As far as guessing goes, for some reason, everyone has been guessing girl. My brother and 3 closest friends have all guessed girl, not knowing that the others have guessed that as well. I have had more of a "feeling" that it's a girl, but that feeling is based on nothing. Justin has been leaning more towards a boy so who knows? There are a few old wives tales out there to determine what the gender is. I thought I'd have a little fun to see what the wives tales say about me and to help you take a more accurate guess. Of course, I really don't believe all this, this is purely just for fun :)
1. According to legend, 140+ beats per minute indicates a girl, and below 140 a boy.
Well, the baby was at 154 beats on Tuesday. That would be GIRL
2. If you're carrying high, break out the pink. If your bump is low, you're carrying a boy.
I have no idea if I'm carrying high or low..I feel like I'm not carrying much as the baby is just the size of an Apple right now. But I will say that I feel like I'm carrying more all over and not as much in front. So that would lead to me say: GIRL
3. Craving ice cream every single day? Some people believe this means it's a girl. If you have to have salty or sour stuff, then it's a boy.
Um, when am I NOT craving ice cream? This seems a little unfair to me, but I guess I would have to say GIRL
4. Legend has it that the Mayans determined a baby's sex by looking at the mother's age at conception and the year of conception. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If one's even and one's odd, it's a boy.
Age of conception is 29 and year 2012. One odd and one even= BOY
5. If you're breaking out like crazy, blame it on your girl babe. The belief goes that girls steal their mother's beauty, hence, those annoying zits.
I did notice I was breaking out a little more in the 1st trimester but definitely not "like crazy" so I would have to say BOY for this one.
6. Sick as a dog during the first trimester -- or still? Signs indicate you're having a girl. Little or no morning sickness points to a boy
I was nauseous but definitely not bad at all compared to most of my friends and I never threw up. So I have to go with BOY
Out of those 6 wives tales, looks like we have an even split. 3 for girl and 3 for boy. Too bad I don't have any Drano to do that test for the tie breaker :) What about you? Do you know of any other old wives tales I've missed? What's your guess?
I hope to update the blog/facebook sometime late tomorrow evening (after we have told our family in person) or on Saturday afternoon....so stay tuned!!
Haha, I have to say, I would have been "girl" rather than "boy" on pretty much all of those tests for pretty much all my pregnancies, and I have 3 BOYS! LOL!
ReplyDeleteHave you done the wedding ring on a string one? Hang your ring on a chain or string, then hold (or have someone hold) it up over your belly. If it moves in a circle, it's supposed to be a girl, but if it moves back and forth like a pendulum, it's supposed to be a boy. These are so ridiculous, but kind of fun!
My guess is girl. I kind of wanted to change to boy after reading that a lot of people are already guessing girl, but i'll stick to my first guess. So exciting to find out, I can't wait to hear!! Let all the fun planning begin! And I usually tell people to bring a sweet snack or drink just in case baby is being still or is staying in one position. The ultrasound tech made me drink a whole dr. pepper to get Cambry to change positions! And that was after I drank water and ate a granola bar :)
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I have been way put of the loop! Hallelujah, thank you Jesus for a Cummings baby!!!! Rejoicing with you:)
ReplyDeleteI say girl because that's all I know about:)
My vote is for Boy :)
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