Countdown to Baby P- Weeks 5-6

Weeks 5 & 6

We told all the Grandparents that we are having a baby! I was nervous because it is so early, but we couldn't miss the opportunity to give them a great Christmas present and it was getting increasingly difficult to keep the secret from my mom and sister since we talk so often.

I found these cute countdown clocks at Hallmark that said Countdown to Grandbaby. I plugged in our estimated due date and it counts down the days. I wrapped them up and put them under the tree.

Mom and Kaytie were already coming over for Christmas Eve, but I had to make up an excuse to get my Dad there so everyone could find out at the same time. So I said something about we should see you before Christmas blah blah, you should stop by blah blah. So he came!

When it came time to open gifts from each other I passed out the special blue presents first and told them to open those before anything else. My Dad protested and said he would open his when we celebrated our Christmas later that week. I told him to just open it and enjoy!

I video tapped their reactions:

They were pretty surprised! When you think about it though, I am surprised they didn't figure it out before they got there. Why else would Dad be coming over? We don't ever do anything together! I will give Kaytie credit. She had a hunch! 

I told everyone to keep it a secret until after our doctors appointment on the 14th. Mom failed. She left that night and told her friend and then the next day was Christmas and things just got weird. 

We had a ton of people over for Christmas. My aunt and her husband, my uncle and his wife, Kim and her boys, and Veronica and her family. We go through the day and all is well and then as the day winds down Mom starts giving me the look and asking under her breath if she can tell her brother and sister. So I cave because she is going to crack anyways and she takes them to her room and shows them them Grandbaby countdown. 

After most of our company left TJ and I headed up to his parents house. We wanted to tell them in person and we wanted all the parents to find out about the same time. We got them the Grandbaby countdown clock as well. It was fun to visit with them and give them the news. I think they were surprised! 

The rest of week 6 has been a combination of being dizzy in the mornings some days, feeling perfectly fine others, eating something one day then not being able to stand the smell the next day. Oh and throw in random crying and we have got ourselves a fun filled week 6! The worst day was when I spent the day in tears because I was so sick! I felt awful and no matter what I did it just wouldn't ease off! I am thankful that I haven't been throwing up and I have had these two weeks off to adjust to these new strange issues.