Telling the new grandparents

Matt and I found out we were pregnant Friday 10/ 3. I did not think that we would know so soon, but boy was I wrong! Four pregnancy tests later, and all of them said yes, you are pregnant. Matt and I were both ecstatic and in shock. After all the deliberation, praying, and talking about this happening, here we were. We had said that we were not going to tell anyone until we went to the doctor, but that did not last very long! I immediately called Leah and Daniel (my siblings), and Matt called Stephanie (his sis). They were all shocked and thrilled to hear the news. Of course, this made my sister's engagement and future wedding plans more interesting, but why not have even more fun?!? It's kind of cool to think about how much my family's lives will be changing within the next year!

I also told a long-time best friend, Jamison, that night. I knew she would almost die when she found out, and I was right! I always told her she would be the first to know, and she was!

We wanted to do something extra special for the grandparents-to-be, so our brains began to think. Here is what we ended up doing on Thursday 10/9:

We first went to Martha and Larry's. We kinda lied to them and told them that we were in the area getting our rings checked and cleaned, and that we wanted to stop by and visit. We chatted for a while, and then Matt gave his mom a present. We had wrapped up a onesie nightgown and the wonderful children's book,  Guess How Much I Love You. Matt wrote a sweet little message inside the book. His parents were blown away and beyond speechless. Martha was so cute as she swayed back and forth reading the card. Larry was rather emotional, especially since he did not think that he would ever live to see us pregnant. I think we have given him motivation to stay with us here on earth a little longer!

Next, I called my parents and said that we were at the mall running a few errands, and that we could stop by for a while. Well, my mom then proceeded to tell me that Dad was not home yet, and probably wouldn't be until about 10:00. Hmmm...we contemplated on what to do, and then decided that we would go anyways because we could not wait. Dad finally got home about 9:40. We also gave them a nightgown and a book. However, the book I gave them was a little different. Over a year ago, Mom had given me the book Someday. It goes through a mother-daughter relationship all the way from birth to the daughter having her own baby. Mom gave it to me to say that "someday" she would be ready to be a grandmother, just not yet. I decided to give the book back to her and write in it that "someday" will be here sooner than we think. My dad got so tickled that he literally picked me up and could not stop laughing. My mom was grinning from ear to ear. 

The reactions from our parents was far better than we could have ever imagined! We are so blessed to have them in our lives, and our precious baby will also be blessed!