My grandma had me do one last test to figure out the gender. Mom thread a needle, poked it in the eraser of a pencil, and then held it over my wrist. Grandma said that it would tell how many kids as well as the gender. So the first time it swung it would be for Luca. Then it would stop swinging before starting back up again. If it swung the same way as the first time, it meant another boy, if it changed direction it meant girl. Then it would stop again. If it stayed still that meant we'd have two kids. If it started swinging again it would tell the gender of the child after this one, and on and on until it stopped. Luca was awfully interested so it took a couple tries to get a "reading" without influence. But the first time it swung across my wrist, then it stopped, then swung up and down my arm (change in direction), then it stopped, then it went back to swinging across my wrist, then it was done. So, Grandma's test said that this one will be a girl and there will be another boy later down the road.
She says that she has done this test on a whole bunch of women, and it is almost always right. Mom remembers her doing it for her and being right about the number of kids. But the question is, was it right for me?
Luca's getting a little Sister! We are so excited and not a little bit in disbelief. I still half expect to be in the L&D room and hear "It's a boy!" It seems like it would be not so hard for an ultrasound tech to mistake a boy for a girl. You know, from the right angle. And if all goes well I won't be having another ultrasound. So... we are planning on a girl and hoping she was right! =)
Also, notice my super awesome shirt? I totally made it. It's my countdown shirt. We tried to take week pictures when I was pregnant with Luca, and at first we were good about taking them with a sign about what week it was. Then we were glad just to remember to take the pictures. So this is sort of two birds with one stone. As long as we remember to take the pic, we'll have record of the week. Here's 21 weeks, past the half way point!
Woot woot, so happy for you! PINK, PINK, PINK :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Aunt Janie, we are so happy too! When my sister-in-law heard the first thing she said was "I'm going broke!" Everyone is excited for the pink, pink, pink =)
DeleteYay!! I was voting for a girl - not that this app ever actually publishes my comments, tho not that that stops me from typing them anyway. Congratulations! So happy for you all. :)
ReplyDeleteHoly crap! It published! It's a Christmas miracle! (Love the shirt btw)
ReplyDeleteMom told me you thought girl, so your vote is counted in the 9, thanks for playing along! Thanks for the congrats, we are excited! We've started planning out the nursery. I really did think it was a boy, so it's a 180 for me. So many cool options out there, it's hard to know which way to go! And Merry Christmas! =)
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