How we told our families about our baby

So, for memory purposes, I want to have written down how we told our families that we were expecting a little one.  We found out on April 5 but my doctors appointment wasn't scheduled until April 20 [which is a crazy long wait period for newly expectant parents].  Just after April 20 was Easter Sunday on April 24, and we had already planned to have all of our families over for lunch at our house for the first time as a big meal.  Everyone was invited to come to St. James for the church service, and then we came back to our house where I had cooked a roast with potatoes and carrots, herb-butter rolls, broccoli salad, and lemon ice box pie [all the night before, as church for us is a 4 hour affair since I volunteer to sing in the choir and all].  No one had ANY idea.  And we didn't own a camera anymore [mine got stolen from my car when it was broken into back in November] so all we have is the video! After lunch, we decided to give everyone an Easter egg with a little surprise picture of the ultrasound inside.  I handed one to everyone and asked them to wait to open them, and then it was time for SURPRISE! Here's the video below: [and you can see how unsuspecting everyone is, just relaxing and visiting, all the while Birc and I were nervous wrecks!]

Neither one of our sisters or their husbands/kids could be there, so we had to tell them separately.  We went over to Anna and Aaron's house the Thursday before and told them we had them an "Easter happy" and gave them this:

I had it embroidered a week or so before, and they were extremely surprised and happy! [and we totally were 'indian givers' or whatever that phrase is, cause we took back the bib so Savannah could wear it!] hah!

We also called Melissa and her family a few minutes before we went out to tell our families, and here's a couple pics of us chatting on the phone:

And then here's the pic we sent the rest of the world at 12 weeks [thank you Facebook]

Next up-Gender Reveal Party Pictures!