How exciting it was to tell our Parents they were to become Grandparents.
I'll begin with Gina's parents, Karen and Larry, who we told of our pregnancy on Day 1. Following the pregnancy test Gina immediately called her Mom. Karen is a strong woman and took it in stride. I heard a few, "ok's" and "alrights". The phone call was quick, almost too quick. Gina was slightly confused by the duration of the call, but she was ok, and we were still in shock. So much in shock that while at the Baby's R Us(its the first place we went), we simply stumbled through the aisles, not knowing where to begin.
A few minutes later Karen called back. She was a completely different person and said to Gina, "It just hit me, it just hit me!!" There was three time the excitement, and a lot of advice given, to include keeping saltine crackers in her purse to quell an uneasy stomach. As for her Dad, he declared his joy through a series of yells, singing, and whoops, that even our little zygote could hear. Her parents' excitement caused Gina to giggle and smile, which caused me to do the same. It was a very happy moment.
Day 7-still in Ft Worth, TX
Gina and I live in Oakland, and my parents, Melissa and George, live in Houston. We don't have the opportunity to see each other very often. We wanted to tell them in person, and had already agreed to meet in Ft Worth to spend the weekend together, so it was perfect.
My parents were in my brother, Nick's, hotel room. The plan was to give them a couple of Mother Goose story books as a declaration of our pregnancy. Nick created a diversion by helping our parents check in to their hotel. Gina and I bought the books, and came back to the hotel to meet them. Gina handed the books to my Mom and said, "you can read these to the baby in April!". My Mom was so excited that she began to jump up and down! She said, while wiping a few joyous tears, "I get to tell everyone at Church!" She also teared up as she was hugging Gina, which made me tear up. Then she hugged me for a while, and we teared up some more. My Mom also recommended Gina keep saltine crackers in her purse. The two Moms unite! My Dad took it all in, laughed a little bit, and had a big knowing grin on his face, as if to say he was really proud of us. Then he said he was really proud of us, followed by a big Dad hug. I think he might of even pumped a happy fist in the air.
From Houston, my Mom brought a big home-made chicken pot pie, a chocolate sheet cake, and a loaf of fresh pineapple bread (my brother and I requested it days prior to seeing them). Little did she, or my Dad know it was for a celebration. We had to borrow a microwave from the front desk to heat up the pot pie (microwave placed on the ironing board), but it turned out to be the best room service I've ever had.
My brother, Nick, has known the whole time. I told him, on Day 1, he would be an uncle. He's been extremely supportive and funny, and we've talked about it so much, already. As we told my parents Nick had a huge smile on his face. He's awesome and is going to make a great uncle (not one's Great Uncle, in the literal sense, but a really really cool uncle).
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