IT'S A BOY: THE GENDER REVEAL

andy and i were planning a unique way to share the gender of our baby since the day we found out we were expecting. originally we planned to find out the gender in front of our friends and family, but decided this was a once in a lifetime moment and something he and i should share together, on our own. so, at 18 weeks we went to an ultrasound center to find out our little one's gender. we were so excited and had a pretty strong feeling since our first ultrasound that it was a boy. in the first minute the gender popped up on the screen and the tech exclaimed, "it's a boy!" immediately my heart just felt so full, a little mini andy! i cried and laughed with happiness at how exciting this was, and turned to andy and said, "crosley." and andy responded with, "are you sure? we still have a lot of time to name him!" but the moment i saw him on the ultrasound it was like he already had a name, and i just knew it was crosley.

we had to keep the news in for another week until our planned gender reveal party with our closest family and friends. my mom hosted it at her house and it was a crisp fall day--my favorite! we had everyone choose a pin when they arrived, either a pink bow or blue mustache.

the majority vote was boy, but everyone was still surprised and excited when the gender was finally revealed. we had cupcakes made by a local bakery and only filled one cupcake with a cream filling in the color of the gender--totally caught everyone off guard when they bit in, hoping to find the gender in their first bite! my friend lauren got the lucky cupcake and jumped with excitement when she saw the blue filling, yelling "it's a boy!"

immediately following the gender reveal, andy and i also revealed his name, crosley james. i won't forget my brother in law's response to the name, "this isn't a definite name yet right? we still have time to change it?" oh vito, you always have a way of making us smile! no other name would fit this little boy.

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