Girl? Boy?
Our 20 week ultrasound is scheduled for Thursday! I CANNOT WAIT! As you all know, we aren't finding out the sex before birth. I didn't realize this, but when you make the decision to NOT find out, you open up a whole new can of worms - the guessing game. Or, maybe I should say in some cases, THE HOPING game. As in "I really hope it's a boy". Thus far, this hasn't bothered me - I think it's sort of fun. And really, the decision has already been made so its not like anyone's wish or guess is going to change things at this point!
Of people who have expressed their opinions, I think "boy" is winning out. One of my brother-in-laws, my (male) cousin-in-law, my dad and my sister all want it to be a boy. I think my niece is the only one who has expressed (no, demanded) that it be a girl. Those are the "hopes" people. As far as guesses, I think my father-in-law would probably join my niece while my MIL thinks it's a boy. My mom hasn't made any predictions yet.
What about me? Do I have any mama-radar? No. For many weeks, basically the first trimester and part of the second, I was thinking girl. But lately, I have been thinking boy. I think part of this is because 2 of the 4 couples we are pregnant with (due in August/Sept) have already found out they are having girls. One is also not finding out and one will find out in a few weeks - and that mom is having strong girl vibes. In all those girls, there HAS to be a boy, right? On the flip side, of the babies that have been born already in 2010 to our friends, there have been 5 boys and 1 girl. In that lot, maybe we're the girl! ha ha ha.
All along, my husband has thought boy.
What about what we WANT? OF course we want a healthy baby. With the first baby, I don't really feel any pressure of wanting one sex or the other. If I could pick the sexes of my children, I would want at least one of each sex - who comes first, I don't really care. But, really, why spend time worrying about this? You can't pick!
What about those crazy old wives tales?
According to the Chinese Gender test, it is a girl.
This Parents Quiz could not make a determination! (For real!)
The childbirth.org test indicates a 64% chance of girl and 35% chance of boy (is that extra 1% for any error?!)
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I totally predict all August babies to be girls. I just have that sense. As you mention, it's so hard to be upset either way! And for anyone who is, blame it on Nate--it truly is his "decision."
ReplyDeleteAnd let me just mention as someone who in her imagined world was going to have a boy and a girl, even when that dream was not realized, you just find yourself so in love with your baby when he/she is born, things like that start not to matter as much.
So, I took the tests, too. Got the same results that you did A. The Parents quiz was weird!?! The Chinese Gender really does have a rep for being right.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.... I am starting to get a girl feeling for you, too! But, I am holding out my actual guess for May!