Boy or Girl: The Reveal...

Monday, December 20, 2010 was a BIG day -- one Scott and I had anxiously awaited since we'd known we were going to have a baby.  Neither of us cared whether "it" was a boy or girl.  We made our guess (as did many of you), but we knew we'd be filled with joy either way!  I was a bit nervous about the anatomical ultrasound and just prayed and prayed for a healthy baby.  

At the doctor's office just before the ultrasound (19 weeks pregnant)...

My first little baby bump  :)

 The ultrasound was perfect.  We have a healthy baby!  Boy or girl?  Well, we made plans to reveal the news to ourselves at dinner later that night.  The sweet lady who did our ultrasound put the answer in an envelope with "Merry Christmas!" on the front.  What a special Christmas present this would be!  So, we left the doctor's office not knowing whether we would soon be dreaming in pink or blue! 

We stopped by Savage's Bakery on our way to dinner to get a cupcake for dessert.  They put either blue or pink icing on top, placed it in a box, and taped it tightly shut.  We still had no idea.  It was hard to carry both the card and the cupcake to dinner and not take a peek -- but we waited and waited and waited.  I told Scott, "We may have to eat our cupcake before our meal."  No such luck... he made me wait through our appetizer, salad and meal.  There the card and cupcake sat (untouched) until it was FINALLY time for dessert!  

It was time to open the box.  This was a BIG moment!  What did God have in store for us?  Would we soon be picking out a boy name, using blue fabrics and paint, and buying cars, trucks and planes OR would we be naming a girl, diving into shades of pink, and buying dresses, hair bows, and baby dolls????  Either would be wonderful... but ooohhh so different!    

We opened the box...  

and.........

The cupcake was PINK!!!!!  It's a GIRL!!!!!

 As you can tell, I had never been so shocked.  I must admit, I thought boy the entire time!  Scott thought girl, and the blog poll thought girl as well (by a slim margin:  42 girl and 38 boy)!   

    

 The ultrasound picture (which was placed in the envelope) confirmed...  It's a girl!  

We shared our cupcake to end this special night and went home to dream in pink!  But, it would just be the two of us.  We decided to wait until Christmas day to tell our family and friends!  Yes, we have waited a whole 5 days to spread the news!  Christmas is the perfect time for secrets and surprises!  :)  Stay tuned for pictures from today's big reveal!