Even though we have our "big" ultrasound scheduled, and Jeromy and I are both set on finding out the sex of the baby, I find that it still occupies my mind... a lot. Everyone seems to have their opinion of what the "sure fire" method is to determine if it's a boy or a girl. What I've discovered is that it's all...well...crap.
And yet it STILL bugs me. Sweet Pea's heartbeat has been consistently over 140...which says girl. But my hair has been growing faster than normal...which says boy. Then again, I've been pretty nauseous, and it tends to be worse at night, which says girl. Although the "ring test" says boy. The Chinese gender calendar says boy. And a silly test about the gender of your first pet matching your first baby (which consequently holds true for all three babies in our faith group) says boy.
So I guess there are more signs that point to boy...but they are still all crap. Seriously. Everything I've read says there's no real predictor, other than seeing it for yourself. Which we'll do. In just over 3 weeks. So why can't I just be patient and not think about all the bogus tests??!
I think the answer is that I'm just so DARN excited. I used to think I could wait for the surprise. Now I have no idea how people do. Kudos to them for the self-restrain... but I can't do it.
I think knowing if Sweet Pea is a boy or girl will help make it real. And for me and Jeromy (planners, particularly me), we'll be able to start making purchases, decorating, registering, etc.
Stay tuned...the answer will follow shortly. :-) Until then, I will try to ignore the old wives' tales.
2 comments:
Can't wait to find out! I know it's hard waiting. I didn't have a feeling one way or another about our baby, but *everyone* was convinced it was a girl....and she is (we think....). haha.
It'll be really interesting to find out, because it's been rather split (although I guess more people have been certain it's a boy).
3 more weeks!
Thinking about you and Thatcher lots lately! You're almost there, Mama!!
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