Joe's parents came to town for Memorial Day Weekend. When they arrived, we were sitting outside on the deck soaking up some sunshine. Joe's mom, Linda, was suspicious that I had not enjoyed a beer with Joe and Art. We went to 101 Beer Kitchen for dinner, where I also did not order a drink, but she thought maybe it was because I was driving (it's only a half mile from our house). Friday also happened to be Art's 65th Birthday! The ride over to dinner Art was sweetly reminding us that he wasn't getting any younger and wanted to be around to watch his grandkids grow up. Little did he know, we were harboring our secret until the end of dinner. Joe ordered all of us a slice of blueberry pie for dessert. While enjoying our dessert, we gave Art a card and wrote inside "This year for your birthday we have a special surprise to share." After a few curious looks, we proceeded to tell them about our exciting news from the previous evening. It was really nice to get to share this news with them in person since we don't get to see them often. It was also really nice to be able to share our excitement about the baby!! It made it feel so much more real.
We spent Saturday afternoon putting up the canopies on the deck and installing the invisible dog fence, all with Papa Lude's help. On Saturday night, our friends Nate and Callie were coming over for a cookout. And our friends Geoff and Nicole were also going to be stopping by later in the evening. I knew Callie was going to notice right away when I wasn't drinking with everyone else. Knowing very well we'd tell them by the end of the evening, Joe started dropping very obvious hints just to make Callie a little crazy. The best part is Nate didn't notice a thing! When Geoff and Nicole arrived we spilled the beans. They were all very excited for us.
That afternoon I had also sent our friend Laura a text message sharing the big news. I knew I would be seeing her the next day, but felt like she should know since we were telling our other friends that day. I sent her a picture of the "Daddy I Can't Wait To Meet You" sign I made Joe with the caption "another one bites the dust". Seems all of our college girlfriends are pregnant right now, so I guess I joined the prego party haha. Our summer of Laura and Heather poolside is gonna be a lil different than planned, but we'll still have fun!
Sunday afternoon was spent at The Stimson's (Callie's parents) house for a Memorial Day cookout. I drank water out of a red solo cup, and I think I kept my secret pretty well. It will be really fun to tell the Stimsons and the Mayhills since they have become our Columbus family! I also can't believe we didn't tell our friends Katie and Luke (we even saw them again the next day when they came over to help with the invisible fence), so I think they will be pretty surprised when we do tell them. Then again maybe they have become more suspicious than we realize? That evening, we went and hung out with Laura and Andy at their house. We sat around the fire all night... and there was a lot of baby talk. Oh how times have changed!! :)
We haven't had the opportunity to tell my parents yet since we would really like to tell them in person. Right now, our plan is to wait until they are in town in a couple weeks for the Buckeye Country Superfest. It is going to be really hard not telling them, but it will be worth it when we get to tell them face-to-face. The funny thing is, we will have our doctors appointment that same week. So hopefully we'll have more updates to share! :)
As of right now, I feel completely normal. Aside from being a little more sleepy and hungry than normal (I just woke up from a wonderful two-hour nap), I feel great! Much to Joe's dismay, I've really had no cravings to speak of.... but there is ample time for that. I have plenty of energy to do my usual yoga and TRX classes. It actually makes me feel pretty good to stay active, and I hope it stays that way. No running as of now, so I am doubtful that I will start again during this pregnancy.
Baby is as Big as an Appleseed
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| I have a feeling it will be awhile before I have a baby bump! |
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