One of the best parts of this pregnancy journey has been having my sister and her bump right along side me (despite geographical differences). I remember clearly back to a chilly February evening when Lesley told me of her exciting news. And yet only one week later, I was calling her to tell of mine! We were both pregnant---and only one week apart! We kept our secrets in until we just couldn't anymore. We had to tell our mother first. We decided to do it via skype after debating sending letters, packages, smoke signals....you get the picture. Three-way skype works, we discovered, but without video. So we set up a call one Saturday morning with my mom and nervously pretended that we just wanted to "chat". We had our husbands by our sides, staying quiet in the background until they were given the cue to chime in. Neither Lesley or I were making the first move so I decided to start a little game. It was called the "Mom, guess what's happening next October?" game, and while her guesses would have been accurate a month ago, she had to keep guessing. "Oh, your dad and I are planning on coming back out to Germany next October," she said. "Yes, but you may be coming for another reason now!" I could hardly contain myself. At this point our trusty Skype started to fail us. Just as Lesley and I began to break the big news, our connection began to fall apart. "What? Laura? Les? I can't hear you". Nooo! Finally Matt chimed in and said, "Judy, let me just go ahead and tell you..........both of your daughters are pregnant!" Oh boy. The squeals, the tears, the joy! The very next day we skyped with my dad and then with Matt's family to share the news. The Harringtons were beyond overjoyed as well, and we felt such a huge relief as we shared what we had been keeping a secret for the last 8 weeks.
So now fast forward to 2 weeks ago, when Lesley and I finally got to see each other and our growing bumps! After months of photos, skype sessions and gmail chats, we couldn't wait to see each other in person and give a big huge bump hug! I was lucky enough to be able to sneak home for 10 days in July after the school year ended. We all congregated at our house in Strathmere, and even Dave flew in from San Diego! My mom organized a beautiful baby shower, Dad helped organize and decorate, and my three college roommates, Angela Kelsey and Laura even made a special appearance! My cousins Jeanne and Liz and their kids were also in town which was great fun. It was beyond amazing to be home during this special time. Can't say I'd want to hop on a transcontinental flight now given the current size of this belly, so it really was perfect timing. I am so truly blessed!
UD roomies together again!
Quilts that my Gramma Lyn had made for her future great-grandchildren
Dad took us all on a boatride
Uncle Rod, Dad, and Dave
Two bumps in the road! (and our house in the background)
Attempt at a family photo (missing Matt!)
Quilts that my Gramma Lyn had made for her future great-grandchildren
Dad took us all on a boatride
Uncle Rod, Dad, and Dave
Two bumps in the road! (and our house in the background)
Attempt at a family photo (missing Matt!)
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