Some of the most precious memories from the first trimester were telling people we were expecting.
One part of our story that was really cool to me was that actually Sam and I got to find out together. It was the morning I had been waiting for and I finally got to take a test & know it would be accurate. I took a digital test, which take a while to load. Sam was in the kitchen, making some coffee, and I called to him "You'd better get in here!" We held each other, waiting, and were so shocked and excited to see that it was positive! We spent the morning dreaming, reveling, and in my case, calling the OBGYN office because you can never be too early, right? We decided that day to name our little fetus "Bean," as it was the size of a vanilla bean seed when we found out on July 11. Another really special part was getting to tell friends & family. Because of COVID, we only got to tell Sam's parents and my sister in person, which made it that much more exciting. (The excitement was only slightly dampened by how remarkably sick I felt.) We got to tell the rest of our close friends & family over Zoom calls, facetimes, and phone calls/fun texts. One of the funnier stories is from telling my sister. We planned a socially-distanced, outdoor meal on a 100 degree day. When Sam and I pulled up, my sister had already decorated the garage with a huge "Congrats" banner - I was so confused, and disappointed that she already knew, until I remembered that I had recently finished grad school and my thoughtful sister wanted to celebrate in some way. The banner made for a great background when we told her we were expecting.
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