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My niece is staying the night, and so I organised a family lunch at my place, and this time… my Mum came. So I’m planning on telling her now instead of waiting until after my scan.
We were sitting outside eating lunch when Mum announced HER great news – she’s given up smoking – so at least I’m not going to have a problem with her cuddling my baby haha.
So after we all congratulated Mum on her news, I asked her if she still knew how to knit. She said “yes, of course I do”, so I told her that it might be pretty cold in June, and my baby might need some winter woollies to keep it warm. She did a bit of a double take and was quite speechless. I then went into the details about IVF and I don’t think she really understood that too much, but her jaw well and truly dropped when I told her it could be twins!
Overall, she was very happy with the news, but I’m still not sure if she has grasped the concept of IFV and donor sperm and that I’ve been pursuing this proactively… her comment as she was leaving was “well, I’m happy if you’re happy” – it’s like she thinks that I’ve found out I’m accidentally pregnant and have decided to keep it.
So now the whole family knows… and my close girlfriends too. My best friend has known since ten minutes after I found out, and another friend rang me a few days ago to check the progress so she knows. I had coffee with another one yesterday afternoon in the city and told her, and I rang another girlfriend on the way home. Another one returned my call later last night and I left a message for the last one on Facebook and gave her access to my blog. She called this morning to congratulate me, and was soooooo excited, but I had a house full of people here so I couldn’t talk for long.
So now, everyone knows… let the celebrations begin.
