For the few that may not know, our family will be one member larger this summer. We are expecting again with baby #3 due on June 24, which is just in time for Chris' birthday along with Doug and Annette's 34th wedding anniversary.
We found out around the girls' birthdays but decided to keep it a secret until Thanksgiving when we shared it with our families. On Thanksgiving morning, we sat the girls down and told them that Mommy has a tiny baby in her tummy and that they both will get to be big sisters.
Ry of course knew exactly what that meant as she was an active part of my pregnancy with Quinn so Ry's eyes got to be as big as saucers and she immediately touched my stomach.
Quinn on the other hand, didn't really understand that the baby was in my tummy. She lifted up my shirt and had a puzzled look on her face, like "I don't see a baby". She never the less was excited as she saw how Rylee was responding to it.
Lots of hugs and kisses all around and our new secret. We decided that we would have the girls give Grandpa GG a card that shared our news and that would be the way we told the Williamson side of the family.
Not long after arriving at Grandpa GG's, Quinn walked up and gave GG the card and he read it out loud, but I don't think he actually read what the card said. He read our names but didn't see or realize that there was an extra name at the end. Once he did, he was very excited and surprised to hear that there would be another Baby Williamson on the way. Everyone else was pretty surprised and excited too.
After enjoying the day with the W side, we loaded up the van and headed to The Shack for my family's dinner. We did the same thing with the card but Quinn gave it to my Mom. She was not so quiet and shrieked when she read the card which of course made everyone turn and look and ask what was going on.
Just the night before at The Shack for dinner my Auntie Kris mentioned how she thought it was time for us to have another and we just had to play it off until we could really tell them the next day. I think Auntie Kris screamed just as loud. My Dad was pretty excited too!
With all of the wonderful response to our blessed news, I couldn't help but be a tiny bit sad that Grandma Unita and Grandma GG couldn't be with us to share in the news. They both would have been so excited to hear that a baby was on the way. I know that they shared in the news with us that day, but it would have been great to share the hugs and kisses with them.
Here's to 2011 being a wonderful and blessed year!!
