Gender Reveal

As you know, we did not know the gender of baby Hunter until he arrived.  So our kiddos spent six months (we didn't tell them I was pregnant until around 14 weeks) knowing that a sibling was on the way, but also knowing that we did not know if it was a brother or a sister -- only God knew.

We knew when they arrived at the hospital to meet their new sibling, they would have fun hearing if it was a brother or sister when they met the new baby... but I saw no reason that they couldn't experience a fun gender reveal when they met the baby.

Why are cupcakes or balloons with confetti only used before the baby arrives?

When you look at a newborn with a pink and blue hat, wrapped in a hospital blanket, you have no idea by looking at the face if the baby is a boy or a girl.

So... I've been brainstorming a gender reveal for out children that we could do at the hospital for a few months now.

The hope was to fill four balloons with pink or blue confetti and let our four kiddos pop the four balloons to see the confetti fly and know that the baby was a boy or a girl.

Well... the hospital does not allow any latex balloons, and mylar balloons are sealed so you cannot fill them with confetti.  So I found non-latex balloons on amazon that I thought the hospital would allow.

We didn't know until they were filled with confetti and helium that we realized they were going to be really difficult to pop.  I guess non-latex balloons are made out of something like plastic and we realized the kids were not going to be able to pop these by themselves.

But, we were not deterred... the kids were going to have a gender reveal somehow with confetti and balloons... and we weren't going to wait until the baby and I went home to announce his gender and name to the big kids.

So we put one balloon on the bed and tried to let the kids just push on it and pop it.

Well... ...

that didn't work.

Two of our kids could not pop the plastic balloon because the plastic was too tough and the other two were holding theirs ears saying, "No! Don't pop it! Don't pop it!"

So, then Daddy stabbed it with a pen...

and the balloon immediately deflated.  It released all its air and no confetti flew.

So then, Daddy said he would scatter the confetti and we'd all see at the same time...

Here is the video...

and here are some pictures...

It's a BOY!