Tonight was such an exciting night. We had the big gender
reveal party for my son and sweet daughter in law.
It all started on Tuesday when the three of us plus the
other grandma went for the sono exam. When it came time to check the nether
regions, the proud parents looked away while the Two Grans looked on. So just
to be sure we knew what we were looking at, the tech typed in the gender on the
screen and then erased it just in case.
Here was the invitation:
So, tonight was the party. I wish I’d had done more, but
the spunky little mom-to-be is very self sufficient and did most of it herself
with the help of her mom.
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| Team Blue with their mustache's and blue pom-pom photo props |
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| Close up of Team Blue's 'stache's |
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| Team Pink with their lipstick lips and pink pom-pom photo props |
They had a cute table set up draped in half blue and half
pink. It was equally covered with various pink and blue foods, candies, and balloons
etc. They also had baby pictures of mom and dad. It was all very adorable. Oh
and we must not forget the pink and blue punch.
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| Pink/Blue table with some of the goodies |
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| close up of the baby pictures |
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| HErSHEys candy bars |
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| Blue and Pink punch |
We played the Old Wives Tales game. It was a hoot and the
Old Wives were expecting a boy. Score one for team Blue. You can search the internet
for questions, but here are the ones we used. We used a dry erase board to keep score.
1.Shape of Mom's Belly-Some say if the woman’s belly is big
and round it means that she is carrying a girl. Likewise, if her belly is
smaller and sticking straight out than she is carrying a boy.
2.Fast Heart Rate Tale- Some people believe that if your baby
has a fast heart rate, near 170 beats per minute, then that means you are
having a girl, and that if your baby’s heart rate is closer to 150 beats per
minute then you are having a boy.
3.The Key Test- Then there is the key test. Some say that if
you can tell your baby’s sex by picking up a single key. If you pick the key up
by big, round (top) part then you are having a boy. If you pick it up by the
narrow part on the bottom then you are having a girl. Then, as if it isn’t
detailed enough, if you pick the key up by the middle you are having TWINS!
5.Cravings-Some people say that if you crave salty food
while pregnant it means you are having a boy and if you crave sweet food while
you are pregnant it means you are having a girl.
6.Morning sickness-If you have morning sickness
that seems to last all day long and last for longer than your first
trimester, then you are having a girl.
7. This one you can do just by looking south: if you're
carrying high, break out the pink. If your bump is low, you're carrying a boy
8.Nice Ring to It- Pop off your wedding ring -- if you still
can! -- and tie it to a string. Hang it over your belly. If it swings in a
circle, a little guy's in your future. If it goes back and forth, you've got a
girl.
9. Weight Gain-Thankfully, this one doesn't refer to your
weight gain. The belief is that, if your husband puts on weight during your
pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then
you're carrying a boy.
10. Do you crave the heals of bread or the middle? Heals:
Boy //Middle: Girl
11. Are your hands Chapped/Dry or Softer? Chapped: Boy//
Softer: Girl
12. Eating more or sick/nauseated? Eating more: Boy// Sick:
Girl
13. Can people tell you are pregnant from the back? Or are
you pregnant all over? Just from back: Boy //All over: Girl
14. During the pregnancy, have you been crabby or happy?
Crabby: girl// Happy: boy
15. Which side do you lay on when resting: Left: Boy //Right:
Girl
16. During the pregnancy, have you been clumsy or graceful?
Clumsy: Boy // Graceful: Girl
17. Show me your hands. -Shows them palms up: Girl // Shows them palms down: Boy
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| The group is trying to decide if she is carrying high or low. We decided it was high |
We played “Guess how many candies are in the bottle” game.
There was a clear baby bottle filled with pink and
blue Mike n’ Ikes. Someone on Team Pink won that game.
And we played a game that I had found at the app store just for baby showers. No. this wasn’t a baby shower per se, but we needed games and it was fun. It included trivia, baby facts, charades, and even mini scavenger hunts. I’m pretty sure Team Blue won that game. The game is called “The Baby Shower Game” and I found it in the iTunes app store (free).
Then it was time for the reveal. I was in charge of the cupcakes,
aka the reveal tools. I was not having a good day, and this was not the day to
not have a good day!
First of all, I am not a baker. I can cook nine ways to
Sunday, but I cannot bake. So I bought boxed mixes. I have used them in the
past with some degree of satisfaction. I bought 2 white mixes and 1 strawberry
mix. I did not know at the time why I bought 2 white mixes, I was fairly sure 1
would be more than enough. I found out later why I would need 2. Anywhoo, I
made the first batch, and it was awful. I over filled the cups, and the color
ended up slopping over the sides and there was no way I could cover it with the
small amount of icing I had. Plus the strawberry kinda tasted like barf. So
those went in the trash and I started over.
This time I mixed a very small amount of white mix with a
very small amount of red food coloring. You know how, at Easter, you want a red
egg. But you never get a red egg, it always turns out pink. Not so for baby
showers. When you want pink batter, you get red! (Next time I will buy the hot
pink gel food coloring instead of using the standard liquid stuff.)
So I added more batter. And finally ended up with pink
batter. About a cup of it I guess. I should have left them almost red as the
color faded drastically in the baking process.
I made mini cupcakes because of the amount that was going to
be needed and because I was going to have to transport them a fair distance
away from my house. For mini cup cakes, should you decide to go this route,
here is how I filled them: With the gender color batter add 1 generous tsp of
batter to each cup (I could have used a tad more but I was gun shy after the
fiasco of the first batch.). Then cover with 1 scant Tbsp of the white batter.
This turned out to be the perfect combination. I looked over each cupcake to
make sure the pink was covered before placing them in the oven. I baked them
according to package directions.
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| Here is a blurry picture of the finished cupcakes |
Once cooked and cooled, I iced them. I chose to top them
more like a petit fours. I was afraid that because of the small amount of color
on the inside, that if I put too much icing on, once someone bit into it, they
would see icing and not the gender color. This worked out well especially
because the pink batter faded so much.
Then came time for the reveal. I instructed everyone that on
the count of 3, they could peel the liner from their cupcake, and they could
bite into it and see if it was pink or blue.
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| She can't quite see what is inside but he see's it |
My son was fast. His was unwrapped and half bitten before
his sweet girl could even see what hers held. She couldn’t see the color very good
on her cupcake and asked my son “What is it?” when he answered “Its pink!” she
replied “oh…… OH! IT’S A GIRL!” And then smiled from ear to ear. Mom- to- be
was Team pink all the way.
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| He tells her that it's pink and the light bulb comes on! |
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| See, smiling from ear to ear! Such a beautiful girl. |
