In the
spring of 2016, my life took a surprising turn. I learned that my son and his
girlfriend were going to have a baby. Talk about a surprise and twist of events!
Having a baby is an amazing event. Regardless
of the situation, it represents a new life. It meant that I will support and
love the little one throughout his/her entire life. It meant that my heart was
filled with love in anticipation of the new life, my grandson or granddaughter.
What will it
be? It is unusual today that parents wait until the birth of their baby before
learning the gender. After all, you have to get the nursery and layette ready!
It’s popular to have gender reveal parties where you gather family and close
friends to share in your “reveal”. The couple chose Sunday, August 21, 2016, to
be their “Chuggies for Huggies” gender reveal.
What was unique with this reveal was that neither mommy or daddy knew
the gender until we all did. How
exciting was that? As they took the
forks to their balloons that they would individually pop, we all held our
breath. Boy? Girl? Did anyone really care? Would anyone be disappointed?
POP….out
poured tons of hot pink glitter spraying all over mommy, daddy, and big sister.
The look on their faces was hard to read. Were they all hoping for a baby boy?
Were they disappointed? Everyone was
hollering “awww, a baby girl!” The room
was full of excitement. No one was disappointed, maybe a tad bit in shock but
not disappointed. What will daddy do with a baby girl? He is going to teach her
how to play soccer, take her to Daddy-Daughter dances, and learn how to braid
hair. Indeed, a beautiful blessing in
pink.
