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<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0The first two tests weren’t convincing enough, so we opted to spend the big bucks on the digital one.\u00a0 It was a long three minutes, but when we saw that “yes”\u00a0on September 16, 2011, neither of us could believe it!\u00a0 I called the doctor to schedule an appointment immediately so I could have a blood test to confirm what we already knew to be true.\u00a0 We were able to get in before the weekend was out and had our answer.\u00a0 Originally we agreed to wait until our first ultrasound to share the news with anyone; however, we (meaning I) couldn’t keep this news a secret for long.\u00a0 We emailed a picture of the pregnancy test to Greg’s dad and Beverly and told them to check their email while we were on the phone.\u00a0 They were extremely happy and a little shocked to be thinking of themselves as grandparents!!<\/p>\n \u00a0We were going to be with both our families for The Rosh, so we told them right away, too.\u00a0 I tried to be creative about telling my family, but it didn’t come out as slick as I thought\u00a0it would…I asked “grandpa” to pass the bread (and finally everyone slowly caught on).\u00a0 Needless to say,\u00a0they were all\u00a0ecstatic.\u00a0Aunt Michy and Uncle Billy weren’t with us when we told the group so I handed her the pregnancy test in shul.\u00a0 It was awesome!<\/p>\n We then stopped by Greg’s parents who were just as excited and surprised as everyone else.\u00a0 What a great way to begin the Jewish New Year (and what a great excuse to not have to fast for Yom Kippur).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greg and I knew early on in our relationship that we wanted to be parents together.\u00a0 Once we were married, there wasn’t much stopping us!\u00a0 As the months in 2010 passed by, we decided “why wait?”\u00a0We didn’t want\u00a0to be empty … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n