Chris Watts Texts Reveal Shanann Watts Canceled Gender Reveal
Newly surfaced texts show chris watts told Shanann Watts on August 7, 2018 that he did not want another baby, as she was preparing to welcome the couple's third child. Shanann Watts then canceled the gender reveal party she had planned for August 19, 2018.
In one message, she wrote that he was "scared to death about this third baby" and "happy with just Bella and Celeste and doesn't want another baby." She also told a friend, "I canceled gender reveal. Nicki is going to tell me [the baby's gender] today. I need happy news today."
August 7 Texts
The texts place the strain on the marriage on a specific date, not as a later reconstruction. Shanann Watts wrote that he said, "He said we're not compatible anymore," and added, "He refused to hug me after he said he will try to 'work it out.'"
She also described a smaller moment that fit the same pattern. During an ultrasound appointment, she said she grabbed his hand and he did not grab back. In another message, she wrote, "I haven't slept most of the week. My eyes burn from crying so much," giving a direct view of how she described the days leading up to the canceled event.
Gender Reveal Party
The gender reveal party had been scheduled for August 19, 2018. Shanann Watts had already spent $89 on flowers, $168.40 on party supplies, $124 on a cookie arrangement and nearly $500 on food for guests before canceling it because of the situation with Chris Watts.
Nicki Atkinson was the only person who had been told the baby was a boy. Shanann Watts was pregnant with a baby boy, and the child would have been named Nico if he had been born.
Final Days
Shanann Watts died six days after the planned August 19 date. Chris Watts is serving a life sentence for the murders of his wife and children, including daughters Bella and Celeste.
The texts give the clearest dated account in this story: Shanann Watts was trying to manage the pregnancy, the canceled party and her relationship with Chris Watts at the same time. That leaves the August 7 messages as the most specific record of what she said in the final days before she was killed.
