The first few months of adjusting to the fact that we have a baby on the way has been exciting, emotional (ok mainly it's been me that has been emotional), dreamy, some anxiety and lots of unanswered questions. But of course preparing for this change in life can't be done the regular way. As per tradition we have to do it over skype. Bryan took a three month position in Kenya with Wildlife Works as part of his Master's program. He left Halifax May 1 and thought he was just having to leave his wife behind. But a few weeks later when I realized something was a little off with me, I did the test and yes it was positive! It took a while to set in that it was really positive. I had to put the test down and walk away and then come back to make sure that it was still telling me that a little one was on the way. But it didn't change and I finally realized that I had to tell my husband the fantastic news. So how do you even go about telling someone that they are going to be a father when they are on the opposite side of the world?
So I took a few pictures with my camera and finally got one that would tell the story. However as I went to put the picture on my computer so I could send it off in an email, I realized that our card reader to take the pictures off the camera was tucked safely in Bryan's camera case, which was in Kenya. Well I guess the next best thing is trusty photo booth on my mac. So it took a few tries with the best lighting possible and I thought I got a shot that would share my excitement.
All prepared to send my picture to tell my story, I woke up the next morning and logged into skype ready to type away and Bryan unexpectedly calls and turns on the video. Usually we video skype on the weekends when we don't have to sort out the time difference and work schedules but on weekdays it's usually the trusty chatting that keeps us communicating. For some reason Bryan had an off work day that freed him up to call and talk to me 'face to face'. Well as soon as he saw me and I said that I had something to tell him, that was enough for him to guess. So all my pictures and technology frustration was no longer necessary because my husband is just too smart. Usually this is the time where expecting mom and dad get to dream and share the excitement between the two of them until things are far enough along to safely share the news. However with limited talk time it's hard to keep all that excitement to ourselves. So our families got to hear of our news much sooner than we had ever planned to tell them. It was just too exciting to keep in. It was very wise of Bryan to be on a different continent for the first few months. He got to miss the mood swings, the nausea and the sleepy grumpy wife trimester. At 14 weeks into our pregnancy, we are still two weeks away from being reunited and actually getting to share the excitement of this little traveller that is quickly growing inside of me.
