telling my family

Wednesday, 11/25/09

We searched all day for the same Walmart baby bibs with the words "grandma", "auntie", and "grandpa" on them. We never did find a "grandpa" bib, so we ended up getting a different one from Target for my dad. That night, we went to Bartlesville to spend some time with my family before Thanksgiving. My parents, sisters, Grandma Betty, and Maddie's boyfriend, Colton, were already there. We walked into the house with packages in our hands telling everyone that we had gotten them all "Thanksgiving presents". After dinner, we handed out the presents, telling everyone to open them at the same time. They opened them and someone said, "Are you pregnant?!!" in a surprised, but excited, voice. Then there was screaming, hugs, and congratulations.

Patricia, Ray, Merrick, and Aaron arrived a little later. My mom decided that everyone would be wearing the bibs as they walked in the door. They looked a little confused at first about why everyone was wearing bibs. It took them a little while to catch on, but when they did, there was more screaming and congratulations.

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, 11/26/09

The rest of the family arrived for Thanksgiving dinner along with my parent's good friends, Mike and Debbie Joosten. Before dinner, my mom made an announcement that some members of the family were messy eaters and then proceeded to pass out the bibs to my dad, sisters, and Grandma Betty. Everyone looked at each other with questioning looks as my parents and sisters put the bibs on. Then, they all realized that we were going to have a baby!