More info please...

I would have posted more on the pictures below but a) I figured they deserved their own post and b) the real reason - my computer kept freezing on me...so some more info on the big announcement.  This is mainly for my memory and family scrapbook therefore warning it's long:

I'm about 16 weeks along (Due date is April 4th) and yes we've known since July and have just opted to keep it a secret.  Our initial plan was to tell our families at our "It's Fall Ya'll" party (clever I know) that was scheduled for Oct. 1st. Our 'hook' was to have everyone come see our newly finished basement.  However the snag in our plan came when our contractor told us at the end of September that it wouldn't be completed.  So we rescheduled the party for a few weeks later (this past Saturday) granted the basement still isn't finished therefore moral of the story is 'never believe your contractor'.

Party went on as scheduled and my wonderful grandparents came in on Friday to spend the weekend with us before they head to Texas for 6 months.  We ended up telling my grandparents on Friday night because we all went out to dinner before Terry and grandpa went to the Cardinals game (Go CARDS!!).  We told them that we had news and asked Jack what was in my belly.  He of course said "Baby" and proceeded to try and pull up my shirt.  Not sure this was the best thing to teach him because now he thinks everyone has babies in their bellies :)

Saturday night was the party and my mom and brother Andrew were the first to arrive because they drove straight in from a Cross Country meet.  My grandma and I are in the kitchen just laughing because 30 minutes go by and my mom is just playing with Jack and reading him all these new books she got him.  Finally she walked in the kitchen and I said "did you see Jack" and she said "Of course I did he needs a hair cut!" I could not stop giggling...finally she noticed when Terry told her to look at his new shirt.  By this point I was wondering if it would take everyone else forever to notice too.  My aunt Cynthia arrived next (she drove in from Kansas City) and she noticed right away.  From then on out everyone else (grandma Lillian, Don, Ryan, Allison & Josh, Erin, Dad and Ben) all noticed pretty quickly (except my dad).  When Dad finally read the shirt he said "this is how you're telling us the news?"! Unfortunately Terry's parents couldn't make it because big Terry's brother passed away the week before and they were in Texas for the funeral.  We wanted to make sure they found out at the same time so Terry took a picture of Jack in his shirt and sent it to them.  Since the front said "Knock knock", Nancy answered back "Who's there?" and then Terry sent them a picture of the back of the shirt.   They were very excited too.

We're not completely positive that we'll find out the sex of the baby but either way our ultrasound is in just a few weeks!  And no we're not set on a name for either sex.  I have some preferences but apparently I told Terry he could name our second child.  I swear I must have been on drugs...no worries I still have veto power.

Knock Knock...

Jack's 1st Knock Knock Joke:

Knock...knock

Who's there?

A new baby brother or sister for me

THAT'S WHO!!