Old Wives' Tales- Your Baby's Sex Revealed!

Gender Prediction- Based on Old Wives' Tales:

1) If you carry all the weight out in front, you are having a boy. If you carry the extra weight in hips and thighs, you are having a girl. All my weight is out in front. Boy

2) If the hair on your legs is growing faster than before you were pregnant, you are having a boy. Mine is not. Girl.

3) Girls are carried high, boys low. As of right now, I am carrying high. Girl

4) Sleeping in your bed, if your pillow is facing South, you are having a girl. My pillow faces South. Girl

5) If you prefer to eat the heel of bread while pregnant, vs the middle, you are having a boy. I eat both, but prefer the middle. Girl

6) If the Dad-to-Be gains weight along with you while pregnant, you are having a boy. Michael has lost weight. Girl.

7) If you have morning sickness during pregnancy, you are having a girl. I STILL have morning sickness, so I must be having a Girl, right? The biggest, baddest Girl you ever met. My Grandma Honey, who birthed two boys, had severe morning sickness with both of them.

8) If the maternal Grandmother has all gray hair when the baby is conceived, you are having a boy. My Mom does not have all gray hair, so I am having a Girl.

9) If your skin, hair, and nails are all growing better than before and you "glow" during pregnancy, you are having a boy (b/c girls steal their mother's looks). My skin, hair, and nails have never looked better, therefore I am having a Boy.

10) If breast development has been quite dramatic since you found out you were pregnant, you are having a Girl. Hmmm...I am starting to see a pattern here- are you?

11) If the sum of the mother's age and the month of conception add up to be an even number, you are having a Boy. I am 29 and I conceived in March (3), so that equals 32. I am having a boy.

12) If your urine is a dull yellow during pregnancy, instead of a bright yellow, you are having a Girl. Mine is a dull yellow. Girl.

13) If you are craving sweets, you are having a girl; craving salty things, a boy. I am not "craving" anything, per se, due to morning sickness, but I have an easier time keeping sweet stuff down than salty, so I am gonna say I am having a Girl on this one, right?

14) If your nose gets wider during pregnancy, you are having a boy. My nose has remained the same, so Girl.

15) If you are craving meat and cheese, you are having a boy. If you are craving fruits, you are having a girl. Again, cravings are not my thing yet, but I can eat grilled cheese sandwiches a lot, but also a lot of fruit. Hmmm... it is a toss up on this one.

16) If your baby's heart rate is over 140 beats per minute, you are having a girl. If it is 140 beats per minute or lower, it is a boy. See, the baby's heart rate has been all over the charts since conception- sometimes 120, sometimes 160. After his heartbeat stabalized, it was a little over 140. So he must be a Girl, right?

17) If you drink a lot of orange juice during pregnancy, then you are having a Girl. I drink orange juice. So he is a Girl.

18) If you are having headaches while pregnant, it is a Boy. I do have headaches occasionally, but not as bad as some women I know. But I do have headaches about once a week so far, so I am gonna say Boy to this one.

19) If your belly looks like a watermelon, you are having a Girl. If it looks like a basketball, you are having a Boy. This one is kinda hard to determine at this point, but after looking in the mirror, I would have to go with watermelon. So, I am having a Girl.

20) If someone asks you to show them your hands, and you show your hands to them palm up, you are having a Girl. If you show them to you palm down, you are having a Boy. Not really sure why this one is an Old Wives' Tale for gender prediction during pregnancy, but I show people my hands palm up, so I am having a Girl.

21) If you pick up a mug (of coffee, tea, milk), and you involutarilly hold the mug by the handle, you are having a Boy. If you hold the body of the mug, you are having a Girl. When I reach for a mug, I hold the body initially, then switch to the handle. So I am having a Girl.

22) If your feet are colder than before you were pregnant, you are having a Boy. If they are the same or warmer than before, you are having a girl. My feet are actually hotter since I became pregnant (as is the rest of me), so I am having a Girl.

23) If you have a hearty appetite during pregnancy, and are possibly putting on a little more weight than you should, then you are having a Boy, b/c boys have heartier appetites. As you know, I have to make myself eat on most days, so this would have to be Girl.

PS: As you all know, according to modern technology, I am having a BOY (you can see his little bottom and winky and soles of his feet on our 19 week ultrasound II pics- an ultrasound II has a 98% accuracy rating after 18 weeks gestation). These Old Wives' Tales read that I am having a Girl (78% of them indicate Girl, 22% indicate Boy). At last count, 13 of my friends and family were leaning toward the feeling that I was having a Girl, based on myths and/or gender prediction indicators; 8 of my friends and family said Boy, based on the same. Also, the Chinese Gender Prediction Calendar stated that was having a Girl, based on my age and month of conception. I checked the stats on the accuracy rating of the Chinese Gender Predictions, and it is right 65% of the time, according to one poll I read. These are a fun and exciting way to build anticipation about the gender of your baby, but not always accurate.

First Things First- It is a BOY!!!!

I am 19 weeks, 2 days pregnant today and we are nervous/ thrilled/ apprehensive about our appointment with the Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialists (try saying that three times fast). Breathe, Bree. Breathe.

Today, we will find out if our baby is a girl or a boy. Honestly, it doesn't matter to us which gender the baby is, but we are just so darned curious! Could it be a boy? Could it be a girl?

It's official: I may drive us both insane before our 11 AM appointment. We can't wait...

So, here I am: Nauseated (big shock, huh?) and excited at the same time! We have been holding off on registering at Target and Babies R' Us for over 5 months because we wanted to wait on confirmation of the baby's gender. Now, the wait is over...

At 11 AM, all our questions about the baby were answered. We have a healthy, normal-looking mini-person growing inside me. *Whew*

Blue or pink? What do you think? Our nursery is purple and the trim therein is white. Our wall-hangings, border, and stickers have a "My Friends Tigger and Pooh" theme. All gender-neutral, so you get no clues in the nursery room. Hmmm.

Our little munchkin has kept us guessing, that's for sure! We've been trying to figure out this child's sex for soo long--and the doctor told us all the "old wives' tales" would be no help. But now we know. :>

Yes, we will be posting the ultrasound pictures soon. But right now, you could be the first to guess our Lilliputian's gender based on the word puzzle hidden above in this blog. Email Michael or Bree asap with your answer. Remember, you have to include our baby's correct gender, as well as the way you came to your conclusion--based solely on the clues given in this blog. If you are the first to answer correctly and include the proper solution from our hidden words, you will win a prize! No phone calls. We will personally contact the winner asap and post the answer. Good Luck!

UPDATE!!!!! We have a winner! We had some great guesses and solutions. But Adam Boyd (my younger brother) was the first to get it right and wins a $25 Walmart gift card! The hidden solution we were looking for is: the first letter of every paragraph spells out "IT IS A BOY." One of the clues was in the title: First Things First. Thank you all for participating, or just taking the time to read this blog and share our anticipation. We had so much fun reading the responses for this word puzzle. And an even better time writing and typing this blog up. We had two separate possibilities written up and were so excited to finally be able to pick one. Michael uploaded the ultrasound pics and you can see our little boy's cute profile, toes, nose, and diddly-bits. There is a great pic of him sucking his thumb and playing with his feet- and a separate hilarious pic of his little noodle. The doctor said he is growing perfectly and we feel so blessed.