Wondering when to make the announcement.

I'm having a hard time deciding when to tell everyone (or maybe I should say "anyone who doesn't know yet") that I'm pregnant. I'm specifically worried about breaking the news at work. We always said that we would wait three months before we told anyone, but obviously that didn't happen. Now, as I approach 12 weeks, I'm ready to just say it. It's not so much about the excitement...(don't get me wrong, I AM excited), but the main reason is that I'm sick of keeping this big secret. I've never been the type to be able to keep stuff like this in. I pretty much say everything that's going on, unless it's really, really personal. (It's something I'd like to keep personal, but I know that this type of thing is everyone's business, whether I like it or not.)

I've pretty much decided that this coming Thursday, March 12 or Friday, March 13 will be "announcement day" for my friends and a few coworkers because at that point I'll officially be at the 12 week point. (I know it won't take long for the news to spread after that, especially once it hits the internet.) On Friday we're going to Stations of the Cross at Holy Trinity church. We've done this for the past couple of years, and although we're not particularly religious people, we love the event because of the people involved. Everyone is always so excited about the production, and I love helping with the setup and tear down, then after it's over, everyone goes to our friends' house for a party. I don't know if the party will be happening this year, but even if it doesn't, it will still be nice to spend some quality time with some great people.

So why am I basing my decision to make the announcement on Stations of the Cross? Well, we're always trying to get together with these friends, but everyone is very busy. We finally set a date to get together for a barbecue last June, then Roberta's mother-in-law got sick and we just never rescheduled. We'd like to tell as many people in person as possible, and this Stations of the Cross event may be our only opportunity to do so before the baby is actually born! And at least four of the people we'll be making the announcement to are on Facebook, which means that my friends and coworkers will find out that way if I don't tell them at work first. Some people will find out via Facebook or Twitter...that's inevitable. But I'd like to at least try to personally tell the people we see in the community or at work.

So although it may not be the best idea, I think we'll be breaking the news at 12 weeks.

Written at 3:27am on Wednesday March 11, 2009.