Wednesday, January 5, 2011

The Reveal

On December 28, 2010, a baby shower was held for us in Michigan by Anastasia's friends and family.

As mentioned before, we'd decided not to find out the sex during our ultrasound, but rather to have the tech write the sex down on a card and seal it in an envelope. We then sent that envelope off to Stasia's parents in Michigan where the secret would be reveled to us in some fashion at the baby shower almost two months later.

Upon hearing this plan (LOTS of people asked what the sex was after the ultrasound), reactions generally fell into three camps: either "Wow, that's a really cool and unique way to find out! You guys are really cool and I feel cooler for knowing you." Or, "Really? That's weird." Or, Mouth open, head cocked sideways, eyes squinted, looking like a confused dog.

Even though I had my occasional moments of really wanting to know (Anastasia says she could have easily gone to term without ever knowing), I still loved the idea and thought it was a fun way to involve her parents since they live so far away and don't get to take part in their daughter's pregnancy as much as I imagine they'd like. And it was a perfect compromise between having it be a surprise, but also knowing a couple of months prior to delivery.

Now without further ado... HERE'S the video!

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