Saturday, July 30, 2011

Predictions

So. Tuesday is the day DH and I will find out whether there is a little emperor or a little eppie growing inside me.

As fun as we thought it would be to leave it a surprise, we are now going to find out what IT IS. I still think of IT as an alien invader, living in my body and making creepy, sneaky, fluttery movements that I always assume to be gas. If I let myself think it is not gas, then it sort of weirds me out and makes me feel like I ate a spider or something. Ew. Yeah. So, I admit to being less than maternal. But I also admit that it is probably a human fetus.

And now for the requisite predictions. Boy or girl? For the sake of having a prediction (which DH insists is very important), I am going to say it is a boy. And also for the sake of the prediction, DH has agreed to do the opposite and say it is a girl. So there it is.

I do have some reasons for thinking it might be a boy. First and foremost, it is because of Elaina's towels. Elaina is a good friend I have from my geophysics undergrad. Together with Jillian, we were up to no good. And then I got married, and Elaina gave us a present. Part of that present consisted of a set of smallish blue towels, which she said were for our first child. She said she had a hunch.

The second reason I predict a boy is because I have often pictured having a baby that was a mini-David. In the first years of marriage when I was definitely not ready for kids, I did have an occasional glimmer that if the baby looked just like him, then having one might be ok.

David told me he thinks it might be a girl just because he's thought more about having a girl than a boy.

So we will find out soon enough!

Special Announcement:
After learning I have zero intention doing the "mommy blogger" thing, David decided that he wanted to be a daddy blogger. And here is his first post: http://ailihphilia.blogspot.com. I'm not sure how crazy he is planning to get, but it is likely there will be more baby stuff on that blog than on this one.

4 comments:

Ames said...

Just wait until it gets big enough that you can actually see your stomach moving when it rolls and kicks. Equal parts terrifying and fascinating. I keep expecting to see a little hand or foot break through Alien-style.

For my prediction, I'm gonna go with BOY. Everyone keeps telling me they're easier than girls (fingers crossed).

Apothecary Inn said...

I am never one to go against an Elaina prediction. BOY! :)


P.S. - Thanks for the shout-out, fellow partner in crime!

Johannes and Christine said...

I'm so happy you're going to find out - it's super exciting! I'm going to say BOY too...just because having a boy first is so great :)

j the maguessifant said...

I vote with Heidi and David. GIRL.

So long, and thanks for all the fish.