We told family about you today! They know of your existence! It’s about time, too. Three months is a long time to keep such an exciting bit of news a secret, that’s for sure..

Your mother’s parents and your Uncle Keith were informed via FaceTime (video chat). It was so cool, seeing the looks on their faces, all full of surprise and happiness. I told Keith, specifically, to get his iPad (tablet) to do this. He wasn’t able to, so we arranged a time in the evening to spring the news. He pretty much suspected it was this, since I was so adamant about it. Your mother’s parents were more caught off-guard, as far as I know–they had the least clues that something big was up.

My parents thought something big was up, too. I invited them to a local restaurant, Connor’s, and your grandma knew that there was something afoot. We certainly don’t go to that particular eating establishment much, so it just had to be some kind of occasion of special significance. And it was!

Your cousin, Caleb, and Uncle Craig were informed the old fashioned way, via the good ol’ United States Postal Service. Much of the rest of the extended family will get the stupendous news when I unveil the blog to the world on the social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Google+).

We are hosting a big cookout tomorrow with a few of our friends to tell them about the news. I think we’ll use pretty much every method possible to announce it before this pregnancy is over, except for fireworks…though, that does give me an idea…

Now, the only big secret we’ll keep now is your gender–if we happen to find out about it before your birth. Personally, I don’t care which you are, as long as you are a happy and healthy bundle of baby.