When I was pregnant with our second child, I was considered a “geriatric pregnancy” at the elderly age of 35 (I mean who the HELL decided this was going to go over well with hormonal pregnant women?? A man, surely.) However, the exciting silver lining of my geriatric state was my insurance covering a blood test that would reveal our baby’s gender at 12 weeks. With our first daughter, we found out she was a girl much later at our 20-week anatomy scan, which was a really beautiful moment for my husband and I. This time around felt a little different since it was from a blood draw and the results were sent to my email. Instead of looking at them, I forwarded them to my dear friend and she was in charge of keeping the secret! She couldn’t even talk to me for days after finding out because she was afraid of giving anything away!

I considered having a “sprinkle” for our second baby instead of a shower, but since we didn’t do a gender reveal the first time around, this felt like the perfect way to celebrate our new baby. I just wanted to have something small and intimate with our family at our home (I think I was already nesting). Always the party planner, I came up with a simple brunch menu (brunch is a major hobby of mine, as you may notice throughout my blogs). I made a breakfast casserole with hashbrowns, fruit salad, and mini donuts along with mimosas (just OJ for me, in a champagne glass, of course). We had cute “boy or girl” plates, napkins, and toothpicks in the donuts. We even had a framed sonogram picture on the table which made it feel even more special.

For the reveal, we purchased a cute box that matched the plates and napkins and my friend was in charge of adding the balloons that would be either blue or pink. I am a TERRIBLE secret keeper, so I was so proud of myself that I did not peek or have any information whatsoever of what the result would be. My husband and I were both pretty convinced we were having a boy, so when the box opened and saw PINK balloons come out, our reactions were pretty priceless!

I was SO excited for my daughter to have a little sister. Dan LOOKED a little bummed, which I could understand because he always wanted a son. I actually cried (hormones) to my mom in the kitchen a little while later because I knew this would be our last baby and I didn’t want him to be disappointed. He overheard us and came in and gave me the biggest hug and said he couldn’t be more excited to have another little girl. Fast forward almost three years later and he happily rocks his “Girl Dad” t-shirt and we could not imagine our life without our little Juju.

I had a small intimate get-together for my gender reveal, but if you are planning a larger one, I also found super cute decorations on Amazon that match what I used. If I had more people coming to the party, I would have definitely added these tablecloths and cute decorations.

Having a new baby is such a blessing. So, whether it is your first or fifth, I think it is so important to have a little get-together to celebrate. Whether it’s a full-blown bridal shower for your first baby, a sprinkle with your family and closest girlfriends, an intimate gender reveal, or just a brunch to celebrate the new life that will soon be joining you, be sure to celebrate these moments! There can never be “too much” joy and celebration in a lifetime :)