Yesterday was your reveal party. So many people came to celebrate with your Mom and Dad as we learned if you were boys, girls, or one of each. The decorations and food looked wonderful and everyone recorded their guess of what they thought you would be. We had a giant box filled with balloons, one side of the box for each of you. Everyone was dying to know and the anticipation had been building all week long.
On Tuesday, we enjoyed our almost 2 hour ultrasound appointment and getting to ooh and ahh over your digits, limbs, four-chambered hearts, and even your faces. Baby Boy, you were kicking your poor sister who eventually put her hand up to shield her face from your tiny, rambunxious feet. Now I know that you are the active one, while your sister is more reserved. I appreciate that Little Girl, as you are growing very close to my stomach and my lungs, so thank you for holding your kicks back or keeping them very soft. We had so much fun watching you both together and seeing how wonderfully you are developing. We get to peek at you some more in just another month!
Back to the reveal party...
We first had to cut through all the tape on the box (a lovely box which your Auntie Tab made by the way for your cousin Harison) which made everyone crazy since they had to wait even longer. Then we prepared to open Baby A's side...and.....BLUE balloons! Your father thrust his fists into the air with happiness! I knew one of you was a boy! But I had thought Baby B was a boy. Now I knew who all the kicking was coming from. My little boy--Baby A!
Next was Baby B's side....our last chance for a girl. If there was blue, that meant all boy cousins in the Rittner family for the second generation in a row. If there was pink, that meant the first girl on the Rittner side in over 60 years and some very excited grandparents and great grandparents. I started preparing myself for blue balloons for some reason, but slowly as we opened the second side of the box, pink and white polka-dots began to emerge. I barely had digested the news and let it sink in enough to get really excited, when your Auntie Kristina came screaming and jumping to hug me! She was so so excited because she knew that your Dad and I had recieved exactly what we wanted: one boy and one girl. Tears had started to form in my eyes before the pink balloons could even come all the way out of the box, but your Auntie's excitement engulfed me in a giant hug before I could start crying. Again your father fist pumped as the crowd went wild and cheered for each of you!
Our party was so fun and there were so many people who came to celebrate. You are so loved and people are so excited to meet you. Your Dad and I are thrilled to know that we have both a boy and a girl on the way. We are working on picking out your names. This is something I have always worried I would stress over and obsess over, but I think we have it narrowed down to just a few and will be making a decision soon. You have made us so so happy! We love you so very much!
Love,
Your Very Excited Mom
