Gender Party

5-2-15

The day finally came. Cake was on the table, food was ordered, family and friends were in town. Next logical thing to do is get the party started. May 2nd is a special day in our family. It's Mimi's (My Mom) birthday. It is going to take me a while to get through everyone in our family but we will. Mimi and Annie (Cullie's Mom) are so amazing. They help us on a daily basis. Whether it is watching Rett while Cullie works or advice over the phone they are always around. So with that being said it was a special day for us.

I think every Man wants a son. I would not change Rett for the world. I just think that is something in a man's DNA that we want a son to carry on the family name and someone to do manly things with later in life. With that being said I always thought our new baby was a Girl. I just had a feeling. Maybe it was me preparing for when she is 16 already in my head (takes a lot of preparation).

Gender parties and babys' birthdays are not for the child I have decided. It's a way for the parents to have a good time. I mean we had beer and bourbon. I was in my element. Rett, her cousins and friends were everywhere. They were jumping on our small trampoline and running everywhere. We all finally ate around 6.

Once everyone ate it was game time. Everyone gathered around us with camera's as we cut into the cake. We pulled out a slice of cake and it was PINK. I was excited and horrified at the same time. I was out numbered 4 (Cullie, Rett, baby, Delia yes Delia the dog) to 1. How in the world was I going to watch over two girls when they are older. We do not mention the D word, It starts with a D and ends with a E. It is a four letter word in our house.

I was excited because we have 5 girls on Cullie's side of the family. So this made me feel good that our new baby would have someone to play with all the time. I do know that if we ever decide to have another one it will most likely be a girl. I am ok with it.

We talked the next couple weeks and decided on a name. Lets preface the name decision making process. We live in the South. We are only allotted family names. I know its crazy, but it is kind of neat at the same time. Her name will be Ann Levins. Ann is Cullie's Mom's first name and Levins is my Mom's Maiden name. I know it seems crazy but we love it. She will be called Levins.