Saw the heartbeat today!

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I was so nervous, I thought I was going to throw up, but it was there. Shocked, thrilled, in awe!

On two bittersweet notes, my dad is in surgery right now so he won't know until later. Today is also the 5th anniversary of DH's beloved grandmother's passing.

UPDATE: My dad is out of surgery, in recovery. It was done laparoscopically, but they almost had to do the regular incision. He had one moderate complication that they want to monitor overnight (possibly lacerated bile duct and a drain).

[kershnic]

YAY! Congrats! I hope your dad's surgery goes smoothly and I'm sure he'll be so thrilled for you when he comes out.

What did you end up doing about telling your parents and your in-laws (or not) before his surgery?

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We ended up telling them the Saturday after Christmas. We did Christmas at my ILs, just the 4 of us, and they invited my parents for dinner afterwards. DH just blurted it out while we were watching one of the bowl games, lol.

Everyone is over the moon excited. The only issue now is my mom and MIL want to tell each of their sisters/their families and my ILs are going to SE Asia for nearly 4 weeks in February. So MIL has basically been hounding DH "when can I tell (sister)?! I don't want you to tell her while we're away" (which is weird but whatever). And my mom has almost slipped a few times with my aunt - which is totally understandable b/c they work together and see each other on weekends too. They're together like 40+ hrs per week.

ETA: It should be easier for my mom at least for the time being b/c she is on family leave to take care of my dad until the end of the month.

[anna7602]

Jan 9, 2014 9:42:37 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Everyone is over the moon excited. The only issue now is my mom and MIL want to tell each of their sisters/their families and my ILs are going to SE Asia for nearly 4 weeks in February. So MIL has basically been hounding DH "when can I tell (sister)?! I don't want you to tell her while we're away" (which is weird but whatever). 

Yes, this is weird. Can you tell her gently that it's YOUR news to share and you'll do so when you feel ready?

in any event, congratulations on a great u/s!

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Jan 9, 2014 10:18:34 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Jan 9, 2014 9:42:37 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Everyone is over the moon excited. The only issue now is my mom and MIL want to tell each of their sisters/their families and my ILs are going to SE Asia for nearly 4 weeks in February. So MIL has basically been hounding DH "when can I tell (sister)?! I don't want you to tell her while we're away" (which is weird but whatever). 

Yes, this is weird. Can you tell her gently that it's YOUR news to share and you'll do so when you feel ready?

in any event, congratulations on a great u/s!

Yes, I told her I will let her know when we are ready to announce, and she said last night that perhaps it was silly to want us to not say anything while they were away. I didn't comment directly, but I think we are more on the same page now

[jewel]

That is so exciting. Congrats!!!!!!

I hope your dad feels better soon too.

[picksthemusic]

Woo!