12 weeks & Expanding

Thanksgiving has come & gone. Sharing & celebrating our news with family has left us with many great memories. Darren took the liberty of starting the conversation by announcing that I had expanded my business to include taking pictures of babies. Then he showed everyone our 11 week & 1 day old baby's sonogram. JoAnn start to cry, Devon said "I knew it", & my brother Rob had a great delayed reaction that was priceless. My niece told her mom privately that she hoped that I would have a baby girl, but that she didn't want to say that to me because she didn't want me to feel any pressure. I love the sweetness of little girls. My nephew Matthew hopes for a boy, because he's a boy, naturally. Lauren had figured it out & confirmed with Darren a few hours before dinner. She considerately chose to speak to Darren rather than me, just in case I was in fact not pregnant & just putting on some winter weight. Later that evening we called our family that was not present for the big reveal. Pop Pop, who will soon be turning 89, was thrilled to find out that he would be a Great Grandfather for the 4th time. My Aunt Trish was also excited & shared the news with her children. Jessica then sent a text congratulating us from her, her brother & dad. Darren's father Larry & Grandmother were also very happy & excited for us. And then the longest lead up to our big news occurred with the rest of Darren's family in NC. We wanted to share the news by video chat, but after an hour of attempting to connect we just emailed the picture. We were on speaker phone & could hear everyone in the room scream. It was very heart warming. Again many well wishes from the group. In the days that have followed the news has spread & trickled down to others & we continue to receive calls & emails from our family & friends. This is an exciting time for us all.