Telling the Parents

Obviously, after blogging about this baby on the internet we couldn't wait long to tell our parents.

Kelly called her mother the next day. Kelly's mom probably won't remember hearing the news, so we can pretty much skip her part of the story.

Over the weekend we told my parents in person. Kelly didn't want me to call them first. So, when my dad came by the house I told him that we now have a deadline for house projects and we showed him the ultrasound. Later on, I jokingly asked my dad if he remembered how many electrical outlets we've installed in this house. We agreed that I might want to buy outlet plugs in bulk at Sam's Club.

I used the housework deadline to break the ice with my mom, too. I think she's really excited to be a grandma. That's somewhat of a shock, because every other event in my life seems to have required a lecture. I think that she's really been starting to wonder if any of her three boys was going to start a family.

As we've been telling people, Kelly has been taking all the responses very personally. I think that people just don't know what to say when you spring big news on them. We haven't had any time to prepare ourselves, much less everyone else for this! I know that we're all excited, though. That's what's important.

The waiting is the hardest part, right? I'm determined to make these next few months fly by, so we can get on with the good stuff. There's no sense in getting all worked up. We will make mistakes, but we'll be ready. I can already see that the hardest part is going to be keeping all the baby names I don't like off the list. :)