a pink or blue cake?

Time for a little announcement!! In case you missed Friday’s post, Friday was the day we were getting to find out the sex of Baby Sprout.

This little envelope had been taunting me on the fridge for 36 hours and I was dyyyyyying to open it..!!

So finally on Friday night, we put on some nice outfits and got ready to go out for dinner to celebrate Dan’s birthday. We decided that it might be best to open the envelope just before leaving instead of actually at the restaurant, in case I turned into a blubbering mess. Can you tell I was excited? Ha.

Right before we opened it, we both made our guess. We hadn’t chatted much about what we thought the baby was for these last few months, because we didn’t want to get stuck on thinking a certain way…. Funnily enough though, both of our gut instincts said girl.

The birthday boy did the honours, and kind of dragged it out for a few seconds… he was starting to laugh and then made the announcement.

We had a little hug (and yep, a few tears!) … and then I did this! Ha ha.

Sometimes those gut instincts can just be bang on!

A girl!!!!!

We had a super yummy dinner where we just kept repeating “I can’t believe it’s a girl!” (Ottawa folks – if you haven’t tried Back Lane Cafe yet, you must! it’s SO good), and then hosted another birthday bash the next night. We had my parents, Dan’s parents and Dan’s uncle over for dinner. It was Dan’s Dad’s birthday that night, we did a bit of a combo celebration.

And the cake? Well, I decided to have some fun with our announcement. I used food colouring to dye the inside of the cake bright pink, but frosted it in neutral colours and added the “little miss?” and “little fella?” flags.

The birthday boys blew out the candles…

And the grandmas got to do the cutting. The sheer excitement on my mum’s face here kills me. Look at that grin!

Mary (Dan’s mum) yelled “it’s pink!!!” followed by laughter and some grandmother jumping-up-and-down. My mum had been SO sure it was going to be a boy, so she was really taken by surprise. Totally hilarious (I had such a good giggle!).

All in all, so much fun. We are so grateful that this little babe seems healthy and happy in there. Come back tomorrow and I’ll share the deets on how I made that cake (disclaimer: I used box cake mix!).

How was your weekend? Get out and do anything fun? Have you ever done any girl/boy announcements? Got any fun stories to share?

Tags: baby sex reveal

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30 comments on “a pink or blue cake?”

Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell on March 18, 2013 at 9:32 am said:

Super fun! Kuddos to you, I would NOT have been able to wait to open that envelope that long. Little girls are tons of fun….

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 9:51 am said:

Thanks Kelly – I’m so looking forward to it!! Hahah it was SO hard to wait! :)

xo,
gem

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Katharine on March 18, 2013 at 10:21 am said:

Congratulations, that’s fabulous news! My daughter is 10, and girls rock. I’m new to your blog (via apt613), and I’m already having fun. :)

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 11:20 am said:

Thanks Katharine! We’re super excited :)

xo,
gem

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Jennifer on March 18, 2013 at 10:52 am said:

aww so sweet!!! congrats on your girl and that all is healthy and well! wow good on you for waiting with that envelope around!! With our little one due this July we just had to find out at the scan, but then did a fun little reveal with friends with cupcakes! It was super fun…and It’s a Boy for us!

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 11:20 am said:

Oooh fun! Congratulations to you!! It’s nice that you can’t go wrong either way – it’s always exciting :)

xo,
gem

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jackie on March 18, 2013 at 10:55 am said:

aww tears in my eyes of happiness for you!!! this was awesome. This is definitely a case FOR finding out before the birth. During the birth, you just can’t bake a cake and do all this fun stuff can you now!? LOVE it Gemma, and I’m jealous you got a girl!! I got a boy and I wish I could dress him up in all pink dresses and bows!

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 11:22 am said:

Aww thank you Jackie – that is so sweet!! Yes, the surprise is a nice idea in theory, but I think I would just go crazy not knowing (such a personal decision though)!! And plus, who doesn’t like cake?! :)

xo,
gem

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kelly thompson on March 18, 2013 at 10:56 am said:

yaaaaaaa! congrats!

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 11:22 am said:

thanks kelly!! :)

xo,
gem

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Joy on March 18, 2013 at 1:15 pm said:

Congrats on finding out about your wee girlie! I’m really looking forward to seeing how you will be decorating her nursery. :)

I hadn’t heard of Back Lane Cafe. Is is west end, or in the Market? I made my first stop at the Aulde Dubliner Pour House Sunday morning for St. Paddy’s Day brunch. The food was great and plentiful, but the place smelled a bit of mothballs.

Have a great day!

Joy :)

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 1:30 pm said:

Thanks Joy!! We are thrilled :)

Back Lane Cafe is in Hintonburg (so west end-ish). It is SO good — I would highly recommend it for a nice occasion. Besides the food being amazing, the interior is so cozy and decorated in a very European and quaint way. I haven’t heard of the Aulde Dubliner Pour House — I think the smell of moth balls might put me off a bit. Haha!

xo,
gem

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Olga@StardustDecorStyle on March 18, 2013 at 1:58 pm said:

Gemma, that’s amazing news! Congrats and wish you all the best for that special 9-months time!

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 2:01 pm said:

Thanks Olga!! I really appreciate it.

xo,
gem

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Jen @ RamblingRenovators on March 18, 2013 at 2:21 pm said:

Yay, its a girl! Girls are so much fun. Your family is too cute.

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 2:27 pm said:

Your guess was right, Jen! :) Thanks!!

xo,
gem

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Amanda - Small Home Big Start on March 18, 2013 at 2:43 pm said:

Congrats! That is so exciting :)

I love the reactions from the grandmas. So cute!

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 2:54 pm said:

I know right?! They killed me! :) Thanks Amanda!

xo,
gem

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Amelia @ House Pretty on March 18, 2013 at 3:39 pm said:

Congratulations!! And what a sweet way to share the news :)

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gemma on March 18, 2013 at 4:03 pm said:

Thanks Amelia!! :)

xo,
gem

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Kenz @ Interiors By Kenz on March 18, 2013 at 5:21 pm said:

I am SOOOO excited for you! What happy news! You look absolutely radiant!

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gemma on March 19, 2013 at 10:01 am said:

Aww – thanks Kenz! I am so thrilled :)

xo,
gem

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Kal on March 18, 2013 at 7:14 pm said:

That cake idea is too. stinkin’. cute. I LOVE that idea. Congrats, you are going to have so much fun with a little girl! Eek! :)

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Alison p-h on March 18, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:

Love the pink cake and all the photos. Thanks for sharing. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

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Yanira on March 19, 2013 at 1:28 am said:

Aside from girls being more fun, they are easier to shop for! Her is to painting your toes pink every time because that is what she wants for the next few years ;)

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gemma on March 19, 2013 at 10:02 am said:

Hahah – love that! Thanks Yanira :)

xo,
gem

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Jeanette @ This Dusty House on March 22, 2013 at 3:00 pm said:

WHOA! I am so behind! This is what happens when I hit a blogging wall and fall off the edge of the blogosphere for months and months! You’re pregnant! CONGRATULATIONS! And I love how you revealed the gender to your family! So cute, such a fun way to share all the joy of it with them!

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gemma on March 24, 2013 at 8:34 pm said:

Thanks Jeanette!! We are SO excited.

I have been keeping up with your stuff lately… the back and forth house hunting stuff has me gripped! Can’t wait to see what you guys end up doing :)

xo,
gem

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