it's a girl!!
and we are tickled pink. (pun intended, of course.) :-) from the beginning, i just knew. i'm certain that i would have been equally thrilled with a boy, but i have to say, girl just feels right for us... at least at this point in our lives. who knows what the future will hold!
so, we had our ultrasound on wednesday, and on saturday, we had the Gender Reveal party. can i just tell you how hard it was to keep my mouth shut for that long?! but i'm so glad i did. the party was so much fun! here's how it all went down...
i made two strands of bunting from scrapbook paper. i hung the "boy or girl" strand from the mantle, right under the framed ultrasound pictures.
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
the "baby lougee" bunting was hung in the window between the kitchen and living room.
i didn't get a great shot of the food table, but here it is... i prepared foods that i have been craving throughout this pregnancy: fresh fruit salad, deviled eggs, sweet party sandwiches, salt and vinegar chips, and lemon bars.
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
and then there were the cupcakes, which would be used for the big reveal. i used yellow cake with a strawberry cream cheese filling -- and a few extra drops of food coloring just to make sure the filling was nice and pink. :-)
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
we asked all of our guests to wear pink if they thought it was a girl and blue if they thought it was a boy. here is Team Pink! (and purple... my sister claims that she does not own a pink shirt.) :-)
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
and here is Team Blue! you can see that blue was the majority.
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
the whole crew
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
after eating and socializing, it was time for the big reveal!
photo credit: megan wark of blackstone photography
pink filling! it's a girl!!
it was such a fun day! steve and i feel so fortunate to be surrounded by such a fantastic group of friends and family. baby girl lougee is sooooo loved already. we continue to praise the Lord for this amazing gift!
shout out: many thanks to my friend megan wark for capturing these memories for us!!!
Congrats Beth!!! I had a dream last night that you told me that it was a girl. :) Hurray!!
ReplyDeleteso funny, kristin!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!!! girls are SO fun (although i'm incredibly biased and boys are just as much fun... but still) ;) and this party is ADORABLE!! i'm so stealing this when we are expecting baby #2! CONGRATS!!!! go buy some fun, pink baby clothes :)
ReplyDeletethanks, meg! and please feel free to steal this idea -- i stole it from someone else, so it's all good. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the recap post! Thanks for sharing a glimpse of your happy celebration. Now we need to know some of the names in the running. :-)
ReplyDeleteoh, it's not really a big secret! for the first name, we are thinking Isla (pronounced EYE-luh). we love how the name sounds, although i feel bad for baby girl, since she will probably be mispronounced for her entire life. :-) the middle name is not officially decided yet, but we are thinking Isla Grace. has a nice ring to it. :-)
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