As I am sure I have mentioned before – one negative of living 6,800 miles away from family and friends back in the States is not celebrating the “big moments” of life with those who we love most. So when we had the opportunity to reveal our little one’s gender with our nearest and dearest in person…we could not pass up the opportunity!
I cannot take any credit for how fun and creative the “Big Reveal” turned out to be. Leave it to Kim Willson and Mary Kay Bowden, my best friends since we met as teeny little girls on Olive Street, to create the perfect “Margarita Mama” baby shower complete with a baby carriage piñata busting to announce GIRL or BOY! I think you will see in the short video clip below that we were completely SURPRISED!
It’s a GIRL!!
Well…in case you couldn’t see clearly enough – all the candy inside the piñata was PINK – revealing that we are in fact having a baby GIRL. And although Mary Kay and Kim obviously knew what we were having (as they filled the piñata themselves) they were totally shocked that we had not tried to milk it out of our mothers – who were with us the day before at the ultrasound when the doctors determined that our little bun-in-the-oven is of the female variety. To be fair – Donna (my mother-in-law) should also be given credit. She read the ultrasound herself!
Honestly, it was a bit of a risk to do a big reveal so early in the pregnancy. I was only 4 months at the time…which is still a little early to be 100% sure – but it was our only chance as it is not permitted to learn the baby’s sex here in China. At 6 months in – we are 100% that Brett has his hands full with another “little me” on the way. I believe my father’s words were “good luck with that”. I am thrilled to continue on with the pink parade…and I feel confident that Brett is too!
What a special day for our family of 2.5! Thank you again to our hosts and guests who made the day even more memorable for us. We are so blessed!
A big thank you to Tara Dennison for capturing this moment for us on video! It is such a treasure.