So this past Sunday was our big Gender Reveal Shower. It was fun but boy was I tired. Stayed up all night helping my friend and sister-in-law finish up everything. I think we only got about three hours of sleep before getting up again and putting the finishing touches together.
It was held at my house where there were fourteen people. That's a lot considering my place is super tiny. But we all survived. I wish I had been looking better that day. I looked exhausted and like a hot mess. But the show still went on. Here's photos from the party and the big excitement to reveal what we were having. Was it another girl or were we having a boy?
The really cute invite my best friend created. I whited out phone numbers and addresses.
The adorable banner she made me as well. He Or She? What Will It Be?
The cake & candy bar setting. Pink & blue streamers, balloons, and pom poms.
The veggie/meat platter table
Hand painted Hersey Bars "HE" and "SHE". Yes, I hand painted over the letters myself
Mustache & Bow Straws. People got to choose which one they thought the baby would be.
The children's activity during the shower.
My mom helping the kids make their own Lego crayons.
The very cute cake. Inside holds what the baby will be!
Cutting into the cake to see!
And it's BLUE! We are having a.....
The adorable banner she made me as well. He Or She? What Will It Be?
The cake & candy bar setting. Pink & blue streamers, balloons, and pom poms.
The veggie/meat platter table
Hand painted Hersey Bars "HE" and "SHE". Yes, I hand painted over the letters myself
Mustache & Bow Straws. People got to choose which one they thought the baby would be.
The children's activity during the shower.My mom helping the kids make their own Lego crayons.
The very cute cake. Inside holds what the baby will be!
Cutting into the cake to see!
And it's BLUE! We are having a.....
We played lots of games at the shower and I got some really nice gifts! I don't have photos though at the moment of that. But in another post, I'll have to show off the awesome gifts I got.But here was the last activity we did. I have everyone color on sandpaper with crayons an image for a onesie. Then I am going to iron-on the images and have a super cute onesie for the baby to wear and of course, it was made by special people in my life. I got the idea HERE. These were just a few of the many designs I have to sit and iron-on.
At the end of the shower, I had each guest fill one of these containers with all different kinds of candy to take home from the Candy Bar we had set-up. There were six different types to choose from. This was just an entire container of M&Ms I had leftover after the party.
So here was the ultrasound photo that was included in the envelope to give to the cake baker. It says it's a boy and so that's what it seems to be. I also now just tried the Chinese Gender Prediction chart and it says a boy as well. Has anyone else done this and it turned out to be true?
So this was the final count from the poll I talked about weekly that was on my sidebar and mentioned in my pregnancy updates. It ended up to 100 votes and looks like the underdog won. 43 people were right!
This photo was taken a few days before the shower but I really like it. Me and the husband excited about the new addition that will be coming soon.
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So Cute! I love gender reveal posts I get so freaking excited. Congratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, and cheers to your baby boy!
ReplyDeleteI love all the ideas for the party! I secretly wish I would have had one for myself. Maybe next time?
I also tried the chinese gender prediction chart and it said boy...of course it was right, and I now have my little Gage!
Congratulations! Looks like it was a great party and what a fun way to find out the gender of the baby!
ReplyDeleteYAY! Congrats :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! So exciting, a little boy! I need to test out this sandpaper activity. Off to investigate. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats!!! Glad everything went well for the baby shower. The decor and cake look amazing.
ReplyDeletesuch an adorable shower -- i just knew you were having a boy!
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xxoo!
such an adorable shower -- i just knew you were having a boy!
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xxoo!
Congrats pretty lady!
ReplyDeleteNow you have one of each <3
Kaitlyn
Love all the little touches. I had tried the Chinese gender calendar and it had told me last baby would be a boy and it was right!
ReplyDeleteI love this post so much Rebecca, I'm pleased to hear that you're having a boy and that the gender reveal party went so well, the decorations are awesome and the games sounded like so much fun and I actually adore the cake! The person who made it definitely deserves a huge round of applause as do you guys for hosting such a wonderful party!
ReplyDeleteFunny story, this morning when I was on my phone I seen you had posted this blog onto Twitter and I felt like I needed to find out immediately and tried to load your blog up on my phone. It took ages to load and then when it finally did it crashed right before the bit that revealed the gender, I felt like I was never going to find out haha!
Yay! Congrats on your little BOY!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful shower! Congratulations! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
ReplyDeleteLove the shower pictures. It was well organized and the pictures made it look like it was a lot of fun. Congrats on having a boy. Boys are a handful, but they are so much fun. They love to spoil their mommy too. ;)
ReplyDeletecongrats!!! what a seriously adorable party!! super creative!! love it!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are having a boy! I knew it!! I'm one of the 43! I stalked you on both FB pages and Twitter all day of the party. I knew you would post it somewhere! :-) Everything looked great! Wish we were closer so I could've seen it in person!
ReplyDeleteCutest baby shower ever! Did you do the belly shot that says boy yourself?
ReplyDeleteWhat great baby shower ideas! Congrats on having a baby boy!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThat came out sooo beautiful! Congrats on your baby boy. So many great ideas. So happy for you :) Thanks for linking up with favorite thing.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on a little boy! I love the idea of a gender reveal shower. The mustache & bow straws were especially cute! Happy to have found your blog through the sippy cup chronicles link up :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. We waited to find out until our kids were born (well a few weeks before with our son we found out since I needed an ultrasound) but this is a great idea if you find out early! Most ultrasound techs here will not tell parents the babies sex!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! I love this "gender reveal" party idea. Looks like a lot of fun!
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What fun!! A BOY, yay!!!
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Paula
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I am still so excited that you are having a boy! Thanks for linking up to Raising Imperfection.
ReplyDeleteAwesome that the reveal was in the cake. I love the Hershey's concepts and that cake looked awesome!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on having a new little boy in the family soon.
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This gave me goosebumps! SO precious! Congrats! Boys are soooo much fun :)
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Samantha
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Congrats on the boy! Looks like a fun party.
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What a beautiful picture of your belly with the blue bow! Truly unique...haven't seen that before.
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Lanaya
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Congrats on a little boy! Your party looked like lots of fun:)
ReplyDeleteStopped by from MMM because I love gender reveal parties! Yours was so cute! Congrats on the little boy!
ReplyDeleteVisiting you from Jelli's blog...adorable party! I have two boys, you'll be in love!!
ReplyDeleteI love the gender reveal party! Great idea. Your cake was very cute. Congrats on your new addition!
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So cute! You did a great job decorating and planning everything! Congratulations on your baby boy! Thanks for linking up with Mommy Moments!
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I LOVE LOVE THE IDEA About the Hershey or He bars! I am totally handing these out for Christmas to spill the news on our babies gender.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness this is so cute!! I love the idea of a gender reveal shower! new follower of your blog, congrats on baby boy :)
ReplyDeleteCute! I really liked the photos. The candy bar idea is genius. I'd love share that with my friends who will be expecting sometime soon. Checking out the crayon onesie link too. Love that! Thank you for linking up your creative gender reveal party. I'm sure your guests had a fantastic time.
ReplyDeleteYay for boys! I've got two and they are so much fun. New follower :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rebecca - Thanks so much for linking up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to reveal the gender!!
When is your due date? I don't want to exclude you from any of my posts that mention and link to 35+ week moms!
Blessings!
What a great party idea. I love everything you did. Congrats on having a boy :) Thanks for sharing at Sweet Saturday, sorry I didn't thank you sooner ;)
ReplyDeletewow sooo cute! I Love all your decor and the food looks amazing too! Great party!!
ReplyDeleteomg this is too cute Rebecca! I literally cried!
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