Our little secret 💙

Stephanie

Anyone else not planning on telling their families about the big news? I'm talking about beyond the normal 8 to 12 weeks. After our 2nd baby was born my husband and I discussed not tell my family about our next baby for as long as we can, until birth if possible. I love my family. I promise I really do, but one of my sisters, K, ruined my gender reveal (literally everyone at the party knew but me, she also just recently ruined my other sister's, C, reveal.) My other sister, D- whom I am much closer with than any of my other sisters (I have 6 and 2 brothers, big, blended family), has had something dumb to say about both of my prior pregnancies. 'What about the fair?!' For my 1st and 'what about New Year's?!' For the 2nd. Acting like my pregnancies were derailing her drunken fun. Each event passed and the world didn't end that I wasn't drinking with her. When she got pregnant I cried tears of joy (I was pregnant with my 2nd), related that she gets to experience motherhood! When going to the hospital to have our 2nd baby (6 wks early) I called my mom so she could take our 3 yr old while I was care flighted 3 hrs away. Instead, she insisted on driving down with my husband and because 'she had to work the next day' took the pullout couch in my hospital room. My husband was an absolute angel dealing with her BS for the 3 days it took to have our little boy. She would try to get him to go outside constantly for cigarette breaks, a lot of the time he declined because he knew I hated the smell. Then when it came time to have him, this crazy lady thought she was gonna be the one to hold my leg and help...I told (well...yelled...I was in pain 😬😂) her to move back. She begrudgingly obliged, but decided talking in my face with her hot, stinky smoke breath was a good idea. All in all, I know I've only discussed 3 members of my large family, but they're enough to ruin it for everyone. My husbands mom and dad know and I am completely ok with that, my best friend also knows so I don't go crazy with my secret. She keeps telling me I should tell them if it gets to be too hard, she knows I'm the worst at secret keeping, but ultimately knows it's my decision and this is what I want. So....anyone else in our boat 😅