Sharing the greatest joy imaginable - part 2

Because I work in the medical field, I know too well that pregnancy doesn't always end in a healthy baby...or even a baby at all. Thus, we (along with most people these days) decided not to share the news with the world until 12 weeks, when the risk of miscarriage drastically decreases. We didn't even want to tell our families for fear something would happen and we'd all be majorly disappointed. We were exactly 4 weeks when we found out, which meant we had to wait 8 whole weeks to tell anyone. Adam and I decided we needed to tell someone else, so we chose to tell our best friends. My best friend Mandy was already an ear for my infertility issues, so it was exciting to finally get to share good news. Now 2 more people had to keep a secret. The first family member to find out was my sister. She knew we were on Clomid (no other family members knew), and she asked me how that was going. I could tell she suspected something, so I caved and told her that the Clomid did its job. Little did we know she'd have her own exciting news to share in a few weeks! Yes, Lisa found out she, too, was pregnant before anyone new I was pregnant. I had an exact date, but Lisa did not...so we had no idea whose baby was supposed to come first! After going to our first doctor's appointments, we both had pictures and due dates. Mine was June 26 and hers July 15...3 weeks apart. We (Lisa, Curt, Adam, and I) decided to tell our (mine and Lisa's) parents together. They were going to find out they had TWO grandbabies on the way! I had to work on Thanksgiving, so we got together the weekend afterward to celebrate. We got together a big box of baby stuff and a framed picture of both our ultrasounds was placed on the top. We told my parents the four of us got them a Christmas present that they needed before Christmas, so they had to open it now. We found out later they thought we had gotten them a trip to the beach and that towels were in the box. They definitely did not expect the news they were about to receive. When they opened the box, they were so confused. They finally figured out it involved a baby, but still didn't realize we were both pregnant. Finally, it clicked...and lots of happy tears followed! We told Adam's family the same way...a box of baby goodies with our framed ultrasound on top. They figured it out pretty quick, and we all shed more tears. Both families were caught on tape, and watching these videos still make me cry. Our greatest joy was now one of their greatest joys!