The BIG announcement!

Russ and I couldn't be happier to announce that we will be welcoming our first baby around March 21 or 23 2012. (We have been to the doctor twice and they have said 2 different things after measuring the baby. Those dates are really close and since babies don't come on their due dates anyway we'll just say middle to end of March)

This is how I found out

This is how I told Russ

He was so HAPPY! I love the look on his face. After the big surprise we headed up to Park City to eat at Ruth's Chris to celebrate. I am so glad I got to have a good meal before the all day morning sickness set it. 

This is how we told my family. 

We decided we wanted to tell them in person so we told them when we went to Chama a few weeks ago. We swore them all the secrecy because Russ' parents were out of town and we had to wait to tell them. We planned to tell them Friday night over dinner but my Nana and Papa went to Albuquerque to visit Papa's brother in the hospital so that didn't work out. Saturday morning Nana had us all over for swedish pancakes so we made my mom open her birthday gift (a large board that hold pictures). I put several family pictures but we added the ultrasound with the due date on the card. She stared at it forever, Nana just kept looking at it then looking at me. They both gave Russ and I a big hug and I saw some tears (of joy) welling up in their eyes. The rest of the weekend Addi kept saying "nini you're having a baby. it's going to be a boy and we are going to name it spider."I'm not sure how long she'll love baby spyder when she realized that she'll have to share Grammy's attention. Tanner and Lauren were super excited too. Tanner said I was like a gremlin because I could't eat certain things and I had to eat almost all the time to keep from being sick. 

This is how we told the Hunsakers.

 We decided to tell Russ' family at the BYU vs Utah football game this past weekend. His entire family is obsessed with BYU football and almost the entire family has season tickets so we thought it was appropriate. Russ and I left our seats, I quickly changed my shirt and came back up wearing the shirt that said future Y fan with a little arrow pointing to my belly. I noticed that Nicole smiling and Chad giving us a thumbs up first. Someone was talking to Russ' parents so they were slightly distracted but eventually Kim looked down and saw the shirt. As we left the game Chad and Sara congratulated us again and Chad said it was the only good news he heard all day. I was glad we could some how make everyone feel a little better after the terrible loss. I think that the Hunsakers are all excited to add to their growing family.

We are so excited to start our family. We know that some of you thought this day would never come but we knew that, for us, timing is everything. After being married for almost 4 years, 3 college degrees and lots of fun now we are ready to take on parenthood. Well, I guess as ready as you can ever be. Thanks to everyone who has been so supportive and excited for us.