Sitting in a Tree...

Our Facebook announcement. I wanted to do something creative to share the news with the rest of our family and friends. So I naturally went to Pinterest for some ideas. I found one idea that I thought was cute. A couple was sitting in a tree holding a calk board with a check off list from a nursery rhyme. I didn't like the chalk board idea, so instead I decided to act out each line in pictures. Enjoy!

 Sitting in a Tree...

 K-I-S-S-I-N-G

 First comes love.

 Second comes marriage.

 Then comes...

 Proof of our little one. :)

Peace, Love, the secret is out!
-Miche

And then there were.....3?!?

Ten months. Some months were easy. Some months were hard. Some months were busy. Some months were long. Lots of stress, crying, understanding, relief, joy, arguing, hopeful, judging, grateful, hopelessness, comfort, comparing, feeling free, learning, and sharing.
In which all lead up to...

I am happy to announce that my husband and I for (4 1/2) years will be expecting our first little blessing in February!

We surprised our families with the news in person. It was so hard to keep that secret from them every time I talked to them on the phone.

My family was surprised by a last minute thrown together birthday party for my husband (his birthday was the following weekend). My family didn't suspect anything since they knew I was surprising my husband with a little get away to Biloxi, MS for his actual birthday weekend. Our plan was to bring out a cookie cake with writing saying that "We are pregnant!" after lunch. Once everyone arrived and started filling their plates with yummy food, it felt like f-o-r-e-v-e-r until everyone was done eating. I could barely eat, I was so nervous. I wasted no time after I saw empty plates. I quickly cleaned the table and said, "Time for dessert!" A friend of ours (who was aware of our news) placed the cookie cake in front of my husband, and my husband tilted it so everyone could read it. Everyone's mouth literally dropped! Their reaction was priceless! Clapping and cheering and excitement exploded in the room.

His family was surprised by a late Father's Day present to my husband's dad. My husband managed to get the whole family on the couch as he opened his gift. The gift was a box with a picture of a tree with hearts and the saying "Our family grows with love," on the cover. Inside the box there were pictures of my husband and I holding the positive pregnancy tests with looks of horror and then very happy faces. I also included the phase, "The only thing that's better than having you as parents is having you as grandparents!" They were surprised and excited as well.

The wait was so hard, but worth it to witness their reactions in person.

Peace, Love, and a baby.
-Miche