Revealing the Big News

We had so much fun revealing the news of expected Baby Bailey. We had already planned on spending Thanksgiving with our Florida family in Vero Beach and knew we probably couldn't pull off hiding it well. Obviously we were worried someone would spoil the surprise for the MI family but decided we could threaten them enough that maybe, just maybe they wouldn't. We were so proud when we made it to MI for Christmas and found out they all stayed true to their word and didn't mention a thing. We were able to pull off the surprise on everyone there too - there were just two close calls. Jessica spotted me in the big poncho I was wearing and that made it obvious to her but she didn't say anything. Brenden, being the big brother that he is, went to tickle my stomach and stared at me for a brief moment, his face saying "um… either you got chubby quick or are pregnant". Luckily he felt so thrown off he didn't say anything either.

We stole the picture/video idea from our friends Tara and Terry - pretend to be taking a picture and say "1,2,3 everyone say Kylee's pregnant" all the while actually recording on video. We knew no one would really be surprised by the news that we were pregnant so we thought that this would be a shocking way to tell them and make it fun. So happy we were right as it turned out to be a total blast! Nate handled the camera each time, so he was behind each one, and sadly the only one that it ran out on at the end were his parents, which is why theirs was so short :(

We knew the key would be to take the picture as soon as possible to eliminate any possibility of anyone getting suspicious while together. While everyone thought it was odd, and some nearly ruined it by not cooperating, they all eventually played along and made it happen. All reactions were great. From Aunt Kathy falling on the floor to Uncle Mike refusing to break his pose (as he said he did not want to mess up the picture), we loved them all.

Needless to say, the next time we insist on taking a group photo our family is going to be a little suspicious…

One Two Three, Say... from Kylee Bailey on Vimeo.