Telling Our Parents

After getting the good news from our doctor yesterday, we couldn’t wait to tell our immediate families.  We decided to make a short movie trailer to share the news.  (I’ll try to attach it.)  After Ben got off work, we made a quick trip to Sevierville followed by a late night pop in to Oak Ridge.  Jack and Sue appeared to be a bit more shocked than my mom and dad, but both sets of parents seemed delighted.  I was amazed at how quickly Sue picked up on the message of the trailer!  I think it was maybe 2 seconds in when I saw it click based on her expression. 

            We told Katie and Ryan the news in their own way.  One night when we were hanging out, we told them we would bring them a drink when we ran upstairs and had planned to bring them cups we had written “Shhh… Aunt Katie” and “Shhh… Uncle Ryan” on.  But we had a last minute complication, and Katie was the only one to get her cup that night.   We used the same approach for Ryan the next day at a Mexican restaurant.   It was actually funny watching him process it because he already is an uncle, so he just thought we were calling him Uncle Ryan for the fun of it.. You can see his expression change in the pictures. 

            Now we just have to keep quiet for a few more weeks to make sure everything continues to progress.  It is going to be difficult to keep such a big secret from so many close friends and family, but I would hate to have to un-tell people if something doesn’t go as planned.  We’ll keep praying and hopefully be able to tell more people after our next appointment!