As I probably wrote in my post about my 16 week scan, I am having my mum find out the gender of our baby and then she is going to reveal this with close friends and family in January.
Wow, what a wait this was! I wanted to check the envelope so many times and find out what we were having.
But anyway, we waited it out and booked a space in a nearby pub.
Mum and Andy came to stay on the Friday night to be there for the Saturday.. I was so jealous of everyone with a bevvie! I had Nosecco.. which I must say was really good!
We played with their virtual reality headset gaming thing which was so much fun, we did dancing ones - which I was awful at and then a zombie one which was so funny.
Ant could hear anyone telling him what to do and I was watching him through this headset pick things up and just drop or throw them, makes me laugh thinking about it.
Anyway, we went to bed relatively early (for them.. late for me!)
The next day I woke up soooo excited but nervous at the same time. Actually, I'm pretty sure I woke up on the sofa next to mum as we'd met there in the middle of the night escaping from the snore-ers!
Anyway, that day Ginette and Albert (Ants mum and husband) came round as they were coming to measure up for our new bathroom. It was really nice that our parents finally met! After 6 years..
Anyway, they left and then the rest of us headed to the venue to decorate and met my bestie Lois there too.
We set up and slowly but surely people started to arrive.. eeeekk!!! SO excited but I was sweating and I kept doing big breaths where I was so full of adrenaline. Not only were were finally going to find out the sex of the baby but it was also amazing that we had all different people from our families there.. it was so weird! My mum and dad in the same room?! Andy and my dad?? Ant's mum and dad?! Arghh, so strange!
We were hoping to get the reveal started soon but had Connor and Emily texting to say they were late
and Ants dad also running late.. stress! I wanted it nowwww and the food was supposed to be coming out at 3.. it was getting close to that..
Anyways, Connor and Emily arrived and we decided not to wait for Ants dad cos he was fricking miles away!
So this was it (I just got butterflies again!!). Me and Ant set up in the middle of the area we had and everyone sort of lined up in front of us. It was so surreal! Mum put a big box in front of us and explained we needed to open that box and then a smaller one as well.
So after making sure everyone was ready I got started! Balloons came out of the first box but were neutral colours as that wasnt the reveal but it got a few laughs cos I think people were like huh?? Which was funny.
Then it felt like the room was completely silent and I was going slow mo.. it was just amazing and I actually am welling up writing about it!
I got the box open and pulled out a PINK bear!!! I still cant believe it.
So many people, including me, thought that it was going to be a boy so I was really not expecting a girl and I am so so happy. Apparently everyone really cheered but I honestly didnt even hear a thing haha!
I think 2 people out of the 30 odd there thought it was going to be a girl so it was really cool to have most of the people genuinely surprised!
Me and Ant had a kiss and hugged everyone. It was amazing, I cant explain how good.
Then mum gave us lots of pressies to open too which was awesome to have girlie bits already! Lois and Sarah also filled a baby bath with loads of goodies too. Dad and Karen gave us pink blanket and bits too.. it was so lovely.
We pretty much mingled and chatted with everyone after that... I remember my legs absolutely killing as I'd been stood up all day! I also found it so hard to chat to everyone because I was here, there and everywhere. But I loved a bit of it hahaha!
Once we'd wrapped up and everyone had left, Me, Ant, bros & partners, Dad, Karen, Beth and Ginette & Albert went for a curry.
This was really nice, we had a debrief on the day.. caught up and had stupid jokes (obviously!)
It was honestly one of the best days of my life! We got home and into pjs and lay in bed straight away, dont think it was even 9pm to be honest, but I was knackered. It was so nice for me and Ant to chill on our own after the day.
We had a soppy moment and I just felt so bloody lucky! I really do have the best people around me.
Added pics at the bottom + a bumpdate which I'll add through out the updates :)
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