it's a....

...baby!

Last Monday, I drove to the city where hubby works and met him for dinner at Outback Steakhouse under the guise of celebrating his birthday early. When we got back to his place, hubby opened his card:

 

....he was a little confused at first! But then, totally excited, because...

We're having a baby! Our little one is due sometime in early December, and we're so excited!

We celebrated hubby's birthday last weekend for real - now, only a few days early - while my parents and his were in town for my last College Choir concert. We celebrated with birthday cake, and then revealed the cookies I made:

These cookies were actually Hubby's idea! So creative.

They were shocked! And surprised! And so happy.
Here's hubby's face just before we surprised our parents:

I also made little bibs for each of our immediate family members to take home - proud new grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

We can't wait to welcome our little one into the world! What a beautiful blessing.