The Envelope

WARNING! Not everyone might want to watch this video or look at this photo.

Christmas Eve Cary surprised me by taking me a super fancy restaurant here in town. As we were walking in he carried a gift bag and a large rectangular wrapped gift. I figured it was an early "special" Christmas present.

Much to my surprise he informed me, while the waitress was taking our drink order, that I was going to find out the sex of our baby! I was shocked; but even more shocked when he said that he already knew what we were having! This news threw me for such a loop I could barely order my drink. It also made me really nervous.

For several weeks we had been discussing opening the envelope. I told Sweetie that if we opened it I wanted it to be a big surprise and something just between the 2 of us. It felt like the right time to know. Baby showers are quickly approaching and registering for gender neutral things isn't as easy as I orginally thought. I also told him that if for planning purposes he needed to find out the gender first, I was okay with it. So although I was shocked he knew, I was not upset.

I kept putting it off through out the entire dinner. Cary offered to open the gifts after we ordered dinner. I said "NO! We have to wait until dessert." Then it was "We have to wait until dessert arrives at the table. I don't want any of the wait staff busting up in on our moment."

Dessert arrived and I was given a choice. In the gift bag was the envelope and a gender specific item. I could open either one to find out. Of course I chose the envelope!

So here is a little video clip taken at the moment I opened the envelope!!

We are so excited! This was absolutely the BEST gift ever. The second gift that Cary brought in was a painting he had made for the nursery with the baby's name on it.

Now the name is something you'll have to wait to find out! And considering there are only 6 weeks left, I doubt we will change our minds on this one!! :)