the doverspikes: gender reveal party

It all started during lunch at work about 2 months ago. A coworker was reading the newspaper as usual and came across an article about a gender reveal party. He thought it was right up our alley, but we didn't think about it seriously--at least at first. The more we thought about it, the more we thought about how fun it might be! When you are pregnant the first time, everyone is so excited about your announcement, it's all you can think about and there are showers, parties & so much excitement. When you are pregnant for the second time, however, people have already anticipated your announcement, and you rarely get a shower. Plus, you're so busy chasing around the toddler to really think about the little life inside you very much. So with that in mind, we (read, I) started to plan our gender reveal party. The biggest hiccup to our party was that our ultrasound was going to take place on Monday, February 20th, but due to parental vacations, we couldn't have the party until Sunday, March 4th! It seemed like such a long time to wait, but we did it, and it was well worth it! Plus, it was kind of nice to go into the ultrasound not wanting to know the gender right away. We were so happy & relieved to see a healthy baby squirming around! Here are some pics of the party!