Gender Reveal Dinner

The day after my ultrasound 

we had a gender reveal dinner with both of our parents 

It would have been fun to have a full party with all our family and friends 

but Nathan and I are so busy 

We don't have a free weekend till November

and even then we only have 2 free weekends in November 

Our friend Katie graciously agreed to make a few cupcakes 

I would have made them myself 

but

for some reason I have never made cupcakes 

or I can't remember a time that I have made cupcakes before  

so I didn't want my first batch to be for such an important occasion 

plus I don't even own a cupcake pan

It was so hard not to tell anyone on Wednesday before the dinner

I probably had about 5 different people just text me about the gender 

I seriously got nothing done that day because I kept thinking about how excited I was to tell our parents 

Luckily 6:30 came faster than I thought it would 

and I was soon at the restaurant

we met halfway in Temecula 

and silly husband got lost on his way from work 

Somehow Nathan and I both wore blue shirts to dinner 

so I don't know if our parents were were surprised 

Once we placed our order we pulled out the cupcakes 

holy pictures 

both grandmas wanted to get pictures of the frosted cupcakes 

and pictures of Nathan and I with the cupcakes 

finally we got everyone in their seats 

We made our parents close their eyes 

while I placed the cupcakes in front of them 

I didn't want them to look at the cupcakes for too long before biting into them 

Finally it was time and we let our parents open their eyes and take a bite 

The grandmas said awww blue 

while the grandpa said "It's green" 

So I guess the baby is gonna be color blind? 

Baby also received his first ornament 

the pink shoe has to be returned now that it's a boy 

This baby is going to be the 1st grandson for Nathans parents 

It will be the 5th grandson for my parents 

My mom was hoping for a girl 

Both grandparents are excited to have a grandchild in the same state let alone only an hour away 

After the gender was announced 

more pictures were taken 

I am very seriously considering no grandparents in the labor room

they can be in the waiting room

Maybe I will have a rule that there is only one camera allowed in the room 

but definitely not 3 cameras all going at the same time 

it was overwhelming 

Plus I don't want any photos that show my legs in stirrups

and I especially don't want any crotch shots 

grossness 

In fact if there is a picture of me during labor it better only be from the waist up  

So I am still mulling over this grandparents in the labor room with us 

The rest of the dinner went well and we told the rest of our family and friends later that night

sorry if it was kinda late 

we couldn't wait any longer 

I am interested to hear other mother thoughts:

Did you do a special gender reveal? How did it go?

Did you have other people besides your partner in the labor room with you? 

What were your thoughts on photographs during labor and delivery?