Today, a close friend sent me an e-mail that left me grinning from ear to ear.
The subject line read "Check this out!" and had three photos attached. I opened the first one, which showed her sweet little girl smiling big. "How cute," I thought. "I can't wait to see them next weekend."
I clicked open the second photo and noticed her shirt read: "Big Sister." I thought it an odd shirt for her to wear since she's an only child.
"How funny! I wonder if she's wearing one of her cousins' hand-me-down shirts," I mused to myself. (Am I the only mommy who talks out loud to herself? I think it's a coping mechanism developed while at home, sleep-deprived and yearning for a shower, during those tough first months after our babies are born.)
By the third photo, the light bulb went off in my head. Duh Niesha.
Goosebumps covered my arms as I giddily dialed my friend's phone number, left a congratulatory message and then issued a pleading directive to call me. Ah, the excitement of welcoming a new life into this world.
I wish I had been as clever when my husband and I announced our children's impending births. I blurted out the news of my first pregnancy to anyone who would pick up the phone. (At right is my son's first picture - the ultrasound). When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter (Shock and awe doesn't begin to cover it), I gave my husband an early Father's Day card from his newest child. That's as imaginative as I got.
How did you share your pregnancy news with your friends and family? Post a comment here and share your stories.
The subject line read "Check this out!" and had three photos attached. I opened the first one, which showed her sweet little girl smiling big. "How cute," I thought. "I can't wait to see them next weekend."
I clicked open the second photo and noticed her shirt read: "Big Sister." I thought it an odd shirt for her to wear since she's an only child.
"How funny! I wonder if she's wearing one of her cousins' hand-me-down shirts," I mused to myself. (Am I the only mommy who talks out loud to herself? I think it's a coping mechanism developed while at home, sleep-deprived and yearning for a shower, during those tough first months after our babies are born.)
By the third photo, the light bulb went off in my head. Duh Niesha.
Goosebumps covered my arms as I giddily dialed my friend's phone number, left a congratulatory message and then issued a pleading directive to call me. Ah, the excitement of welcoming a new life into this world.
I wish I had been as clever when my husband and I announced our children's impending births. I blurted out the news of my first pregnancy to anyone who would pick up the phone. (At right is my son's first picture - the ultrasound). When I found out I was pregnant with my daughter (Shock and awe doesn't begin to cover it), I gave my husband an early Father's Day card from his newest child. That's as imaginative as I got.How did you share your pregnancy news with your friends and family? Post a comment here and share your stories.
