We all know I couldn't do it...

Well last night we decided to tell our parents. We decided to do this for various reasons and I am glad that we did. We all (Devin and I, Mike and Stacy, Brittany and Jason, and my mom) went out for dinner at Ruby Tuesdays and Brittany brought up Christmas present ideas, which we planned, and I said "Oh, I brought our lists". So I handed out the lists and all went well except for that Mike didn't read one! Men always have to ruin the plan! On our Christmas list we had items that we really did want for Christmas and at the bottom we put items such as maternity clothes, crib, carseat, etc. My mom was the first one to catch on and said "Are you pregnant? Really?" about 20 times. Then she started bawling and then Stacy caught on. I didn't really hear her reaction as I was sitting next to my mom and at the far end of the table from Mike and Me-Maw (Stacy). I think Brittany was right that we did get a little toned-down responses since we did it in a public place. I think everyone was pretty shocked which was awesome!

I am really hoping that Me-Maw can keep quiet for 8 weeks and it is hard to believe that Christmas is only 8 weeks away. Mike and Me-Maw went down to Manito to see all the kids dressed up tonight, so I hope they stayed strong! I know how hard it is!

Telling the parents made me even more excited to tell the rest of the family! I can't wait to see Grandma Burks's reaction since she will be a first time great-grandma. My grandma and Grandma Budke already have great grandchildren, but I know they will be shocked, especially my grandma. It will be great telling everyone because we should be able to catch their reactions on camera!

So the revised plan is to tell my brother, Eric, and his wife, Rachel, and my grandparents when we all meet at my brothers place in Texas for Thanksgiving/Christmas. I am hoping that we do our Christmas the first night there so we don't have to hold it in for too long! We really want to be able to tell them in person so it works out great that we will all be together. Then Christmas Eve we will tell the Burks side and Christmas Day the Rankin side. Everyone is going to be so surprised its going to be great!

Oh, and for those of you who don't get the Me-Maw thing it is from an episode of the Big Bang Theory in which Sheldon calls his grandma Me-Maw. We thought it was hilarious and its always fun to tease Stacy because she makes it so easy! :)

Spilling the beans....

So we all know that I couldn't last until Thanksgiving to tell the parents! It has only been two days! We have decided to tell them tomorrow night just because they may notice and there are things I need to avoid that might be obvious such as alcohol and smoke. Also, they may notice if I start getting morning sickness especially since I am going to be working with my mom alot the next few weeks because of inventory.

We went to dinner with my mom tonight, since she just got back from sewing all week in Springfield and I did make it through the whole dinner without saying anything so I am proud of myself for that!

Not sure what the plan is yet, we did buy little things that are a countdown that say how many ever weeks til I am a grandma, but thats all we have. I guess I should start coming up with a plan!

Doing good so far...

I am so sorry to Jessica, I just lied to your face about being pregnant and I feel awful about it. Devin and I have chosen to not tell our friends before our parents. I know this is going to hurt you and I feel awful, but we are sticking to it. We are close to our parents and we don't want them feeling like they were the last ones to find out.

We are planning to tell our close friends right after we tell our parents, so right after Thanksgiving. Its only 4 weeks away but feels like forever!

Devin lost his last two softball games last night which was a real bummer. Mike and Stacy were there and didn't sit near me and I only talked to them for like 5 minutes so it was easy to not say anything! They didn't say anything about any babies and that made it even easier. Stacy was trying to figure out who put dog food in her towel drawer while they were out of town and Devin and I and Britt were watching Jazz. Of course she assumes its us because of the birthday stuff and it totally isn't! I told her like I could keep a secret from her since the birthday was so hard and she said true. I was cracking up on the inside at the irony. Oh how little she knows!

Tomorrow is Pizza and Beer night with Mike and Stacy. We always seem to talk about babies, either the cousins or Laila, or other people expecting for like 2 minutes so I am hoping that I stay strong!

First Dr. Appointment

I guess the nurse wasn't lying when she said the first appointment takes a long time! I was there about two hours. Nothing big happened, just lots of different tests and LOTS of questions. Thank god Brittany was with me she new the Burks family history and saved my butt!

I am 4 weeks 5 days along, which isn't very far at all...due July 2nd so I won't have to spend too many hot days pregnant, with any luck. They took 8 tubes of blood, which seemed excessive, but I guess there are quite a few tests to run and he ran a whole thyroid panel too. Apparently having hypothyroidism during pregnancy isn't hard to deal with so that is good news! All of those results should be in on Monday with any luck.

My next appointment is Monday, November 23rd the before we leave for Texas for Thanksgiving. I will be 8-9 weeks along then and if everything goes well at that appointment I am planning on telling my family then so I can tell my brother and his wife and my grandparents in person. Plus, we are taking after the Rankin's this year and doing Thanks-Christmas so that will be a nice little surprise for everyone! They will be shocked and I can't wait! We plan on telling Mike and Stacy right when we get back from Texas. We would do it before, but we are unsure how they would handle themselves on Thanksgiving with Sophia and Henry around. Extended family the plan is Christmas Eve. Hoping we can hold out that long!

Well time to get bundled up for Devin's last softball games of the year! Its going to be cold. I am secretly hoping that Mike and Stacy don't come out so I won't spill the beans, but if they do come I think I can handle it!

It's About Time...

Wahooo! After 13 months of trying to get pregnant we have succeeded! We thought we were never going to get to this point! Sooooooooo excited! I decided to start this blog, because I have a hard time keeping a secret. So, I can write about it and then maybe won't have the urge to tell before I want to. That is probably wishful thinking though. Sorry to our families if we don't see you as often in the next few weeks, we aren't avoiding you per say, but just don't want to spill the beans! As of now, we are planning to tell everyone around Thanksgiving.

Here is how it went down...
When I got home from work I decided to test (with my sister-in-law and Jessica encouraging me) and it was +. I came out of the bathroom screaming, Devin probably thought there was a big spider or something because I was sooo loud. He came down the hallway and I told him. This is not how I ever envisioned telling him that we were expecting, but hey it is an exciting time! We stood there a few minutes, yes I was crying, and then had a "oh crap what do we do now" discussion. We decided to call my doctor and I got an appointment for 1:30 tomorrow! I'm excited that they got me in so soon! I guess in the future when they tell me I have to wait a month I should just lie and say I am pregnant! They say its going to take an hour and half which seems long, but she said there is alot of info they need. She also said most husbands don't go to the first appointment because it is so long. Devin has been sick (took a halfday Monday, and took all of today off) so if he goes back to work he will be swamped and if he doesn't go he probably shouldn't go if hes sick, but all is okay because Brittany has a half-day tomorrow so she volunteered to go with me and listen to all the info. She will probably pay more attention than Devin would anyway! Shes a life-saver (and I am not just saying that because shes the only one that knows about this blog, or am I?).

I am thankful that Devin let me run out and tell Brittany right away. I would not have been able to keep it from her. I kinda feel like we are partners in crime! I just went down to the bank and showed her the picture on my camera phone and she figured it out. I think she was expecting me to tell her she was going to be an aunt when I went in beings we had been texting all day about the possibility. I told her I was stopping by on my way home from the store because I didn't want to be with sick Devin. I really don't think she bought it though.

The nurse said I should have a due date after tomorrow, according to my calculations it should be around July 1st, but we all know numbers are not what I am good at!

Well that is it for now!