... stan and i are so excited to announce that we are expecting a mini rhoden in september!! today we found out i was pregnant and we cannot be more thrilled!
baby rhoden is tentatively due september first. i was successful in surprising stan--which is next to impossible. i bought him this sah-weet johnny cash diaper bag and wrote forty things i love about him on slips of paper and put them in a jar - one to open each week of the pregnancy (of course he had a few to catch up on).
the best part was telling our parents. for stan's dad we bought a military camo onesie (he's proud of his service as a marine - as he should be) and wrapped it up as a present for him to open with the rest of his presents. he jumped out of his chair and hugged us. i've never seen him move so fast!
I gave my parents a "baby on board" sign since my mom will be taking care of said baby. she asked me if that meant we were going to start trying. i kind of told my mom we were going to start trying after the new year - oops. in my defense, i didn't think we would conceive on our first try. my dad woke my mom up in the middle of the night asking if i had told them i was pregnant. ha!
stan's mom's reaction was THE BEST. we intentionally did not inform her that we were trying to get pregnant. she is the only one without grandbabies in her life and we thought it would ruin the surprise when we finally told her and steve. we decorated and framed a piece of scrapbook paper that said, "arriving sept. 2012" and it has a place for a sonogram picture and a place for a picture when suzanne and steve hold the baby for the first time--or i guess whatever picture they want to put there! suzanne screamed and then sobbed for a good 10 minutes because she was so excited. it was absolutely precious and i'm so glad she's finally going to be a grandma! she's been mostly patient for so long! :) baby rhoden is blessed with some amazing grandparents!
the best part was telling our parents. for stan's dad we bought a military camo onesie (he's proud of his service as a marine - as he should be) and wrapped it up as a present for him to open with the rest of his presents. he jumped out of his chair and hugged us. i've never seen him move so fast!
I gave my parents a "baby on board" sign since my mom will be taking care of said baby. she asked me if that meant we were going to start trying. i kind of told my mom we were going to start trying after the new year - oops. in my defense, i didn't think we would conceive on our first try. my dad woke my mom up in the middle of the night asking if i had told them i was pregnant. ha!
stan's mom's reaction was THE BEST. we intentionally did not inform her that we were trying to get pregnant. she is the only one without grandbabies in her life and we thought it would ruin the surprise when we finally told her and steve. we decorated and framed a piece of scrapbook paper that said, "arriving sept. 2012" and it has a place for a sonogram picture and a place for a picture when suzanne and steve hold the baby for the first time--or i guess whatever picture they want to put there! suzanne screamed and then sobbed for a good 10 minutes because she was so excited. it was absolutely precious and i'm so glad she's finally going to be a grandma! she's been mostly patient for so long! :) baby rhoden is blessed with some amazing grandparents!
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