June 8th, 2008
Week 5
Baby size: Appleseed
It is the week before Father's Day. My dad is team roping in San Angelo this weekend. Hector and I got flights to Midland and asked Allison to pick us up from the airport at 10:30 Friday night. We were surprising Mom and Dad as an early Father's Day present - that is what I told Alli anyways. Alli has been trying to get pregnant since she got married a year ago. I was scared to tell her that I was pregnant. I knew she would be excited for me but sad for herself so I didn't want to tell her our news on the phone. I felt like this was something I had to do in person because I love her so much and don't want her to be hurt. She even asked me if I was pregnant when I called her on Wednesday to tell her we were flying home. I lied to her because I felt like it was the right thing to do so I could tell her in person. When Alli brought us home to her house from the airport, her and Time had friends over. I wasn't sure how I was going to tell Alli but I wanted to tell her alone and before I told my parents. Since we got in so late, we were going to wait and surprise my mom the next morning. My dad was already in San Angelo so we were going to have to tell them separately. I was able to tell Alli in her house alone and I was pleasantly surprised with her reaction. She jumped up and down and hugged me. I was so relieved she was so happy for me. I apologized for lying to her on the phone earlier that week and she said it was for a really good reason and it was OK. PHEW!
Saturday morning, Alli tried to get mom to meet us at Oscar's for breakfast without telling her that Hec and I were in town. That didn't work - She had plans to run errands and to go to the gift shop. I decided we should just go to the house and try to catch her before she left to do her errands. Alli and Tim drove us over there and the four of us got out of the car and went to the front door and rang the doorbell. My mom was shocked to see Hector and me standing there. I didn't really know how I was going to tell her but when she opened the door I already had tears in my eyes and was crying. She asked what was wrong and all I could say was "We are having a baby!" She immediately started crying and she hugged me first and then Hector She hugged both of us for so long that we didn't think she was ever going to let us go. It was wonderful!
My mom had not planned to go to San Angelo to watch my dad rope but now things changed. After we ate breakfast, she drove Hector and me to San Angelo to surprise my dad. It took us a little over two hours to get there and we had a lot of good conversations along the way. When we finally arrived at the roping arena, it was quite challenging to find my dad's truck and trailer. When we finally found it, he was not in the trailer. My mom decided to call and tell him that she was there and asked where he was. He was in Johnny Barrow's trailer. He was so surprised she came because she had told him several times that she didn't want to go because she had things to do at the gift shop that weekend. Hector and I waited in the car while my mom walked over to Johnny's trailer. About 15 minutes later we saw them walking back. They went inside my dad's trailer and a few minutes later, Hector and I went to knock on the door. My dad answered the door and had a look of confusion on his face. Later he told me that the sun was so bright when he opened the door that he couldn't see real well and wasn't sure if he was seeing us right. They when he realized it was us, he asked us what we were doing here. We hugged and stepped inside the trailer. I told him that we came to wish him a Happy Father's Day and I paused and then said and Happy Grandfather's Day. We were still hugging and he extended his arms away from me with a priceless look on his face. I wish I could have had a camera ready. My eyes were teary, my dad's jaw dropped practically to the floor and his eyes began to well up too. My dad asked if I meant what it sounded like and I told him we were going to have a baby. This was one of my happiest moments ever to see my parent's joy and excitement.
We watched my dad rope for the rest of the day and then he took us to a steakhouse for dinner to celebrate. My dad made fun of how many times I had to go to the restroom during the day that day. I guess that is one of the joys of being pregnant.
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