OMG!
Where to begin?
I have been on an extended vacation since may 21, and so much has happened….
I will start with the biggest news of all: (since the cat has now left the bag and the beans are all over the floor…)
WE ARE HAVING A BABY!!!
Yes, you read correctly. This is not a drill. (or a joke like last time).
It is the real deal!
After almost 8 years of marriage, we finally decided it was time, and although it was a bit sooner than expected, we are pregnant and glowing with happiness!
The baby is now 15 weeks old (so if you’re counting, I am almost 4 months pregnant), and it is due on … get this… December 24th!!! Talk about a Christmas present!
The timing worked out great with the trip, since we were able to tell our families in person (we had bought the tickets way before we were even pregnant!). It was a big secret, and only Abril and Roberto knew (we told them on week 8, after the first sonogram). We HAD to tell someone, and they were bound to figure it out as soon as I got to Minneapolis and turned down a beer… (or as soon as they saw my big fat belly, which I’ve been proudly displaying since week 9!)
We told the family in Mexico a day after our arrival, during a nice father’s day family dinner and needless to say, they are all CRAZY about the news, but most of all my mom (this is the first grandchild on my side of the family!). Gera’s mom was super excited also and she had started planning a baby shower within 24 hours after breaking the news. Then it was decided (by moms and sisters) that it was uncertain when and if they’d see me again before the birth (more on that later), so they all got together and organized a big baby shower for June 28th.
I have tons more to tell you: about the trip, the baby, the baby shower, the future… but this is such big news that I will leave you wanting more. So check the blog often, I have plenty of material to keep you entertained for a while.
Don’t forget to write or leave a message. I’d love to have a collection of messages to add to the baby book (yes, I already have one!)
ps... i found my ring the same day a posted last time... it was under the couch. :)
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