Dad & Solstice

I never wrote about how I told two of the most famous people in my life.

Dad and Solstice.

DAD

I had to wait to tell them... my family has a habit of sharing secrets and I didn't want it blown. I love Solstice to beans, but she is still working on her secret keeping abilities. So my brother couldn't know anything, because of his inability to keep secrets. You see where I am headed with this... so dear old Dad had to wait until January to find out.

We set a lunch date for January 21st at Casino Rama... my Dad's Disney land and conveniently on the way home from the cottage. Little did we know it would be the worst snowstorm of the season.

After battling snow squalls and bad drivers we made it to Rama, Dad and Sophie followed about 30minutes later. We headed to the buffet for lunch, because I was STARVED.

We sat down with our first plates (it was a buffet, a pregnant girls BEST friend). I said I was relieved to know it was hunger and not morning sickness. They brushed over it. So I pushed on and continued with the last 6 weeks its been morning sickness. Sophie picked up on it and asked 'You're not pregnant, are you?' I said 'Yup.' She followed with an Congratulations and so did Dad. He looked a little lost then said 'I knew it.' How? I don't know, but I let him have it.

They asked all the basic questions and then we continued on with lunch. I remember thinking Dad would be more excited, but then his phone rang and the first words out of his mouth was 'Melanie is Pregnant!'. See how my family is with secrets, but it showed me just how excited he was.

We spent the afternoon browsing the slots and learning some tricks to making money. I won and I lost... better than Richard who just lost.

We left early to try and get on the roads, before they got worse. All and all it was a great day.

**Early that weekend we had revealed to our friends that we were expecting... and we quickly learned who could and couldn't babysit unsupervised.**

SOLSTICE

I didn't know how to tell Little Miss Solstice. I wanted to tell her in person when we had a weekend together, but that kept getting pushed back, finally settling in March. I knew I couldn't wait that long. So, I got my Mum to teach Solstice about Facetime and once Richard was home from work we called her. Now (remembering my family SUCKS at secrets) my Mum watched Solstice making the call with her camera out. Solstice knew something was up and I answered the call as she was running through the house to get away from Grandma. Ha! I love that kid!

We chatted about school and the weather, toying with Grandma. Solstice was also playing with the camera (Richard may or may not have been egging her on, making faces behind me).

Finally I said it 'Solstice, I'm pregnant.'

And Solstice said 'Cool.' With about as much excitement as I expected. Solstice and I are cut from the same cloth... we're not the types to jump up and down and scream. We take it in, play it cool and then react.

We asked her what we should name the baby (Thomas and Grace were her top picks) and asked if she would teach me about diapers. Being a big sister to 6... she knows more about babies then Ann does.

A few days later, after everything sunk in, she started messaging me with names and ideas.

I love that kid. I can't wait to go through this with her.

Ok... that's everything.

You are up to date and I behind at work.

Have a good weekend!

Love!