|
|
OUR PRECIOUS MOMENT
submitted by: Jill
B
I began planning how to tell my husband of our
pregnancy even before we were trying to have a child. Sometimes I
wanted to be able to tell him in a special way, at other times, I knew
I'd rather he were right beside me during the testing time so we'd learn
about our future together. Ultimately we had a little of both
styles.
Long before we planned to have children, I kept my eyes open for special
items. Along the way I purchased little "clues" and tucked
them away for the appropriate time. When I found a special
Precious Moments figurine on sale, I knew I had to buy it for "the
announcement."
"Precious Moments" figurines have special meaning for us.
He'd given me one at key times during our dating and engagement, even
proposing with one. On our wedding day, we had four PM figures on our
cake. Using the figurine to announce the next major step in our
relationship was perfect.
When I first suspected, I waited until I was home alone to use the home
pregnancy test. It was a very faint positive. That night after supper,
my husband received a children's book entitled "the Baby Book"
and a Precious Moments figurine entitled, "The Good Lord Always
Delivers." (It shows and mom-to-be holding a book of Baby Names.)
He became quite teary when he figured out the meaning behind the gifts.
Then because I couldn't wait any longer, I showed him the results of the
pregnancy test and asked for his second opinion.
One week later, we shared the time more closely. He was right by my side
when we took the second test and confirmed the outcome. We were
attending a career conference for his job, so later that day I was able
to purchase a small-size T-shirt that said "My Daddy's a Paramedic.
What's Your Dad Do?"
We'd later learn that we should have bought two T-shirts because we
actually were having twins. I was extremely glad he was right beside me
when the ultrasound showed that we were getting more than we bargained
for!
MORE PREGNANT IDEAS
BACK
TO INDEX
|
|