In the Meantime...

We came home from our vacation, and I prepared to begin my EdS program and another school year. Wesley dealt with his emotional wife like a champ, as I had about a week of crying spells that seemed to come out of nowhere. Thankfully, though, that subsided. I began to see the doctor about every two weeks to make sure my blood sugar was under control. The good part about that was the fact that I got to see the little bean a few times on the ultrasound. Still, though, it was a secret shared by only me, Wesley, Rusty, Brutus, and Mr. Kitty (aka Fuzz). Oh, and of course, the seemingly hundreds of people who work at Fort Sanders Obgyn!

We decided to wait until I had the ultrasound and blood test that can detect chromosomal abnormalities to tell everyone our news. As I type, I am 16 weeks, and it is the night before we tell our families. We mailed announcements today to our friends and family who live outside of town. On Monday, I will send announcements to those who live in town. We wanted to be able to share the news with our extended family and friends at the same time, so hopefully, it will work!

I just had a conversation with Jill Reuschel today about us having kids. She said people always ask her if we are ever going to take the plunge. It was all I could do not to tell her. Ironically, I've had that conversation with people a lot lately. It's like they already know!

I created our announcements online and printed them off at Wal-Mart. I went to pick them up yesterday. The photo lab worker asked me the name, and I told her "Wyatt." She said, "Jenny?", which surprised me because I had never seen her before in my life. She then went on to say that another photo lab employee, who I do know, had written me a note and put it with my pictures. I thanked her and went to another aisle.

The note read, "Congrats, Jenny! That's great!" My heart sank to my toes. Don't get me wrong, that was very sweet, but I didn't want anyone, especially our parents, to find out our surprise second-hand!!! I went back to the lady that helped me and asked her if she would see Susie (the employee who knows me) anytime soon. She said she would see her the next day, so I asked her to pleeeeaaaaase tell her it is a secret. She laughed and said that Susie assumed it was and she wouldn't mention it. I hope so!

So, going back to earlier in this post, the only people who know our wonderful news are me, Wesley, Rusty, Brutus, Mr. Kitty (aka Fuzz), the seemingly hundreds of people who work at Fort Sanders Obgyn, and two Wal-Mart photo lab employees (only one of whom has been identified). I'll be so glad when this isn't a secret anymore!