Keeping a Secret

Our adventure began in earnest on Thanksgiving weekend. Jodi was a couple of weeks late and getting really nauseated by just about everything. We had been trying to get pregnant for about six months, and we were cautiously hopeful that this was finally it. Jodi went and did her thing on this little stick and, lo and behold, that second pink line showed up almost immediately. We were going to have a baby!

In very early pregnancy, one of the toughest things is trying to keep it a secret. Since we were going by just the home test, we didn't want to get anyone's hopes up until we got doctor confirmation. And to make it even tougher, the day we did the test (Saturday, post-Thanksgiving) was the same day as the wedding of a family friend. Which meant we spent the whole evening hanging out with my family- and keeping our secret.

By Monday, we had our doctor confirmation, but we had another factor to consider: fairness among the in-laws. We wanted to tell our parents in person, but Jodi's 'rents are across the state, and we weren't planning on seeing them for a few weeks. And in fairness, we couldn't tell my parents too far ahead of Jodi's. So we had to keep our secret even longer.

But, when we finally told them, it was worth the wait. Check back later for more on that story : )