So we knew from the beginning of my pregnancy that we wanted
to know the gender basically as soon as we could find out! For me regardless of
whether or not we were having a girl or another boy all I prayed for was a
healthy baby. Now we all know logan was hoping and praying nightly for a baby
brother, moe was thinking we were having a girl, and again I was just wanting a
healthy little one.
When we were brainstorming ideas on how to reveal our sweet
babes gender I obviously turned to pinterest, instagram, & youtube to see
what others have done…hoping to find inspiration. I came across one video that
I couldn’t stop thinking about because it seemed so us…it involved some
tanarite, a target, and some good aim.
I showed moe this video and was excited that he also was on
the same page as me thinking that this specific reveal was perfect for OUR
family…now that it was settled we had to wait a few weeks till our gender scan
and since we wanted this to be special we decided to schedule through
Goldenview Ultrasoud in Chicago, they were so great when we visited them for
Logans pregnancy, I knew I wanted to go back the second time around. IF you expecting I totally recommend them! http://www.goldenviewultrasound.com/chicago
Week 19 finally came around and as I was laying there seeing
my sweet little ones body, hearing that beautiful heartbeat and then it came
time to see what we were having. I asked that no one say anything as I wanted
to be surprised and wait till the reveal. So everything went silent, I closed
my eyes tight and for what seemed like forever, but then the tech and moe
started talking again and she said that I can open my eyes cause theyre back on
the babys face…my first question was…”Could you see?! Are you sure you got a
clear view? You positive there was no mistaking what you saw??? ARE YOU
POSITIVE”…All he said was “yes em…I saw very clearly…we’re good…now you just
need to wait a week…”
So week following I was curious to see if Moe would tell me…or
drop a hint…anything at all…but nope nothing…And the only reason he found out
first was because he was the only person I trusted to order the supplies for
the reveal. What we needed was about
5lbs of tannerite and chalk powder…and his AR15...the tannerite kit we found came from http://www.wholesalecolorpowder.com/gender-reveal-packages/
who was so great to work with, their shipping was awesome and we got everything quickly since we wanted
to go out to the location the following Saturday. The kit came in early and
after moe checked he let me know everything came in and then hid the supplies
in a black bag somewhere in the house so I wouldn’t try to sneak a peek…which
fyi right after our ultra sound he did the same by locking up the printouts we
got in his car because he knew I wouldn’t try to get to them that way…I have a
tendency to sneak peeks at presents…
Ok So Saturday comes around and all week all I prayed for
was good weather or at least an clear opening that day so that we wouldn’t be
rained out. We’re all packed up and
ready to go and as we’re driving through rain…rain…and more rain I just keep
praying that once we get to Indiana that there be a period of where it stops
just for a few minutes…as we’re getting closer and closer the skies start to
clear and moe turns to me and goes “so you know how you said I would take the
shot? Well I want you to take it instead….” Now I’ve been shooting with him a few times
and Im an ok shot but I’ve never done anything like this before…and the
pressure was on…what if I miss, thats all I kept thinking about…I told him fine…but if I miss 3 times then hes
gonna have to take the shot instead. That was our deal.
We finally make it to our location. Moe runs out into the field
looking got a good place to put our target…he sets up his stand for me and the
rifle…and basically says “ok…you ready…go for it…” With the target being about
100 yards out I take a deep breathe and take my shot…I miss…ok…well…let try
again…deep breath…aim…and relax…there goes the second shot….and a beautiful…cloud
of BLUE explodes in the air!! Logan SHOUTS: It’s a boy!!! Im having a
brother!!! I knew it!!!
Another boy!! ANOTHER SWEET SWEET BABY BOY!!! I cannot tell
you how happy my heart is that we’re having a boy, that Logan will be having a
baby brother!!! I love being a mom to boys theres something that’s so special about
this bond we have with our sons and I couldn’t be more grateful! God has heard
Logans sweet prayers night after night for a baby brother.
We couldnt have picked a more fun way for us to find out the gender! What made this day a bit more special was that we were able to take in the moment just Logan, Moe & I. We were able to dwell in all the excitement & emotions of it all.
We couldn’t wait to share the news with our family and
friends and knew the following day everyone would be over to watch the video of
our reveal. Most that came were guessing we were having a girl so it was so fun
to hear everyones thoughts and guesses and theories based on countless old
wives tales. When it finally came time to reveal our little ones gender! They
were literally all taken by surprise, joy, and excitement. Logan was having a
brother and you could see on his face that he was the happiest person in the
room to share that news with everyone.
Check out the video below!!
