boy or girl?

Ever since we decided not to find out early if we’re having a boy or a girl, everyone has weighed in with their thoughts on the topic and more recently with their boy/girl hunches. I think it’s the funnest game ever, and I think A is enjoying it, too (even though she initially protested the letting-it-be-a-surprise idea). But all this speculation has got us wondering and admittedly a bit interested, so we decided to take measures into our own hands – A. just took the baby quiz to beat all baby quizzes (thanks to Information Sciences expert Erin for finding the meta-baby quiz), and the results are in!

After answering 22 of the 24 most ridiculous questions (two did not apply and we were instructed to leave them blank) and some crazy internet number crunching…drum roll please…

You have a 23% chance of having a boy.
And you have a 76% chance of having a girl.
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And Here’s Why…

• You are carrying the extra weight around the hips and bottom, so it’s a girl.
• The hair on your legs is not growing any faster during your preganacy, so it’s a girl.
• Boys are carried low. You are going to have a boy.
• Sleeping in a bed with your pillow to the south indicates that you will be having a girl.
• Your feet are not colder than they were before pregnancy. You are having a girl.
• You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread. You are having a girl.
• The maternal grandmother has gray hair, so a boy will be born.
• You had morning sickness early in pregnancy, so you are expecting a girl.
• You are looking particularly good during pregnancy. Therefore, it must be a boy, because girls steal their mother’s looks.
• Your chest development has been quite dramatic during pregnancy. You should expect a girl.
• Since the sum of the mother’s age at conception and the number of the month of conception is an odd number, it will be a girl.
• A needle on a thread held over your belly moves in circles, so you will have a boy.
• Your urine is a dull yellow color, so you will have a girl.
• You are craving sweets, which means that it is a girl.
• Your nose hasn’t changed during pregnancy, which indicates a girl.
• You have been craving fruits, so it is a girl.
• Your baby’s heart rate is 140 or more beats per minute, so it’s a girl.
• You are not having headaches, so it’s a girl.
• Your belly looks like a basketball, so it’s a boy.
• You show them the palm of your hand, so it’s a girl.
• You use the body of the mug, so it’s a girl.

So, if you haven’t given us your guess yet, now’s your chance.

holy crap!

i think it finally hit me today. actually, it started last night while reading one of the week-by-week pregnancy books. i had no idea, but apparently i’m entering the third trimester as we speak. how did this happen? on one hand, time could not possibly go fast enough. on a daily basis i find myself wishing human gestation was seven months long instead of nine plus. and yet, now that i’m entering the last third, i’m totally flipping out. i woke up at five-something this morning thinking about the nursery and how bare and unready it is. i started to question our strategy of ‘less is more.’

but then, i got ready for work, was pleased with my outfit and decided it was going to be a good day after all. that’s what it comes down to these days–the outfit can make or break my whole outlook. i ran into a friend at the coffee shop and she told me not only that i looked great but that i was glowing. now, i’m about the least glowing pregnant lady i’ve ever met so i felt pretty damn good at that point.

but then, after work we went to our scheduled interview with a potential childcare provider and when we arrived at her house she told us she forgot all about the meeting and asked to reschedule. ok. a little flaky but she was recommended by a friend so it’s not a deal-breaker. except that suddenly she might not have the opening we need in april like she originally thought she would. and j. swears she smelled smoke on the woman–which would actually be a deal-breaker. we rescheduled for next week but that pretty much sent me into a panic. she was our last prospect connected to a personal recommendation. now we’re left searching the minneapolis childcare website blindly. the thought of giving my three-month old to a complete stranger for eight hours a day is a little more than i can tolerate right now. the life of a stay-at-home mom is looking better and better at this moment.

on a positive note, j. did the research on what we need to get for the breastpump. my friend is loaning me hers–which amounts to just the motor really. then you get your own tubing, etc. now we can make a $50 investment instead of a $300 one. who doesn’t love that?

and when j.’s parents visited last weekend they purchased the stroller we had chosen. that’s another big decision out of the way. so we’re not totally unprepared here. maybe i just need to focus on what we actually have done and not all the stuff we still need to do.

i caught my first glimpse of my belly button the other day–through the shirt i was wearing. i was wondering when that would happen. you know how if you look at really pregnant bellies the belly button totally shows under clothing? that’s me now. did i mention i weighed a good five pounds over the “recommended” weight gain at my last appointment? that was great, let me tell you. but i’m still not giving up my pie.