A Nova Scotia family decided to reveal the gender of their expected baby in an unexpected way.
Monica and Graham Driscoll are due to have their second child in late July and wanted to find out their baby’s gender.
“Once we found we were expecting, I had a bit of a lightbulb moment and thought this would be fantastic,” says Graham Driscoll.
Gender reveal parties are nothing new. Couples plan parties to surprise their friends and family with colour-coordinated balloons or cakes based on the baby’s gender. They asked the hospital staff to be in on the surprise.
“I asked them if they could write it on an envelope and one of us would come down to the IWK and pick it up,” says Monica Driscoll.
The Driscoll’s then took the sealed envelope to their friends at the fireworks store. The only stipulation was whoever opened the envelope wasn’t allowed to tell anyone until the big show.
Fred Wade has done elaborate pyrotechnic shows for three decades, but this was his first gender reveal party.
Once the fireworks were set, the Driscolls invited everyone to their home in Falmouth, N.S. After about a five minute firework show, it was time for them to find out if their son Bennett was going to have a baby sister or brother.
When the sky turned pink with fireworks, the Driscoll’s hugged as their friends cheered them on.
“I always wanted a little boy first and then a little girl second so in my mind this is perfect, couldn’t have asked for better.” says Graham Driscoll.
“Seeing the supreme joy on Graham’s face and my three-year-old’s face because he thought it was just the most phenomenal thing in the world,” says Monica Driscoll.
After that explosive surprise, the family now waits the expected birth of their daughter in July, a delivery that is sure to light up their lives once again.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Kelland Sundahl
