Wives Tales - #6 (Weight Gain)

GRRRR!! Well you can all blame my husband and his stellar metabolism for this one!!!

The tale goes something like this, if your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.

I had Jereme weigh himself this weekend and of course, not one little pound. Well, actually he said it was up like 1 lb, but he had on his clothes so basically it was a wash. He said he's been the same weight since he was 18 so what was I to expect? :( Where the pregnancy weight gain support? I thought guys were SUPPOSED to gain when the momma gained.

BOY!

Wives Tales - #5 (Heartbeats)

Ok. So the heartbeats wives tale goes something like this...if you're having a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be above 140. A boy will have a heart rate below 140.

So far the heartbeats have been:

178 - +
156- +
150- +
150- +
142- +
136 - -
147- +
148- +
153- +
160- +

AVG: 152

Seems pretty high to me and has lots of plusses..but then I look at Jackson's:

156- +
156- +
160- +
156- +
144- +
156- +
133- -
147- +
153- +
144- +
133- -

AVG: 148.9

This little turkey is averaging at 152, Jackson averaged at 148.9. Not a big enough difference to matter...right?


So the wives tale would indicate GIRL, however history indicates BOY.


INCONCLUSIVE!

Wives Tales - #4 (Couch Test)

Well, we did the good old Couch Test for Jack and it was right so as SOON as I found out that I was pregnant we did it for this little Turkey too. At Ladies Night Out at Crystal's house (the traditional couch that we do this for) it said we were having a girl! It's actually a pretty easy test because she only has two cushions so it's really 50/50...but isn't the gender a 50/50 as well? So maybe, just maybe it all works out in the end?

Wives Tales - #3 (Carrying)

Carrying

The test goes, if you carry the baby straight out in front of you--not wide, it's a girl. If you carry the baby more wide on each side and not so far out in front, it's a boy. Can't tell until later in pregnancy with this one

Ok, so this one is a little subjective. I mean, I’m definitely not as wide as I was with Jackson, however I also have been a lot more careful with my diet this go round as well. So which one is to blame? The gender or my not eating a pack of powdered sugar donuts & a large orange juice every morning?

But for the sake of ‘science’, I’ll go with the facts and say ‘GIRL’.

Wives Tales - #2 (Draino Test)

Did the Draino test this morning. There was no darkening or color change after 10 - 15 seconds - It is a girl!!

Ok, so more about the test. I consider myself a pretty intelligent person. I mean, I'm no Einstein, but I can surely pee in a cup of Draino without too much difficulty, right? I guess not. I didn't want to use one of our glasses since I'd have to throw it away after the test so I just grabbed a plastic throw away cup that we had. Well, I did the test then proceeded to hold on to the cup while it fizzled. It got SCORCHING hot and then proceeded to melt...right in my hand. I ran to the sink and tended to my nearly blistered finger. When Jereme got up I told him what I did and he was like, 'uh yeah...it's plastic'. Can I blame that on the baby too??

Did a redo today and it was fine. Glass cup is now in the garbage and the test is complete! :)

Wives Tales - #1 (Chinese Calendar)

So, I took a gander at the Chinese Calendar and according to the fact of the world wide web...we'll be having a GIRL.

This is pretty 'iffy' though since there are 14-gagillion calendars out there & it's hard to nail down the 'real' one.

Halloween Pictures

We had Jack's Halloween pictures made the other day. He's the cutest Dino/Dragon EVER!

http://heartsdesirephotography.com/Portraits/Dino-Jack/9788981_7HPVs#664106030_AUetm

Wives Tales - Myth Busters Exclusive

Since we don't know the gender of this little turkey roasting in my oven, I'm going to start a series of 'experiments' in order to test out these lovely little wives tales that everyone keeps telling me about. I'll start the round of tests on Monday and plan to do one every day until I run out.

These are the ones I've accumulated so far...if you know of any others send them on. If possible I'll do them all.

• Draino Test - http://www.babygenderprediction.com/drano-gender-prediction.html
  Wedding Ring Test - http://www.babygenderprediction.com/needle-gender-prediction.html
  Carrying - If you carry the baby straight out in front of you--not wide, it's a girl.If you carry the baby more wide on each side and not so far out in front, it's a boy. Can't tell until later in pregnancy with this one
  Couch Test - Have a friend put a fork under one of the cushions of the couch (Crystal's preferably) and if you sit on the fork it's a Boy...if not, it's a girl.
  Hand Test - Okay, if you palm was facing the floor then it is a boy because he is giving out the money, if it was facing the ceiling then it is a girl because she is receiving the money.
  Morning Sickness - Supposedly if you have alot of morning sickness it's a girl and if you don't it's a boy.
  Weight Gain - If your husband puts on weight during your pregnancy, then you will be having a girl. If he doesn't put on a pound, then you're carrying a boy.
  Heartbeats - If you're having a girl, then the fetal heart rate will be above 140. A boy will have a heart rate below 140.
  Chinese Birth Chart
  

Official Delivery Date

I just got the call! Our newest little Turkey will be arriving on 11/20! My c-section is scheduled for noon so I should have that little one in my arms by 1 pm...I can't believe it. Just 42 days and counting...

Getting closer to God...

As we took off on Jackson's very first airplane ride I was trying to describe what was happening since it was kind of hard to see at 5:30 am. He was thrilled when we went through the clouds and when I asked him about it he said he was so excited because now we were closer to God. I have to admit that it made me tear up just a bit.

Our child of technology...

I took Jack to the bathroom at a restaurant the other day and found him frantically waving his hands in front of a towel dispenser - you know the 'old fashioned' kind that you actually have to turn. He was getting pretty frustrated before I figured out what he was trying to do. He was convinced that it was broken and needed more batteries before I showed him the handy dandy turn knob on the side. He was amazed that it didn't automatically spit a towel out for him. What will become of these children of technology??