"It's a girl!" - Jason would feel left out as the only male in the house; middle school and high school years would be horror movie drama fests; there might be more competition between siblings of the same gender; how could I stop calling Lorelei "my best girl"?
"It's a boy!" - circumcision. I know this is a no-brainer for a lot of people - either for it or against it - but for us, it's an agonizing decision. Both Jason and I are opposed to circumcision as a general rule, but since our children will struggle with Jewish identity already with a shiksa for a mother, it's hard to put yet another barrier in place for a son when it comes to acceptance as a fully-fledged Jewish male.
Argh!
At this point, we actually know what we're having - we had our ultrasound Wednesday afternoon - but we're waiting to share the news because I'm having a little "boy or girl brunch bash" on Friday morning with some friends from my moms' group. So, in advance of our big reveal on Friday, here are the results of a bunch of sex prediction superstitions so you can place your bets:
Chinese Gender Predictor: girl
Carrying high vs low: boy (this is hard to tell without a baseline for comparison!)
Heart rate: girl
Sweet vs sour/salty: indeterminate - I've wanted lots of fruit and salty potato chips!
Mayan even/odd predictor: boy
"Glow" vs. "stealing beauty" breakouts: girl
Ring on a string: swings back and forth; according to some, that means girl, and to others it means boy!
Morning sickness: girl
Drano test: sooooo not happening, because I'm not shelling out for a bottle for something this goofy.
Get your guesses in - I'll tell you the big news on Friday!
I vote girl!
ReplyDeleteMe too. Girl!
ReplyDeleteMy Chinese gender test said boy and I also just had a "feeling" the whole pregnancy and always thought of him as a "he." If he had been a girl I would have been pretty caught off guard!
My guess is girl, too!
ReplyDeleteI vote boy and "circumcision of the heart" (especially if you are both opposed to it)!
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ReplyDeleteI think girl.
ReplyDeleteJulie
Girl!
ReplyDeleteIf it's a boy, do what you believe in your heart is right. Conforming to others' expectations at the expense of extreme pain to your baby will make for a traumatizing first month for all of you.
My guess is girl! Cant wait to find out the answer soon!!
ReplyDeleteJust have to say I came back to see others' responses, and I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with Eric's comment about "circumcision of the heart" if you happen to have a boy. You need to do what you feel is right, and I have a feeling it would be something talked about in your family's faith discussions no matter what decision you make.
ReplyDeleteI guess girl, but just because the Chinese Gender chart was right when I had Noah!
ReplyDeleteI vote girl because the Jacob gender predictor says girl :)
ReplyDeleteWell I'm too late to vote, but congratulations on having a girl! You must be thrilled. :) I wonder what it would be like to raise two or more girls...
ReplyDeleteI had terrible any time of day sickness for the entire first trimeste. We also did the needle on a string and it repeatedly signaled girl...although now I don't recall which way we thought was for a girl - circles or back and forth? Anyway...I had a sweet baby girl so who knows. I'd love to know what information that gender predictors are based on! I hadn't really thought much about their origin until now.
And I totally know what you mean about concerns with having a second same gender child as your first. I always tell B she's my favorite. My mom warns against it, should I have any more children... I just can't help myself. B IS my favorite and for now, my only. How can I not make that abundantly known? ::sigh::
ReplyDeleteMaybe now you can say my two best girls? :)