Blue Frosting

This past Friday we had our 18 week ultrasound (can't believe we're already to 18 weeks)!  This was the big one...time to find out the gender of our baby!  We didn't just want to find out from the ultrasound technician though.  We thought it would be fun to do something unique and really involve our families.  James' mom gave us the idea to do a Gender Reveal Party.  Here's how it works:

We told the ultrasound technician, Theresa (who is so wonderful--very calming and friendly) about our little plan.  So on Friday we got to see our baby on the screen and then she would just have us turn away when she was looking in particular "areas."  It was incredible to see how much the baby has grown in just the last 5 weeks.  And baby was very active.  We might have a wild one on our hands!!  Theresa then wrote down the gender and sealed it in an envelope along with photos of the private parts.  She also wrote down the gender on another piece of paper and sealed it in an envelope labeled "Bakery."

Off James and I went to Hoffman's Bakery in Kirkland.  We ordered a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache and told the bakery saleswoman to color the frosting between the cake layers either pink or blue depending on what was inside the envelope.  She couldn't believe that she would know before we would!

On Sunday we all gathered together at my parents' house for the Gender Reveal Party.  You can see a picture of the invitation below.  We had everyone wear their "team" colors depending on what they thought the baby would be.  The whole time being pregnant I've had an instinct that it's a boy so James and I both wore blue.  So did my dad, James' sister, brother-in-law, and Ryan's girlfriend Tracey.  The pink team was my mom, brother, and James' parents.  After everyone arrived we were quick to cut the cake as we couldn't stand the anticipation any longer!  And the outcome was....(drumroll please)....the frosting was BLUE!!  We are going to have a son!  My instinct was correct all along.  We are thrilled and it was so special to share the moment with our families.  Then we had dinner together and basked in the excitement.  It's so nice to be able to say "he" and "our son!"

We highly recommend the Gender Reveal Party idea--very fun!!

The Invitation	The result is hidden inside!
Blue Team	Pink Team (Johnathin couldn't make up his mind)
So excited!!	It's blue frosting--it's a boy!!
Team Blue wins	Can't wait to meet our little guy in May