Ties or Tutus?

We had a gender reveal party a couple of weeks ago. We invited friends and family over for munchies and the 'big reveal' of what Baby Hein will be. I had my mom make a banner for the big occasion...it said Ties or Tutus...it turned out really cute, although it's hard to see in the picture!

I had everyone 'vote' on what they think Baby Hein will be....

and then we had some jokesters who were not very participatory....(is that a word?)

Gpa Melvin

Note that both Gpas-to-be are in this group!

I went and bought two outfits for Baby Hein for the grandmothers to unwrap. 

And the race was on......

My mom saw the color through the tissue paper....

It's a girl!!

And then we unwrapped a few gifts....reading Aunt Teresa's poem for Baby Hein...

A tie or a tutu, a blessing to hold,

This new little bundle swaddled in cardinal and gold.

Pompoms, baseball bats, helmets or bows,

We pray for 10 fingers and 10 tiny toes.

A tie or a tutu, either one will be great,

To nurture and brainwash to attend Iowa State!

Be it dance shoes or cleats, brown eyes or blue,

We hope this little one will attend Moo U too!

A tie or a tutu, we don’t really care,

But anything other than a CYCLONE- BEWARE!

-Teresa Streeper Anton

The Eberts gave us an ISU burp cloth.....that Nathan mistakingly thought was a rally towel!!

Everyone had a great time at the party! It was a lot of fun!

Here is a pic from our 20 week ultrasound. Everything checked out well...she has all the parts she's supposed to have and is measuring in at 10 ounces. She was not very cooperative in getting her picture taken as she had her arm in front of her face the whole time. 

So now we continue to pray that the second half of the pregnancy goes as smoothly as the first....

And we anxiously await the arrival of Vivian Lynne Hein in November!