: Last but surely not least we headed over to Burburnett to share the news with Mom. She had a few goodies for me that I was needing to pick up so I used that as my initial excuse. When I got there I told her I was there to get the goodies she had for me and that I had something for her too. We always make a special deal out of "getting something for each other" no matter how small it may be, we like surprises. So we all walked in the living room where Mario was watching TV. She said, "Look who's here, she's coming to get her goodies" I added, "and I have something good for you too, we're having a baby!!" Oh, she was thrilled, gave me and then Scotty a big hug. She claims that she knew this was coming. I asked if I gave her any hints because we were trying to keep it a secret so that it would make for a better surprise. She said that I hadn't given it away, just that she knows me and knew this news would be coming within the year. I guess there's something to be said for mother daughter intuition! Since it was about supper time and none of us had eaten yet, they treated us to dinner at the Burk Diner.
Marci: I told Marci earlier in the day that I had some pictures that I'd been meaning to send her and that I would send them that night once I got a chance. So, I sent her a picture of some cake bites and then the picture of the pregnancy test aka my new favorite picture. She was clueless as to what she was about to see. When she opened the picture of the pregnancy test, I heard a loud gasp followed by a few solid minutes of squealing and laughing. Scotty was in the other room on the phone, but could hear the sounds. He came into the room I was in and said, "I guess you just told Marci..." We all got a big kick out of her reaction.
We both really enjoyed sharing the news with family and friends and we're blessed to be surrounded by so many supportive people that really love and care about us. It so nice to be able to share these moments with those people in our lives. Of course there were several more stories of sharing the good news, but this are the experiences we had with our closest families and I never want to forget these precious moments.
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