Gender Reveal Party!

This past weekend we had a little get together with our family and close friends to find out if this little munchkin is a boy or a girl.  We had a blast chatting and eating yummy desserts, and even more fun cutting into the cake to reveal the gender.

The guesses.  There was a lot more blue than pink at the party, including both Nick and I.

 Friends and family.  We were so grateful to everyone that was able to come and truly missed those who couldn't be there.  I may or may not have cried when I was thanking everyone for coming.

 Lemon Pudding.  DELICIOUS!

Chocolate covered brownie bites.

Caramel Nut Tartlets.

 THE CAKE!  It was so hard not to bust it open from the second it was in the house.  

We actually ended up having two ultrasounds before the party.  The first one was at my normal doctor's office, and we had her seal up the gender in an envelope, which I took straight to Leesa Booker of Cakes and Mudpies.  My second ultrasound was the day before the party, and was my big second trimester ultrasound.  It was so fun to have them measure every itty bitty baby part and see how our little one was growing.  We also had the ultrasound tech seal up the gender in an envelope, just so we could open it after we cut into the cake to make extra sure we had the right gender.  Thankfully the cake and the envelope matched, and we are happy to say we are going to have a baby girl!

I was honestly in shock.  I was SURE it was a boy.  We had our boy name picked out, and hadn't even really talked about girl names because we BOTH were convinced it was a boy.  Honestly all I wanted was a healthy baby - I didn't really have a preference... It would have been fun to shop for tiny Ducks jerseys and suits, but I can't say I'm sad to get to shop for ruffles and sparkles and rhinestones...

We are so incredibly excited for our little girl.  I can't wait to be able to feel her move inside me (I still haven't felt anything yet... sad face) and for Nick to eventually be able to feel her move as well.  We want her to keep growing and developing into the feisty little ginger we just know she will eventually be.  Because let's face it, with all of the red heads on my side and Nick's side, there's no avoiding it.

PS - I've already made my first purchase for our baby girl.  Would you be surprised if I told you it was a teeny tiny pair of shoes?