for as much of a planner as i am it's almost unfathomable that i would put off the gender reveal of our first child any longer than possible. i guess i thought i'd have some intense intuition about what the baby's sex would be and it wouldn't make a difference.
not the case.
we did it though. all in part to a request my step-sister made a few months prior. she thought early on that we should have a gender reveal party and given that we would be able to know the sex by the time she we would be back from texas we went with it. she won't be able to attend either of the baby showers and may not be back for the birth so i figured this would be an opportunity to keep aunt brandea and uncle jordan involved.
at our 19 week ultrasound we looked away as the tech took measurements and determined if we were having a little guy or gal. not peeking was difficult. we locked eyes and held each other accountable. we wanted our reaction on the day of the bbq to be 100% authentic and it was.
after we left the office i immediately drove the envelope to one of my girlfriends who was in charge of getting the revealing supplies. naturally she wasted no time looking ;o) our secret was safe.
despite knowing i could find out the sex if i really wanted to, i patiently waited. by the time saturday rolled around the anticipation was more than i could bare.
not the case.
we did it though. all in part to a request my step-sister made a few months prior. she thought early on that we should have a gender reveal party and given that we would be able to know the sex by the time she we would be back from texas we went with it. she won't be able to attend either of the baby showers and may not be back for the birth so i figured this would be an opportunity to keep aunt brandea and uncle jordan involved.
at our 19 week ultrasound we looked away as the tech took measurements and determined if we were having a little guy or gal. not peeking was difficult. we locked eyes and held each other accountable. we wanted our reaction on the day of the bbq to be 100% authentic and it was.
after we left the office i immediately drove the envelope to one of my girlfriends who was in charge of getting the revealing supplies. naturally she wasted no time looking ;o) our secret was safe.
despite knowing i could find out the sex if i really wanted to, i patiently waited. by the time saturday rolled around the anticipation was more than i could bare.
we invited our closest friends and family and had nearly two dozen people show for the 'baby-q' reveal. my best friend (who came a day early to help out- love you!) and i prepared all the bbq fixins and decorated the sunroom. we asked everyone to cast their vote and shortly after eating our burgers (like, within minutes) we congregated in the yard with cans of silly string for the reveal.
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| the food! a pregnant lady loves food! |
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| mary sue's handy work :) pulling it all together |
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| shake and spray!! |
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| 'it's a girl' voters (cody and i each went with one sex so that at least one of us would be right) |
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| 'it's a boy' voters |
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| waiting to be sprayed - i was so incredibly nervous... |
this was by far the best surprise i've ever experience in my life!
we are having a boy!!
congrats! What a fun way to announce the sex of baby Sobotka!
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