Predicting the Baby's Gender!

Friday's the big day! At least the biggest day before the baby's arrival, anyway. We find out if we're having a little girl or a little boy! Needless to say, we're SUPER excited :)

However, nothing is one hundred percent accurate when guessing the baby's gender, except running DNA. Even ultrasounds can sometimes be hard to see. Everyone's heard of those old wife's tales, and some people swear by them. I don't believe in any of them at all, but it's REALLY fun to compare them to yourself and find out later if they were right.

So what do the old wife's tale say I will be having?

1. Carrying high or low. High: girl, Low: boy
      -Well, I honestly have no idea. I'm not showing a lot yet. I also have a fairly wide pelvic structure, so right now I feel I'm showing everywhere, haha. I did just get a text from one of my friends that said I'm carrying low, so point goes to the boy I guess!

2. Baby's Heartbeat. 140+ is girl, <140 boy="" p="">     -This one doesn't give points to either. Why? Because the last time we had an appointment, the heartbeat was 140. Sneaky baby :)

3. Cravings. Sweet cravings means girl, salty or sour cravings means boys.
     -Haha, again this one is inexplicable. I haven't had any cravings! I would say sweet, but I crave sweets when I'm not pregnant. I have been eating more potato chips lately, but that just might be me using pregnancy as an excuse to buy them. So again, no score.

4. Chinese Birth Calender.
     -This takes your age at the baby's conception, and the month you conceived. Try it here.  Problem: I actually don't know what age I was, since at our best guess conception was around my birthday. So this baby is being very very sneaky.

5. Mayans Even and Odd.
     -This is also like the Chinese calender, but this takes my age and the year of conception. If both are even or odd, it's a girl. If there is both an even and odd number, it's a boy. So for the 4th time in a row, we have no answer. I'd like to know, though, how the Mayans or Chinese figured this out I have no clue, since age of conception and the year have absolutely nothing to do with a baby's gender.

6. Face Breaking Out. More acne is girl, less acne is boy.
     -The legend has it, a girl steals her mama's beauty, thus mama now breaks out like a teenager. Well, finally, one I can answer! My skin has never looked better, so point to the boy! Although, you know, it might be because of those prenatal vitamins, instead of the baby's gender, but whatever :)

7. Wedding Ring.
    -With this one, you tie your wedding ring to a string and hang it over your belly. If the ring swings in a circle, it's a boy, back and forth equals a girl. Point goes to the boy again!

8. Morning sickness. Really sick equals a girl, feeling fine equals a boy!
    -Finally a point to the girl! Even in to my second trimester, I have been getting sick. When I get a headache or a migraine (which is happening way more often in my pregnancy), I'm more likely to throw up than when I wasn't pregnant. I also had some serious nausea in my first trimester, to the point where I wouldn't eat anything all day because I was so queasy.

9. The linea nigra: It's a dark line that runs vertically on your belly.
     -Legend says if it goes down to the belly bottom, its a girl. If it continues farther than that, it's a boy. Well... I don't have one, so no points there!

10. Favorite Side Sleeping Position. Right: Girl Left: Boy
     -Point to the girl!

11. Soft or dry hands? Soft say girl, dry say boy
     -Dry says boy!

12. Clumsy or graceful? The XX makes you graceful, the XY makes you clumsy.
    -I'm clumsy to begin with, but I would definitely say I am even more clumsy now, so boy it is! I can't take my eyes off the sidewalk or I trip over myself.

13. Fuller face. If your face is fuller, it means a girl. No change is a boy.
    -Boy again!

14. Increased Mood Swings. If you're moodier, it's a girl!
     -Nope, it's a boy! I've either felt fine, or been too sick to be moody, haha

15. Baby Weight. If all the weight is in front, it's a boy. If it's spaced all around, it's a girl.
    -I'd say girl. But then again, it's still early, so I'm not showing/carrying a whole lot yet.

So what's the verdict? 3 points to a girl, 7 points to boy, and a whole bunch I couldn't answer! We'll see on Friday if those old wives were right!