Are you a boy or a girl?

Many of you will hear this and think Shai and I are totally nuts…but we (meaning me) made the decision to not find out the baby’s gender. I remember the day we found out we were preg I said with certainty that we would be finding out. I was so excited to have a baby in my belly and I wanted /NEEDED to know what it was. Shai and I thought that it would be so cool to have it be a surprise but we are such control freaks and didn’t think we would be able hold out. However once the initial shock of being pregnant subsided I was able to think more clearly and made the decision that I didn’t want to find out. This decision wasn’t made easily and I literally had to convince Shai why it would be so much more fun this way. This severely upset numerous friends of ours who begged us to let them call our doctor and find out for themselves. It seems these day people just aren’t into surprises.

I will never forget being in the delivery room with my sister, (who chose not to find out the babies sex) and the doctor announcing it was time to meet their son. My brother in law had the biggest smile on his face and my sister was in total shock, as she was convinced it was a girl. It was so exciting and emotional and the best experience in the world. The rest of the family was waiting outside with anticipation to hear if it was a boy or girl and it was all just so exciting. When I thought back to that moment I remembered how special it was and how I wanted that too. I may sound very laid back about this but you should all know that I’m most definitely not! I have developed a sick obsession with online baby gender quizzes and do at least 4 a week. Not a joke- gender quizzes are my new Facebook and I am literally hooked! You may be thinking- why don’t you stop doing stupid gender quizzes and just ask the doctor already…but where would the fun be in that?!?!? Instead I prefer do the same routine every single night. We get in bed and Shai does his ritual of rubbing my tummy and talking to baby S while he/she kicks away letting us know its ok. I then look at Shai and say “ So what do you reeeeeeeeeally think it is?” And he has the exact same response every night- “ I honestly have no idea”. Ummm No shit! Neither do I..It’s a game and I need you and everyone else to play along with me. I also love hearing random peoples guesses on the sex, as long as they don’t involve comments about my fat ass! This week I am convinced it’s a girl, I have absolutely no reason to think this way other than the fact the babies heart beat is above 160, which according to my quizzes means it’s a girl. Talk to me next week and Ill be totally sure it’s a boy…Yes I’m nuts! I see all the fun it is to have a little boy from my sister and how much boys love their mommy’s and how sweet and fun they are. But at the same time, I die over all baby girls clothes and would love to dress them in hot pink tutus everyday. I can go back and forward about the pros and cons to boys and girls but the truth is Shai and I truly have no preference. We feel so blessed to be having a baby, that we could honestly care less if it’s a boy or girl…As long as its ok to rock hot pink on the regular.

Heres my favorite quiz if anyone else feels the need to do one too :)


http://www.babygenderprediction.com/old-wives-tales-gender-prediction-method.html