We finally got to find out the gender of our sweet little babe!

I knew going into pregnancy that I wouldn’t be able to be one of those mothers that waits until delivery day to find out the gender of their child, so when my doctor offered me the testing capabilities for chromosomal and gender testing through bloodwork at 13 weeks, I took her up on her offer!

However, this of course came with its own hiccups, because the first time I had the test done the phlebotomist blew my vein and didn’t get enough sample. I waited for weeks for results, only to get no results and the need to re-test. Two weeks ago I finally got the results back, and my mom offered to keep the secret for us to help us plan a small gender reveal for our immediate families to participate in! It about killed her keeping it from us, but the secret is finally out!!

We are expecting a BABY GIRL!!

My gut instinct kind of told me that this baby was a girl since about the 8 week mark, but I didn’t want to jinx it! My husband and I were both thinking girl, but we of course would have been just as excited for a baby boy!

For our reveal, I pulled out my retired softball skills and hit a baseball filled with the gender-colored powder that only my Mom knew! It was a lot of pressure, but so much fun. I’ll definitely cherish the video forever just to see our reactions…the whole process was truly priceless. And of course it gave us a reason to celebrate! My mom and sister planned a small party for us to celebrate baby girl’s reveal, and of course they pulled out all the stops!

It was such a special weekend, and we are over the moon to now be planning so much ahead for our sweet baby girl! And who knows, maybe she’ll play softball too, just like her mama! 😉

xo, Chelsea