Spreading the news to Gramma Nissen & Grampa Clements!

We went to South Sioux City this last weekend to share our news with Tom's parents. We went to Peggy's house first. When we got there, we sat and talked for quite awhile. I didn't tell her right away because we had a plan. The right moment just wasn't coming. So we ate dinner and visited some more. I was getting so nervous! I have no idea why, I think it was just because I was so anxious to get the news out! Finally, after at least an hour and a half, I said, "Hey, we're finally going to start repainting our guest bedroom and I need your opinion on the color." So I pulled out 2 color swatches, one pink and one blue. I handed them to her, she took them, kind of cocked her head a little and put them up to my blue shirt (this is when I thought she had caught on) and said, "Hmm, I think I like the blue in your shirt better." ***pause pause pause*** Then it was like a light bulb switched on! She snapped her head up at me with her eyes really wide (I will never forget that face! I wish I had a picture!) and said, "Are you pregnant?" I just nodded and the screaming and hugs began! It was super cute! Andrew, Tom's little brother was there too. I think he's pretty excited to be an uncle twice! As long as he doesn't teach them to bang their heads on the floor, we're good! :-) The next morning we woke Katie-his sister-up from her deep dark slumber way too early in the morning to tell her the good news. She perked up pretty quickly! We made it short and sweet so she could go back to sleep! ;-)

Later in the night, we went out to the river to break the news to RC. We pull in and he, Ty, and Val were eating at the picnic table. So we sit down and of course the first question asked at the river is "What do you want to drink"-drink meaning an adult beverage :) I, of course, said no thanks. RC said something like "Last time I asked that, there ended up being a pregnant girl at the table". Hah! I just smiled at him, he looked at Tom who just gave him a little shrug and said, "Well, what can I say?" The "last time" he was talking about was Ty (Tom's brother) and his darling girlfriend Ashlee's big news last month. So now the poor guy is going to think that every girl that turns down one of his cocktails is preggo! Two grandbabies in two months, whew! It was a great night and such a weight off the shoulders to finally get the news to some of the family! We also got to tell a bunch of Tom's friends that we played in a softball tournament with. And his Grandma and Grandpa came to watch us play a game (bless them for sitting through our butt-whooping), so we got to tell them too! It worked out perfectly!

Now we still have to wait 1 1/2 more weeks to tell my side of the family and it's going to be torture! It is absolutely driving me crazy that I can't tell them right now, but I really really want to do it in person. That's it for now! My first ultrasound is Monday! Woo Hoo! So I'll have pictures up then!