They say mothers know what they are having before they even find out. I personally call "crap" on this! Part of me thought it was a boy and another part felt "girl". We decided to have a gender reveal party to celebrate finding out with all our family and friends. We had our 20 week ultra sound on December 7th, 2011. We were so excited and nervous to see our little one on the big screen. The last time we saw them was when they were 5 weeks and just a tiny tadpole. It was truly amazing. He or she even smiled when I laughed. The heartbeat was 148 and the tech said he or she had all their fingers, toes, kidneys and heart areas. Everything checked out. Then we wanted to find out the gender. We asked Christine the tech to not tell us but write down the gender on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. She had to go down there four or five times to get a look. Our modest little one had his or her legs crossed and the umbilical cord was right between the goods! She finally got enough of a view and made her guess. We took the envelope to our Nona's bakery and they put the color "blue or pink" inside the cake. We then gave the envelop to our neighbors the Mohr’s to keep safe so we wouldn't be tempted to peak. Then my mom came down Friday to help decorate for the party. Matthew decided to wear Carolina Blue for boy and I wore a Pink sweater and pink socks for girl. Exie even joined in on the fun and wore a pink polka dot sweater. A TON of our family and friends came. We played “Old Wives Tales” game to guess the gender. The outcome was 12 girl 13 boy score. It was a very close vote. Then we went to cut the cake… the inside was.. PINK! We are having a girl!! Everyone was thrilled. My dad before he died guessed “girl” and as he is always right.. we are having a girl!! I cried.. I was so shocked and overcome with joy. Matthew read to my mom and his parents the excerpt from Lord of the Rings…when Sam finds out he is having a girl instead of a boy. He names her Elanor after the most beautiful flower in middle earth. We love the name Eleanor (this spelling not Elanor book spelling) and most likely that will be her name. but we still have time to decide. We are sooo excited!
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