Spilling the Baby Beans: Telling my Parents

Wednesday, October 17

I realize this post is about 15 weeks overdue, but doing things "better late than never" is basically how this blog rolls. We found out about Pickles on a Saturday and by Sunday I couldn't keep the secret in any longer and had to tell my parents the good news. 

We called them up on Sunday afternoon, telling them we had a new video chat feature we wanted to test out. The new feature—unbeknownst to them—was that I was recording our entire conversation. I had no idea what their reactions would be, but I knew I wanted to be able to watch it again later.

I'm SO glad I recorded it, because their reaction (my mom's reaction, specifically) is PRICELESS. I laugh a lot and cry a little every time I see it, which is actually a couple times a week—it's that good. But don't take my work for it, watch for yourself! 


Pretty fantastic, right?! 

31 comments:

Kara said...

That was a priceless reaction! Love it!!!

hemborgwife said...

O that was priceless and totally made me teary eyed!

Also it was funny because the start of it sounded like every Skype convo I have with my family with they hey's and what not!

Jes said...

totally made me cry...your mom might just be the cutest thing ever!

Bethany said...

That was beyond precious!!

Elizabeth said...

haha that is so adorable!!!

Chantal said...

Your mom almost made ME cry! How sweet!

Annie said...

oh my gosh!!! that so made my laugh and tear up!!! sooo sweet! love your dad's reaction "we'll babysit!" reminds me of my papi :) Thanks for posting, loved that!

Nicole said...

This is amazing!! The best reactions ever :)

Jessica G said...

oh my gosh, that is so sweet :) Love it, thanks for sharing!

Clearbluewater3 said...

oh your parents are adorable! I love that your mom is like a little volcano of excitement that finally erupts with a shriek!

Allie said...

Awwwww that's awesome!!!! What a cool way to hold on to such a wonderful memory. Your mom is so sweet!

Jen said...

Awww I love this!!!! :)

Kathryn said...

Aww Jessica, that was so sweet! I teared up! :)

Sarah said...

so freaking cute!!

Emma said...

That was so sweet. Your mom's reaction made me cry. :) How did you record the Skype conversation?

B said...

Your mom's reaction is everything! LOL. Too cute. What an awesome moment to have recorded. I love the "Is it positive".

Clare said...

That was so cute!

Layla said...

Oh my god, your mom made me cry!!!!!!!!!

A Crew Chief's Wife said...

This was awesome to watch! Your mom's reaction is truly priceless and what a great thing to have on video!

Brianne said...

Oh my goodness. Your mom made me laugh & cry at the same time.

Kristen said...

What a wonderful thing to have down the road! And what a blessing technology is for those of us going through these major milestones far away from our families. I say a grateful prayer every time my now three year old son face times or skypes with my parents. I love that despite having never lived in physical proximity to them, he knows their faces and voices and looks forward to telling them things and asks to call them.

WillJogForFood said...

That is awesome! LOVE your moms reaction :)

Sarah said...

Oh my gosh! *I* cried!!! That was so sweet!!! Your mom's reaction is the BEST.

Ashley said...

What a fantastic idea! (To tape the reaction.)I'll have to keep that in mind for the next go-round.

I love your mom, she's just the cutest!

Dancy said...

Ohmigosh how precious is your Mom?!? Sitting here all teary-eyed at my desk. That's so amazing.

Sarah said...

Love this!! It's so funny when you're mom starts screaming!

Bonnie said...

That is SO sweet!! Such great memories that you were able to capture!

Jessica said...

Awww OMG I love your moms reaction!! So awesome :)

LatteLove said...

Ahh! I am crying at my desk at work. so much! so sweet.

Katie said...

Awwww! It's so nice that you have this on video - your mom's reaction is so sweet! :)

LC said...

Omg best reaction ever!