Monday, November 09, 2009

Boy or Girl - a look at 12 wives tales

Just a few more days until we find out the answer to the question everyone's been asking - is baby a boy or a girl? I thought it might be fun to guess based on the wives tales...
  1. Chinese Gender Chart - said to be over 90% accurate: boy

  2. Where are you carrying extra weight - in front like a basketball (boy) or all around like a watermelon (girl)? girl

  3. Are you carrying the baby high (girl) or low (boy)? neither - I seem to be in the middle

  4. Do you refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread (girl), or prefer the heel (boy)? girl

  5. Morning Sickness early in pregnancy - yes (girl) or no (boy)? girl

  6. Mayan Legend: Age at conception plus the number of the month of conception - odd (girl) or even (boy)? 26+7=33 is odd which equals girl

  7. Have you been craving sweets (girl) or salty or sour food (boy)? girl (don't ask Tom about the 4 lb bag of skittles...)

  8. Have you been craving meats and cheese (boy) or fruit (girl)? girl (to be fair, I've had a lot of cheese too...)

  9. If someone asks you to show them your hands, you show them palm up (girl) or palm down (boy)? girl

  10. How do you pick up a mug - handle (boy) or body of the mug (girl)? boy

  11. Tie your wedding ring to a string. Hang it over your belly and see if it swings in a circle (boy) or if it goes back and forth (girl). both (it went back and forth first and then started going in a circle...)

  12. The husband's family history - in each of the last few generations, only one girl has been born. As of right now, there are no girls in his family in our generation. So I am calling this wives tale a girl (but Tom thinks this one should be marked boy since more boys are born.)


And the verdict is...based on the wives tales...girl

But we have to wait for Thursday to find out for sure! Feel free to add any more wives tales to the comments section - I know there are lots more out there that I didn't weigh in on above.

2 comments:

Katie said...

Well, this one is a bit personal, and it didn't work for us. "Boys swim faster, girls live longer (sperm wise, that is)." So if you "did it" the day you ovulated or after and got pregnant it's a boy. If you "did it" before ovulation, girl. If you "did it" a lot, well, who knows and I don't want to know either :) :)

Anonymous said...

Wow, what fun! It will be interesting to see if Thursday's picture will be conclusive and if the old wive's tales are accurate.