Just in Time

The best thing about finding out when we did about Tiffany’s pregnancy was that it was right before a planned trip to see family in Florida and it was just in time for Mother’s Day....What a gift for both of our mothers who have both been ready for grandchildren for some time. Since we would be with Tiffany’s mother on the actual holiday, we decided that we would tell my mother first, a long with her other mother’s day gifts....Not surprisingly, the frame with “grandchildren, grand-kisses, grand-hugs” at the bottom of it with a note inside that frame that read “Insert pic aprox...Dec. 29, 2010” went over better than the $50 gift card to Panera Bread....Tears were shed and the search began for my baby book, a picture album chronicling the first year of my life.

Before we left we also told my aunt, uncle and cousins with Tiffany’s parents and grandparents on the list in a few days. We also stopped at Barnes and Noble to pick up the required reading. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Tiffany also bought Belly Laughs, Jenny McCarthy’s book and I got The Guy’s Guide to Pregnancy, a shorter not as entertaining version of this running blog....or so I hope!

I’m writing this before we told them. In fact, just to be clear, these first few posts will be written in “real time” as they happen, but posted retroactively as it’s now time to share our news since we have moved past those critical first weeks. I’m sure it will be clear when the posts come as they happen. I’ll start putting dates at the top from now on.