telling mom

okay, so while keeping this secret has been easy on some ends...keeping it from my mom for even a day was near impossible.

that very night, trey and i decided that we could tell 1 person...so i chose mom! she has been my go-to while trying to get pregnant. with her pharmacy background she tends to know a great deal in the field of medicine so i found myself calling her quite often with each dr's visit and with any situation that arose, really.

she and tim graciously gave us little piper 3 years ago and she knows just how much we adore her. i, too, call her with any vet questions as her and tim are quite educated in that area as well. so it wasn't out of the norm when i called and said, "hey i'm going to send you a picture of something kind of strange that i need you to look at on piper's back" (i sent her the picture of trey and piper in her big sister fleece). guinn recorded our phone convo-- seen below. we also added rach and richmonds reaction to the end of this video.

papa joe bebe bud and coco!

well, this may have been one of the most exciting moments in guinn history. here's how it went down--

the gossett's and davila's had not been together in quite some time and had actually been trying to set something up. we were coming to town so suggested that we all get together. i had a feelin (ooooh ooh) that they might suspect a possible announcement so i was thankful that coco was mixin up some margartitas so that i could pretend to sip on one....putting all there speculations at rest. after appetizers and drinks (and just before dinner) guinn says-- "hey, we haven't taken any pictures together in a long time..let me snap a few of the fab four"
ahhhh this is where guinn and i are getting so so so excited.

now, story continued via pics below::
so here was the first picture--

and then (as planned) guinn says, "jules, get in there with them"!
omg. i knew what was coming next!!

and THEN, he says "okay, on the count of three say "JULEE'S PREGNANT!!"
coco was almost certain that guinn was being guinn and making jokes. i think papa joe and bebe bought if from the get go. and bud, is trying to figure out if he's serious...

so i turn to coco and say "IT'S TRUE IT'S TRUE!!"

i love this pic of the proud grandma and grandpa!!

and now some gifts!

this is when coco was like "oh my gosh, are you okay, do you need to sit down?!? what can we get you??

ooooh the circle of life.

aunt meej and uncle jo!

so sticking with the theme-- because it's proven to be just too much fun-- we decided to tell the varga's in similar fashion as the parents.
trey had them striking poses and was just snapping away. on this particular shot is when he pulled the "on the count of three say JULEE'S PREGNANT" card
mija, clearly is still focused on the pose while josef is looking to me for the confirmation nod saying "he's serious!"

i confirm and away she runs......

and here come the water works. aunt meej has been so excited about a possible baby guinn and i'm just here to make dreams come true. ha.

pure joy. little baby guinn is already surrounded by so much love!

and finally, a huge hug and congrats for her brother!!!

uncle matt, aaron, and teej!!

we waited to tell the brother's at thanksgiving...14 weeks pregnant which was a rather long wait. but, it was the soonest we could get them all together.

i decided to put trey in the pic and try the whole video idea....although, it didn't work out so well since i immediately shut off the cam so i could hug all the uncle's.. i'm pretty sure my brothers didn't know whether or not to believe me....they all just kind of sat there like, "is she serious?"

dad played along since clearly he already knew. oh, and uncle ted (top left) was a surprise guest at thanksgiving so i threw him in there!

enjoy.

practicing parenthood with lila ann.

HOLLY GUINN!

of all the baby guinn announcing stories this is definitely the best one of all but, sadly, will not be told via this blog. if you care to know, ask me "off blog".

NO we are not naming our child Holly but it was just a part of the joke.

so a few days after finding out that tiny guinn was in womb we met the mcgee's to spread the news.

of course, we said on the count of 3 say "HOLLY GUINN" and all at the same time i pulled off my top layer and had holly guinn written on my under-tank.

and this was their reaction::

rach is kind of focused on the fact that she has lost her marathon training partner to childbearing.

and here is a little series of "self timer pictures" we didn't know until it was happening but we set it to take 5 pictures in a row. so we just kept posing.

cheese please!

people keep asking me if i've developed any cravings. my immediate thought is always-- no. i'm pretty sure the truth is that i don't like the idea of something controlling me or the idea that i NEED a certain food. so when you say craving-- i think weird, pregnant, moody, needy. but besides all that, i must confess i have had a "strong desire and leaning" toward cheese these days. call it a craving if you wish. ;o)
i have always been a lover of cheese but recently i must say i looooooove cheese. last visit to the grocery store i actually bought a HUGE block of swiss! as i threw it in my cart i thought to myself, "ughh...this is soooo pregnant of me" oh well.
i also invested in some borsen (hershiser family style) and find myself regularly snacking on cheese and crackers....or sometimes just a slice off the ole block plain and dry.

one day i'll blog again....

stay tuned ;o)