I was considering doing one of those super fun, Pinterest-y gender reveal parties, complete with a giant cardboard box of pink or blue balloons and themed snacks since I am addicted to throwing parties. However, Jeremy simply can't wait that long to hear the news and is excited to find out at the next appointment, straight from the sonographer. As a compromise I am organizing a small pool/raffle at work and exercised my crafting skills by adapting some of the cuter ideas on Pinterest. As symbols of each gender I settled on bowtie for a boy and hair barrette for a girl since I think I would actually dress my future child in those, as opposed to the guns/glitter or mustache/lips themes that seem to be most popular right now. I was trying to figure out the best way to make a teeny bowtie that actually looked like one instead of a regular hair bow when I got lucky and found some mini ones that are meant to jazz up wine bottles at World Market. Score! So now the materials are up in the office, and will be for the next week to give everyone a chance to weigh in before the big reveal on August 27. I will wear either a mini tie or big flowery hair barrette on my lapel to reveal the news. This way I can have my crafty fun and Jeremy can know right away. Compromise!
Feel free to weigh in on the comments, although the raffle is limited to the Family Solutions crew :-).
Quick rundown of the stakes
Official guess log, crafted up Pinterest style
Breakdown of some old wives' tales, an exact even split!
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