The Second Person to Know

So a lot of people probably assume that I was the second person to find out that Amy was pregnant.  This actually was not so for us.  As Amy talked about earlier, she found out she was pregnant during our emergency trip down to Maryland after Thanksgiving when Grandpop's health was significantly declining.  I had hoped that we would find out we were pregnant this weekend, so I asked her right before we went over to visit with him (which wound up being the last time we were able to spend time with him).  She wanted to tell me at a time when our emotions weren't so all over the place, so (as I found out later) she fibbed a bit and told me that we weren't yet.  I was really disappointed in the news, but I figured I would at least get to tell him that we were trying.  When we went over to see him Amy asked Grandma if we could each have some alone time with him.  She of course said yes and I went first and told him how we were working on expanding our family but we didn't have good news to tell him yet.  Unfortunately his health was such that he was unable to open his eyes for me, but I knew he heard me.  Amy went in after me and she told him that she actually was pregnant.  When she told him, he opened his eyes and made a mouthing motion like you would if you were really excited.  She could tell from his eyes that he understood the good news.  Grandpop passed away a few days later, but we were so thankful that we had the chance to tell him that in a few months he'll have another great-grandchild.  It was certainly difficult for many of us to lose Grandpop, but it does bring us some comfort to know that our baby came into this world at the time he was leaving it.  So hopefully our child will have part of the amazing spirit that made Grandpop such a wonderful man.  In this case, it was an honor to have him be the second one to know.