time to break the news

if you've read my sister-in-law's blog, you have heard the news. a baby on the way. well, i guess we'll jump on the band wagon. we too are expecting in august. august 1st to be exact! we are just a month a part and it will be wonderful to have someone to share the ups and downs with who can actually relate! we're on our way to being a fuller family. yikes. what have i done??? just kidding. we are excited and feel so blessed. we surprised both families seperatly. mine on christmas day and rich's last night. we wrapped this picture up and gave it to our parents.

on the gift tag of my parents we signed it from my aunt and uncle. this completely confused them for about a minute or two. they finally got it, with the hinting of the rest of the family. it was too fun. rich's mom opened hers as a "birthday "gift." it took her a minute or two too. all in all it was worth the wait. with the boy, we waited till i was 10 weeks. i was soooo sick, tired, and just plain out of it with no one to tell. torture! it was sooo hard to hide it. by the time we surprised the family my sickness passed. dang! no sympathy! i'm takin full advantage this time! and don't worry, i've been plenty sick and tired. i'm a sleeping champ!
so now i'm on to preperations. we're working on potty training the boy, gotta start thinking about a big boy bed/room, and that means we have to clean out the office! yuck. now that's a project i DON'T want to tackle. well anyway. now everyone knows and there's no reason to have to put on an act anymore.
so merry christmas everyone and a happy new year!!!!