The BIG reveal: Baby is a ... !

Today was the big baby reveal! We decided to do a little 'Baby Reveal' party so we could be surprised with our family when we found out if the baby was a KayLee or a Hunter. :) It was so much fun and we are so happy we decided to find out the gender with everyone.

We went to the doctor yesterday to get the ultrasound and got to see our sweet little darling for the first time! It was the best thing ever. We even got a nice view of the baby swallowing! It was just adorable. I couldn't look away. Anyway - when it came time to check out the baby bum parts, we looked away so we could be surprised. The Ultrasound Technician so very sweetly sealed the marked photos of the baby gender parts in an envelope so we couldn't peek. :)

This morning (about three hours before family came over) we decided to let Brandon peek so he could make the cake. If anyone had to know, we decided it would be fun for him to be the first and to surprise me! So the trick to a reveal cake is to hid colored frosting in the middle of the cake either revealing 'blue' for a boy or 'pink' for a girl. Then when I go to slice it - I will find out about the gender in the frosting! So here are the pictures of the event:

We needed full bellies before the big surprise! We were hungry and there was so much yummy food! Here are a few of the ravenous family members getting their BBQ on.

I did up a 'Cravings Table' so everyone could enjoy all my favorite things with me. I have to say I was a happy camper. Here's what the sign read:

My cravings are a little boring, but I could eat (or drink for that matter) anything off this list over and over again! Oh and watermelon too. As you can see the Mozzarella sticks were pretty much gone in no time. MMmmm! And I know, I know water is boring and a given, but I really crave it all the time. I carry a little bottle with me everywhere and if I don't have it, I have withdrawals. You should see all the drinking glasses we wash a day. sheesh.

Before we sliced the cake we played a game to see if the 'old wives tales' would reveal the gender to us. I guess we will have to find out :) The survey says I should be having a boy.

We also took a vote on what other people would like to name the baby. The paper didn't survive a Trenton, but they were all very creative: Bell Rockstar Shellhart, Audrie Shellhart (hmmm, I wonder who wrote that one) Frankie Shellhart.... Anymore ideas to add? lol.

We divided up into teams. 'TEAM girl' wore pink bow pins to show their support to a baby KayLee and 'TEAM boy' wore blue mustaches to show their support for a Hunter.

 

Team Boy

 

Team girl

So who won then?

It's a baby BOY!! I have been growing a little baby Hunter all this time. Mother knows best - you just know when you know, ok? :) And we couldn't be happier.