I had been looking forward to Christmas this year for weeks. I had decided to wait to share the baby news with my grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and cousin until Christmas, as a fun surprise. I broke the news by giving them cards from the baby and telling them that I had not gotten the chance to send them their holiday cards. Beansprout gave each person a card, and inside was the "Happy Holidays" ultrasound picture and a little poem I wrote from the baby. The reactions were priceless!
My mom's sister, my aunt Lois, knew right away. Her jaw dropped, and she was speechless for a minute. Then she started crying and came over to hug me. It was so sweet. Meanwhile, my grandmother and my uncle Tom had no clue what they were looking at. I believe my grandmother's words were, "What is this supposed to be?" Ha. I'm not sure she's ever seen an ultrasound. She got it after we told her to read the card, which was addressed to 'Great-Grandma.'
My dad's sister, my aunt Missy, had a similar reaction to Lois. Her jaw dropped, too, and she had to cover her face so my grandmother couldn't see her reaction! My nana took a minute, but then realized what she was looking at. They were both thrilled, as well.
It was such a fun way to tell people. I was glad that I waited, rather then telling them earlier without everyone there to witness it. Beansprout is lucky to have so many people who already love him/her! I can't wait until next Christmas, when we will have a six month old crawling around.
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