So the day we find out we're pregnant just happens to be Diane's birthday. Once the initial shock wore off (happy shock, but still shock) we decided to surprise Dustin's parents with the news. We drove over to their house ("just happened to be in the neighborhood"= lie) to give Diane her birthday card. In the card Dustin wrote "Happy Birthday Grandma". It was so hard for me not to blurb out the news the minute we walked in the door, but we agreed that we would tell them with the card.
Fred immediately offers drinks as we walk in (always so hospitable)....
"No thank you." I say.
"Oh come on" he says. "Have just one."
"No, I'm fine"
"Not even just one for Diane's birthday??"
"Ummm.... maybe a ginger ale. Uh, that sounds good."
So we all settle on a round of ginger ales. He must have thought something was up because we rarely pass up a celebratory drink!
Diane, on the other hand, had no idea. She opens the card. Reads it. Laughs. And politely closes it and hugs both of us.
"Mom" Dustin says "Don't you get it?"
"Yeah I get it- I'm old" she says
"Mom?!?"
"I get it- I'm a grandma! I'm old!!"
"I don't think you get it mom"
She looks at me confused. I pat my belly. And then the light bulb goes off.
She says "you are??" And Dustin screams "we're having a baby!!" Everyone starts hugging and crying over the good news!
An unforgettable birthday :-)
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