So much for telling the hubby’s mom in person, in a cute way. We had planned on having dinner with the hubby’s mom, grandmother, and aunt next Saturday. This morning, she emailed me, saying that his grandmother would prefer if the whole family (his 5 aunts/uncles, their spouses, and some of their kids) could have dinner together. Yikes!! Definitely not ready for that at only 6 weeks! We knew they would all likely find out very quickly once we told her, but we’re not ready to deal with all the in-person congratulations and advice at that early stage.
We decided to scrap the idea completely, and call her after the ultrasound, just as we’re doing for my parents, who live out of state. Of course, this meant backing out of the dinner gracefully – the dinner that WE had invited her to have. Argh!! I hated lying to her, but said we had a friend moving away soon, and this was the only night she was able to have dinner with us. We do actually have a friend moving across the country next month, so hopefully this night works for her, and I don’t feel like a complete lying jerk 😛
the hopeful worrywart 