Telling my family

Finally getting the chance to tell my family the good news felt WONDERFUL! It was so hard to keep the baby a secret the past three days! Initially, we were going to tell my mom, Jay, Jeric and Christian at the CPK fundraiser for the Cathedral. However, after mass, Mike pulled me aside and suggested that we tell them in front of the Virgin Mary (it's the spot we always visit and pray after each mass). He thought it would be fitting to tell her before the Blessed Mother. Penticost mass was great -- to hear about the holy spirit being a part of our everyday lives was a great reminder on an additional source of inspiration and guidance we can turn to aside from Jesus and His Mother.
So after we all finished praying, I gathered them all around me by talking about the logistics on where to have lunch. After that was squared away, I then said, "Mike and I also wanted to let everyone know that WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!" The happiness on my mom's face was amazing and she quickly hugged me and started crying. I, of course, followed suit ... and then Jay started crying!!! It was overwhelming to feel how happy they all were for us ... this baby of ours is one lucky person to be part of such a loving and supportive family.
We then told them the whole story -- about our generic brand pregnancy test mishap to how difficult it's been to hide it from everyone. We were all overjoyed and couldn't stop talking about how blessed we are. My mom made sure to remind me how lucky Mike and I were that we were able to conceive relatively easily. A lot of couples don't have that luxury.
Lunch at CPK was filled with questions about what the baby might possibly look like ... what names would be nice ... etc, etc. They made sure to feed me like crazy (salad, pizza, etc.) and at the end of the meal, Jay asked, "So -- do you want a milkshake???"
I went to bed that night more at peace and more complete that my family now knew about the baby. I can't wait to tell my dad, Tito Ton and JP this coming Memorial weekend and then Tita Bot, Tito Charlie when they get back from Vancouver!