Friday, October 30, 2009

Boy or Girl?

I've decided to run through the various gender predictors to see what the main guess is for Baby Reeder. We'll have to wait until he/she pops out to determine the validity of these, but until then...

According to the following Old Wives Tales, I'm having a:

Carrying high instead of low = GIRL
Carrying it all in front (no one can tell I'm pregnant from the back) = BOY
Craving sweet rather than salty snacks = GIRL
Lots of fetal movement = BOY (a sexist OWT about women being placid and complacent....)
Heartbeat is higher than 140 bpm = GIRL
Baby dreams I've had have been about boys = BOY
Dad-to-be has not gained weight along with Mom = GIRL
Didn't actually get sick with my morning sickness (for the most part) = BOY
Sum of mother's age at conception (24) + number of the month of conception (April = 4) is even = BOY (an ancient Chinese thing)
Headaches during pregnancy = BOY
The child my mother had after me was a boy = BOY
I do not eat the heel of a loaf of bread = GIRL (the lamest of them all)
Everyone tells me I look better than ever now (I promise I'm not making this up, I get it all the time now, which is so lovely to hear) = BOY (apparently girls take away their mother's beauty, ha!)

Conclusion from all of this? Who the heck knows. All of these add up to a 61% likelihood that the munchkin is a BOY. This will delight the husband - and just about everyone else. So far, the guesses on the Baby Reeder Split-the-Pot Pool are 63% boy, 37% girl. Either way, I can't wait to meet him/her!!

1 comment:

  1. I don't think this helps me figure out mine either. The last one entertains me... I am happy for you that you look better than ever. I can't say the same for myself. (: Oh, why are you not on google chat anymore during the day? Are you trying to work extra hard or something? I always look for you to make randome pregnant girl bonding comments. (: Hope you are feeling well this week! -Chris

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