Thursday, October 15, 2009

It's a GIRL!!!

It's official, the Hicks family is having another princess!!! We found out last Thursday in an unusual and awesome way. Here's the scoop:

Last Wednesday Heidi went in for the sonogram to find out the sex of our baby. I was away at a conference so I couldn't go with her to find out what we are having. We wanted to share this moment together so Heidi told the doctor not to tell her what the sex of the baby was. Instead, she had the doctor write the sex of the baby on the sonogram and put it in an sealed envelope. Heidi then took the envelope to a friends house to hold until I came home the next evening.

The next evening when I came home from the conference, our friend, Shareen came over to give us the good news and here is what she did to make it special. She decorated our kitchen with a few surprises seen below. It included pink and blue balloons, a cake with pink and blue decorations, an envelope that read 'open first' and a bag with a note that read 'open after opening the envelope.
We opened the envelope and found the note pictured below...
...And here is what we saw when we cut the cake!!! The funny thing is that when I cut the cake open, I didn't know what to expect--I was thinking that there was going to be a note or picture and I was totally oblivious to the fact that the inside of the cake was PINK--But Heidi noticed and shared the good (Great) news with me!!!
We are so thankful for our friends the Bender's for making finding out the sex of our baby an amazing experience!!! And we are so thankful to God for our little princess!!! Now we just need a little help coming up with our new little girls' name...any thoughts...

6 COMMENTS:

Andy's Bethy said...

Congratulations you two. I am so excited for you. Love the fun way your friends helped tell you - what a great memory.

The Helgren Family said...

Congratulations! Three is SO fun! Of course, you know from personal experience! As for names, I have a ton in mind, but will share in an email if you prefer! :o)

EmileeHopeBinkleyTurner said...

How exciting!! What a cute way to find out!!

Lindsay and Ben said...

I have a list of girl names as long as my arm and have not needed them yet! Norah and Abigail are two of my favorites! :)
What a fun way to find out! I bet Isa and Carson are just thrilled! I sure am! Love you guys!

Carrie said...

That is the best thing ever! I totally have to steal this idea if/when we have anymore. And on that note, I won't be sharing any of my favorite names! ha ha!

Carrie said...

AND, congrats on another little girl! You have such a beautiful family!