Gender Reveal Party- "Waddle It Be?" 05.12.13

I had to make a post about this...(It IS a little late) but I love re-living this night!

 

 

Chris and I knew that we wanted to be surprised in some way when we found out the sex of our baby. We wanted to know but wanted to find out in the presence of close friends and family and celebrate that time together.

My mom and mother-in-law went with us to our ultrasound 11 days before this party! We told our tech that we didn't want to know but that we wanted our mothers to know. We were able to look at our precious little one for part of the ultrasound but the large monitor was turned off when it was time to check..well, down there. The tech went out to the waiting room and called the mothers in. She told them en route to the room. They did it! They kept it a secret that whole time!! I was super impressed.

My mom and mother-in-law, along with other close friends and family, planned a beautiful get-together the night of Mother's Day. The theme was ducklings (you know, Drake...ducks..). My mom came up with the clever phrase "Waddle It Be?"

She went above and beyond with the decorations, the food was super yummy, and everything was so detailed.

 

 

To add some fun for the guests, everyone was to vote  either "pink" or "blue".  The guests who had voted the correct color were part of a drawing and won a prize.

One of my favorite parts of the evening was when all the guests selected their guess by picking up either a blue or pink Peep. It was a very colorful room with everyone's guesses. I do have to say..there were more blue than pink Peeps in this group picture!

 

I am sure that you can also tell that I had been crying. When I turned around and saw all of my close friends and family in the same room excited about our little baby, I had no other emotion than sheer joy...the waterworks started!

 

 

It was now "reveal" time! The center table was decorated with gifts and cards. My mom made the diaper cake which housed our beautiful surprise. The surprise was under the second layer of the diaper cake in a sealed container. We were able to see the color first when we lifted that lid, sharing that moment, just the two of us.

 

IT'S A GIRL!!!!

 

 

 

It was such a lovely surprise! Chris and I were so excited to find out what our little one would be, regardless of boy or girl. Everyone started to celebrate and the tears began to flow!

Our sweet friends from Nashville came down to surprise my mom. Teresa took all of the pictures!

We are so ready to meet you, sweet girl!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



My bump, my bump, my lovely lady bump- check it out! (Destiny's Child Remix)

I think one of the most exciting things that I was looking forward to about pregnancy was that big belly bump! Girlfriend has made her presence known from the very beginning. Even after only 8 weeks, I had to switch to maternity pants. It didn't take much time after our big reveal to have complete strangers walk up to me and ask me when I was due. The bump grew incredibly fast. "Are you having twins?" "Wow, your belly is huge!" "How many you got in there?" These are just some of the questions that popped up daily. After realizing that both Chris and I have twins in our family, the recurring comments, and my blooming belly, I began to ask myself the same questions. My midwife was wonderful and assured me at that next appointment (and an ultrasound) that there was indeed only one precious darling making their home in my belly. That would have been fun, though! Maybe next time :)

 

 

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 Girlfriend is 25 weeks on Sunday! God is good. You are already loved, little baby Drake.

 

 

 

The purpose

I had always imagined that the second I found out we were pregnant I would document every minute, every milestone, and every day's events.With a busy end to the school for Christopher and me, grad school classes, new puppy, and that crazy little thing called life... I am attempting to make up for lost time and share some of our favorite moments, provide some fun pregnancy knowledge I have learned, and keep everyone up to date on this beautiful journey.


First prenatal appointment- February 4th



At our first appointment we found out we are expecting our little bundle of joy on September 22nd

The Big Announcement- March 10th



We waited until we were through the first trimester to make our big announcement. It was so hard to keep it a secret, especially at work. We made the big reveal on March 10th, 2013. I'm already showing a bump!




My dad took our announcement pictures in front of a building downtown that is about to be demolished.  My mother-in-law provided us with the beautiful antique carriage, baby shoes, and blanket.



We had so much fun!