Thursday, May 24, 2012

The Big Reveal

When I was pregnant with Charles we waited until he was born to know if he was a boy or girl. I loved not knowing and having the surprise at his birth. With this baby we decided to find out what we were having. After the ultrasound Chris and I kept it to ourselves for two and a half weeks (!!!) until we could have family and close friends over to tell them first.
On Sunday we had a 'reveal party' to share the big news.. Boy or Girl??
When guests arrived they were asked to wear their guess by pinning either a mustache or a bow on their shirts.
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Later we read through some old wive's tales about how to tell if it's a boy or girl. You know, if you're carrying high it's a girl, low it's a boy. If your face gets fat or pimply it's a girl. If your hands are really dry it's a boy. If you have bad morning sickness it's a girl. If you crave salty foods it's a boy, sweets it's a girl. We even hung a ring on a string over my belly to see if it swung left to right (boy) or rotated (girl).
The option was given to change their guess if they wanted. Then it was time for the big reveal.

Team 'boy'
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Team 'girl'
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(we obviously already knew what we were having but we wanted to be in the pictures too)

I had made a cake the day before and dyed the batter, the icing concealed the secret so that when it was cut into it showed either blue or pink :)
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BLUE! We are having another boy! I am so excited for Charles to have a little brother. I am almost 23 weeks along and hoping the summer goes by fast. We can't wait to meet our little guy!

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this photo is from a few weeks ago already.. 19 weeks along


Wednesday, May 23, 2012

update

What have we been up to? Let me show you...

Como Zoo
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Lake Calhoun
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Cupcake quest with Jessica
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playdates with Hannah
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parks
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Mother's Day crafts
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Baby Shower for Amy and 'reunion' with college roommates
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Onesies
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