Inside the envelope above is the gender identity of my baby. My wife, Jenni just got it this week at her recent appointment with the doctor.  We’ve discussed whether we wanted to know in advance of the birth or be surprised when it pops out in the delivery room. Pretty cool how today’s technology can now give us that information before our newborn even hatches! Of course you have the old wives tales about where the baby is setting in the mother’s stomach that can tell you if you’re having a boy or a girl. Supposedly if the mother carries the baby out front, she’ll have a boy, but if the baby grows from side to side, expect a girl. Jenni is in her 16th week, so while she is showing, it’s too hard to tell based upon this legendary tale.

The new trend these days is something called a Gender Reveal party. Sounds like yet another way for Hallmark and the baby industry to cash in even more. Actually it is a cute idea to celebrate the upcoming delivery of a baby, so Jenni and I will gather our family next weekend to reveal Baby Browning’s sex. Instead of just ripping open the envelope like at The Oscars, there are some clever ways to share the announcement. Some parties have cake with the inside icing either blue or pink, revealing the gender once you cut into it. Another idea is to have a large box filled with blue or pink balloons. As family is gathered around, you open it and learn the good news. We’ve decided to go with the box and balloon idea. I was shocked a bit to see some crazy idea where you smack a pinata that looks like a baby, and blue or pink confetti comes out! Haha!…I can just see it now, “Okay, who wants to smack the baby with the broom next?”. Sounds like something from the TV cartoon Family Guy.

So for now, the envelope is under lock and key. No peaking Mrs. Browning~