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Family Drama
My only brother is in the Coast Guard and has had this new girlfriend for about 6 months. On Sunday, he brought her to my parents house to meet us all for the first time. She is really sweet and seems to make him happy. He is stationed in northern California and she lives in Seattle (They are doing the long distance thing for now). When I talked to my brother in January he sounded like he was pretty serious about her and said that she may be "the one" but since he is 23 and she is 21, he wanted to wait to see where things go. Seemed like a good plan until...
My bro and his GF tell us all on Sunday that they are expecting and that she is about 6 weeks along! We are all a little shocked but excited. Then, yesterday afternoon my bro calls me to tell me he proposed. Again, I am excited but kinda shocked since this is all moving so fast and we barely know her. He calls me again at about 10pm last night and says that they are getting married on Saturday!!! WTF!! This is crazy.
I love my brother and I have no doubt that he will be an amazing father and I see the way he looks at his GF and I know they are in love, but a part of me feels like this is all wrong and they are making a mistake having a shotgun wedding like this. So in one week, I am gaining a sister-in-law and a future niece/nephew lol...I dont know what to feel right now.
Re: Family Drama
Can't wait to meet my baby boy!
Dang, that's crazy fast!!!
So, she will be moving in with him in Cali then?
Yeah she will be moving in with him. I guess I am glad he is doing the right thing by getting married and making sure that she and the baby are taken care of. They just bumped up the timeline like you said!
So what do I give them as a gift this weekend?? They are eventually going to have a wedding but they are getting married this weekend. Money? Gift Card? What is appropriate?
Can't wait to meet my baby boy!
Wow, that certainly is a lot to digest in such a short amount of time! Congrats on the future niece/nephew!! It sounds like their hearts are in the right place, and I'm sure the support they're receiving from you and the rest of your family will be a huge help to them in getting through so many major changes all at once.
As for a gift... You could get them maybe a small sentimental gift and then some money? For the sentimental gift, maybe two photo albums: one for their wedding photos and one for baby photos? Or a collage picture frame that they could fill with wedding photos and photos of their new family?