Boy or Girl???

Okay, so technically, the baby’s sex has already been decided and the little developing cells (which are draining the life out of me) already know what to do and where to go. But physically, you can’t tell the sex of a baby until about 16 weeks or so. Well, lots of people have already asked if we want a boy or a girl. Rocky’s answer…healthy and maybe a girl. My answer, boy. Why you ask, well let me just share with you. There are lots of myths floating around on the Internet about how to tell the sex of your baby and if you think about it, you can probably remember a trick or two you’ve heard about over the years. So I started looking at some of these myths and what they said about Baby Heglar. Here’s what I found:

If you’re egg came from your right ovary, it will be a boy. If you sleep on your right side, it will be a boy. If the father’s diet consists of lots of carbs and animal meat, it’s a boy. If you crave sour things, it’s a boy. Now, I need to have a side bar here. Prior to being pregnant, I DID NOT like vinegar. But before I even knew that I was pregnant, I started craving salt & vinegar potato chips and cucumbers soaked in vinegar. (insert twilight music please). If you experience acne, it’s a girl. Now here’s where I jump for joy. Because despite by lifelong struggle with acne, (knock on wood), so far I have not had any. So, it’s a boy. If you experience morning sickness, guess what, it’s a boy. And if you experience morning sickness in the morning, yes, it’s a boy. If you discover manly body hair or your existing manly body hair grows faster than normal, it’s a boy. And since had plucked hairs out of my neck and chin this past week, it’s a boy. If you crave orange juice, it’s a…you got it…boy. If someone asks to see your hands and you show them palms up, it’s a boy. And finally, the Internet based Chinese calendar and babygenderpredictiontest.com both say…..tada….BOY. The only things left to try are Aunt Bim’s “golden ring” test and peeing in Drano. Don’t ask how I know that. It’s dangerous to know about my powers.

So, unless I’m a freak of nature or all these myths are truly myths, then all signs point to us having a boy. But in the event Baby Heglar is a girl, we’ll love her just the same. She’ll just have to wear overalls & boots and like to play with dirt and cars.

PS. And let’s just hope that Rocky’s dream where he saw me with twins was really just a dream. Although…twins do run in my family and that would mean I’d only have to go through childbirth once…which mean no more morning sickness...