'We wanted to announce that we got it wrong 17 years ago when we told the world we were having a little girl, and named that child McKenzie,' the mom wrote about throwing the gender reveal party. 'So we'd like to introduce you to our SON: Grey.'
The couple from Akron, Ohio, wore matching outfits of pink and blue. There was a cake decorated with pink and blue sprinkles and a big question mark on top. And then, of course, there was the big box that typically contains the pink or blue balloons that serve to reveal the gender of their baby.
Turns out, he had nothing to worry about as the rest of his extended family also took it well and are doing their best to use his correct pronouns, according to Gwaltney. To have that burden lifted off his shoulders felt"refreshing," the teen said. "You've been going by one name all your life and to suddenly go by a new name, especially when your parents call you by it, it's weird and has to register in your brain.
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