We had our first appointment today and it is all becoming real this little one is on its way. Discovering today that we were not at 10-12 weeks like we thought, but nearly 14 weeks! 13 weeks 5 days to be exact. Our little one will make his/her appearance around July 16th. I don't think Luke or I have stopped smiling since seeing the ultrasound of Little Meier this morning and hearing the nice, strong heartbeat.
We made our announcement to our families the week of Christmas and my sister was able to catch the Johanesen Family reaction on camera. I'll, hopefully, be able to post that soon. But in the meantime I'll explain how we told everyone:
We brought in an extra gift for Seth to open at the family Christmas party. We let him open the gift as if nothing unusual was happening, just a "secret Santa" sort of gift. Inside the bag was a nice little t-shirt that says "Big Brother," I held up the t-shirt on Seth and said, "Show everyone what it says, buddy." Great reactions from everyone and we're so thrilled to be adding this little one to our family.