8:46 amChoose
The ultrasound for baby number 3 is in a few weeks, July 29th. While I am technically far enough along to go to one of those 3D places at the mall to get one, I think it’s kind of silly not to wait a few more weeks and have it covered by insurance. Plus those 3D pictures kind of freak me out. The truth is that since we already have one of each — a boy and a girl — the gender really doesn’t matter to me. I’m more anxious to find out that everything is okay developmental wise — y’know, the right number of limbs attached at all the right places and all of the heart chambers pumping correctly. But that kind of stuff isn’t what’s fun to discuss in the weeks leading up to the ultrasound. Everyone wants to know the answer to the BIG question: Girl or Boy?
To help you make an informed guess, here are my symptoms from the first two:
Boy: Sick both day and night (pretty much for the entire duration of the pregnancy); craved ice cream and chilli cheese dogs; really irritated by strong smells (puked a lot over the smell of Victoria’s Secret lotions, and I vividly remember running out of the theater during Practical Magic to puke because the lady sitting next to me smelled like a rank rose bush).
Girl: Sick both day and night (again for the entire duration of the pregnancy); craved fruit and dairy (although I noticed a dairy sensitivity during pregnancy); again with the smells.
This time around: Not very sick, except when I go too long without eating or smell something strong and gross (like the smelly kid in the theater during Wall-E) (and by the way, what’s up with smelly people cramming into movie theaters?); don’t really crave much of anything in particular (with the exception of jalapeno peppers), in fact I have much less of an appetite; tired as tired can be.
These comparisons lead me to believe that perhaps there is a third gender option that no one has told me about. This pregnancy is very different from either of the first two. Maybe part of the difference is just my age; pregnancy in my 30’s as opposed to my 20’s.
So I want to know what you think. Boy or girl? Guess correctly and you could win a fabulous prize! Just kidding… I so do not have the energy to get together a fabulous prize, let alone actually mail it. But if you guess correctly, you win my respect for you as a psychic; a pschic who can make a correct 50/50 guess.
What are your tingling psychic senses telling you? (Mine are telling me I have to pee again.)
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I was going for the previously unknown third gender, too. My pregnancies were exactly alike - down to the same weight & girth gained - but #1 was the boy and #2 was the girl. God laughs at us trying to make ‘educated’ guesses.
Just stay cool, away from stinky people but near a bathroom, and buy lots of green & yellow stuff.
Comment by stephanie (bad mom) — July 13, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
Congrats again! I’ll play your guessing game! I’m predicting it’s a girl. When I was pregnant with my son 3 years ago, everyone was having boys. Now, I’m due in August with a baby girl and everyone is having girls. Good luck, take it easy and looking forward to hearing about your progress.
Comment by Michelle — July 14, 2008 @ 7:50 am
P. S. I have an award for you at my place today, with no strings attached as I know that might just send you over the edge…Enjoy
Comment by stephanie (bad mom) — July 14, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
I think it’s a girl.
If I’m right, will you name her after me?
Comment by Leslie — July 14, 2008 @ 8:03 pm
Suz~ My guess is a girl but I can’t see enough belly in your pics to be sure.
Comment by Diane — July 25, 2008 @ 4:04 pm