Good Luck

Two days ago I was pooped on by a bird walking out of E's school.  It landed on my head, and it was really gross.  It was in front of the playground with all the teachers and kids watching.  It was one of those moments where you want to totally gross out, but you don't want to be a crazy example to all the little eyes and ears that are so intently watching and listening.  What was really funny is E pointed out all of the birds flying overhead before the poop came flying.  E saw the poop land on my head, he announced "Mommy-Poop-Head-Yucky!"  He then proceeded to laugh to the point of snorting and hiccups.  I love that he snorts when he laughs.

While I was totally disgusted, I couldn't help but laugh to the point of tears while driving home with my little man.  The rest of the night he kept talking about what had happened and insisted on inspecting my hair long after the mess was cleaned up.  When we walked in the door and I was laughing/lamenting over what happened, Rob reminded me that getting pooped on is a sign that good luck is coming my way.  While I don't necessarily believe in actual "luck," we did receive two calls the very next day with good news.  (More to come on the good news thing...)

So I was reminded that sometimes getting pooped on (literally and figuratively) isn't always a bad thing.  My son thought I was the funniest person alive, and I certainly can't complain about that.

We are Having a.......

BOY

We had the ultrasound, and there is no mistaking that we are having another boy!  I am absolutely thrilled that E will have a little brother to rumble around with.  I have always felt that I would be a "boy mom," and it appears that my feeling was right.

I thought for a bit that we might be having a girl, mainly because I thought it would be fun to do all the girl things with one.  But now that I know that our little Andrew is happy and healthy, I couldn't be happier.  

Rob made a special point to recognize that I will be the only girl in the house, and he realizes that it might be tough having to balance all of the testosterone.  He promised that my girliness will not be lost or forgotten in all of the "blue" we will have going on.  That made me happy.

So we are having a little boy, and we are naming him Andrew!  Hooray!

The Results are In...

Last night I decided to test out all of the "Old Wives Tales" of the gender prediction world to see if the tests could accurately determine what we are having.  I found 8 different versions that didn't seem to be to hokey that I put to the test.  I was going to do 9, but after finding out that the Drano test involved toxic fumes I decided to pass.  

1.  Parents.com Quiz:  Boy

     This quiz was very similar to the actual "old wives tales" quiz, but with a few random one inserted into     

     it.  Questions on leg hair, cravings, weight gain, and questions of the personal sort that I will not 

     mention.

2.  Chinese Lunar Calendar:  Girl

     Based on my age and the lunar calendar when this baby was actually conceived.  I don't know why I 

     put more validity in this one...I'm a big fan of acupuncture so all Eastern Medicine must be right-

     right?!?  

3.  Old Wives Tale Quiz:  Boy

      Similar to the Parents.com 

4.  Heart Beat:  Girl

     Our little one's HB has been above 140 every time, so according to this method the baby is a girl.

5.  String tied to the wedding ring:  Girl

     This one required the help of Rob, and we could stop laughing while we were doing it.  It took    

     forever.

6.  Math Formula:  Boy

     This one took my age and added the month the baby was conceived, and it was an odd number.

7.  About.com:  Boy

     This one kept asking what position my pillow faced at night which was weird, but I guess none of 

     these are actually scientific.

8.  Sexwizard.com:  Boy

     This website advertised that it has pretty accurate results, so I tried this one as well.  It was more of the 

     same, so it was no surprise when it came back boy as well!

So according to most of the tests that require I answer questions about my pregnancy itself, they pointed to BOY (5/8) or 63% chance.  The other three tests that pointed to girl don't have much in common (37% chance), so we shall see what it comes back as on Thursday!

OH BABY!

So I can finally let our cat out of the bag...we are having another BABY!!!!  The new addition is due early March, and I am SUPER excited.  I had to keep it under wraps for a while for work stuff (silly I know).  Unlike last time, we are finding out what we are having this time around.  I have way to many balls up in the air not to find out and plan in advance this go round.  We find out next Thursday what we are having...and I am anxious for that day to arrive.

Last time there was so much build up around the delivery and labor, I did not have time to really fret or focus on the gender to much, but this time because the two events are totally separate I feel super excited!  It is nice to think about finding out about the gender without having to worry about labor and all the crazy times surrounding the birth.  If we ever go for number 3, I bet we will wait again though.

So my gut feeling with E the whole time was that he was a boy.  We even went as far as decorating his nursery with cowboy stuff not knowing, but this time my sense isn't as strong.  I think it might be a girl, but I have a 50/50 chance right?  Selfishly, I think it would be a lot of fun to have a girl and all the things that go with it.  With that said, I would also LOVE LOVE LOVE for E to have a little brother.  E is pure boy, and I can't imagine having a little girl that would have to put up with all of the boy stuff.

This Sunday when Rob is finally off of work, I am going to test out all of the old wives tales determining what we are having, and I will reveal the results next week before the US to see how accurate they are.  I am craving pepperoncini's; I am barely showing at almost 18 weeks (I am smaller this time around); I am having crazy headaches which I normally don't get; and I am far more hormonal this time around.

So, here is my poll-boy or girl?

FYI-the US in the blog is not mine!  I just pulled it from the internet...I haven't had time to scan ours in yet.