On gender parties, and me being ridiculous…
This week I was introduced to something that has me so excited that I can’t even stand it. Have you heard of the Duggar grand baby yet? The Duggar’s just had their first grand baby and it’s making national headlines. Josh and Anna just brought their first child into the world but the thing that I think is soooo fantastic is the way they found out the sex of their baby. It was with something called a gender cake. (Stay with me here…) Basically it’s this new trend where you have the ultrasound tech write down the sex of the baby and seal it in an envelope. Then you plan a big party with your family and friends to find out the sex of the baby all at once. The best part about the whole thing is that you take the sealed envelope to your favorite bakery and have them bake a cake that is either pink or blue depending on what’s in you belly. They then ice and decorate it in a way that is gender neutral so you have no idea until you actually cut into it in front of all your family. HOW EFFING CUTE IS THAT? I can’t even stand it. I’m not even pregnant and the idea of this makes me completely giddy with excitement. (Partly because I really like cake. And partly because I really like surprises.) I’m pretty certain that I want to do this one day. And hey, if you happen to be pregnant at your wedding maybe you can incorporate the idea. How crazy would that be? And if you do that, please call me because I want to photograph it! I digress…
Images from Queen of Cakes
I did a search on YouTube for these parties and found this ridiculously adorable video from some cute couple who did this. The couple is absolutely drop dead ADORABLE and I literally get choked up watching them find out that they’re having a ______ (You’ll have to watch for yourself. I’m not gonna spoil the fun!). Their reaction is priceless! Seriously, it will make you feel all warm and fuzzy and way more excited than you need to be for complete strangers. (I was literally on the verge of clapping along with the video the first time I watched it. Yes, I’m kind ridiculous.) I bounded into the office and asked Nate if we could do this and he said yes and I’m way more excited than I need to be about it since I’m not actually pregnant or even close to being pregnant but still… enjoy…
What do you think about this new trend? How do you want to find out and share the sex of your baby (or future baby)?
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So I read this and was thinking…ok how could Becka get choked up about this video…then I watched it and was smiling and had watery eyes!! Their reaction was so sweet! I saw the Duggars on the Today show when they cut their cake and it was so fun!
OMG, I got goose bumps watching this . Please share this with your cousin… I would so love for him to do that when he finds the right girl and gets married. My clock is ticking… grand baby time…I can not wait!!!
As your Mom I could SOOOOOOO bake that cake and keep it a secret….. Great idea!! Wish I had thought of it myself…
Okay so I have never heard of that but I can’t wait to be pregnant now just so I can have a gender party!!!! OMG how amazingly fun is that?!?! You can definitely come and take pictures of it too. :) Thanks for sharing this!
This is how we are doing it when we have ours as well.
This is so cute, I almost wish that i didnt do ultrasound so i could do this! haha, but i’ll definitely tell my patients about this fun idea!
This is the cutest thing I have ever seen! :) Danny will be mad at you for making me bring up babies again! haha
I love this idea. It is adorable and such a great way to share the surprise with loved ones.
@Tracy That’s a really cute idea too! I guess the options are really limitless. I love that couples are so playful now with it!
@Megan Yes please ;)
@Manon Thanks for that link! Their video was sooooo cute!
Two of my friends did this, but rather than use a cake, they went to Nordstroms & picked out a boy outfit and a girl outfit. They gave the cashier money & the sealed envelope from the doctor, and came back a few minutes later to pick up the package. It was fun to have the family & close friends there when they opened the Nordstroms box and discovered … it’s a boy! ;)
Two of my friends in Jax did that a couple of mpnths ago!!!!
Love the idea! What if it’s twins! Even better.
I am so doing this. I am printing out this blog and setting it aside for when it’s time for us to have kids!! Maybe we’ll even call up you and Nate to come photograph it!! :)
I think that idea is just so amazing. I already saw something like this from gabriel and carlie (gabriel ryan photographers – http://gabrielryan.blogspot.com/2009/06/icing-in-cake.html) I almost teared up watching the video above, the womans reaction is priceless
OMG SO cute!! I actually started tearing up because they were so excited! LOVE IT! Sounds like another great reason to throw a party! ;)
OMG, thanks for sharing!!! I definitely got teary eyed watching the video, haha! I definitely would want to do this and I’m in the same boat – not even soon pregnant!
i AM pregnant and i wish i had KNOWN about this! what fun!
I’m still team yellow!! The sonographer can get it wrong you know…
The cake looks yummy though! :P
How adorable! I just (very excitedly) told Ross about this (no worries anyone I know reading this, no pregnancy planned for a while!) and I’m like “what do you think”. Ross: “interesting…cool I guess”. haha. boys.
Soooo cute! We are so doing one of these “if” we have another child. :)