Little Baby Who Will You Be?

The closer I get to the end of this pregnancy, the more I am wondering about this little life growing  inside me.  Boy?  or Girl?  Will he/she look more anything like me?  Like Daddy again?  Like Morgan?  Or will they look nothing like siblings?

Every once in a while, someone will slip up and say something, even though nobody knows the sex of this baby except our doctor and our ultrasound tech.  Example:  A few weeks ago, the Hubs was talking about going somewhere and he said "You and the girls can just come later..."  I stopped him and said "Wait - did you just say 'You and the GIRLS'?"  He said "Yeah...I just have a feeling it's going to be a girl."

He has since changed his mind and decided this baby is a boy.  ????

When I was hospitalized last week, one of my nurses said something in reference to the baby being a "she".  I asked her "Do you know the sex of my baby?  Because we are keeping it a surprise."  She said "No, it's not in your chart unless we have your physician's office fax over your prenatal records."  She then added "I just thought you must have a baby girl at home because you said "she"..."  I told her yes, I have a 15-month old girl at home already.

So when the next nurse came on shift, I couldn't resist asking her the same question, to see if I'd get the same answer:  She replied the same, that they don't know the sex unless they request the prenatal records and don't have a need to know.  Made sense.  But I still wondered deep down if that first nurse blew it and accidentally gave it away, lol!  Nurse #2 did look at the monitor and say "But that's a boy heart rate" very matter of factly.  I just laughed and said "Oh it is, now, is it?"

Me?  I have no idea!!  There are so many differences this time around, which make me think "Boy".  But then again, I know each pregnancy can be completely different. 

I can totally see having 2 little girls.  I KNOW how to do girls.  Boys, not so much.  Although a boy would be fun too!  As a side note, I am secretly thankful I won't be the mom of ALL boys.  I don't think I'd have the energy!

The Hubs and I have said all along, we don't care either way, the sex of this child.  We just want a healthy baby.  The gender will in no way determine whether or not add to our family in the future (as in, "If we have a boy, we'll have one of each and be done.")  Does not matter to us.

Saw this questionnaire on another blog & thought it was cute....something to pass the time and seeing as how I'm on bed rest these days, I got lots of time!  And I thought it would be fun to look back on after baby arrives!

1.  Chinese gender chart says: Boy

2. Are you eating more(boy) or sick/nauseated (girl)?: Boy

3. Lots of morning sickness (girl), or not too sick (boy)?: Boy

4. Do you crave sweet foods (girl) or salty (boy)?: Hmmm, salty for the first 2 trimesters, now its sweeeeeeeets!  and CHOCOLATE!  So not sure how to answer that one.

5. Is your skin clear (boy) or do you have breakouts (girl)?: Boy

6. Is the heartbeat high (girl) or low (boy)?: Boy

7. Have you been more clumsy (boy) or graceful (girl)?: Boy

8. Has your husband put on sympathy weight (girl) or not (boy): Boy

9. Consider your age at conception and the year of conception. If both are even or both are odd (girl). If one is even and one is odd (boy): Girl

10. My "mother's intuition" says: I have no clue! Most of my pregnancy I thought Boy, and then for a a few weeks Girl, but now I'm not so sure. If I had to guess right now, I'd say Boy

11. The husband's "father's intuition" says: Girl Boy now ; )

13. Mother-in-law says: Girl

14. Father says: Girl

15. Sister says: Boy

16. Best friend says: Girl

I am so excited for this precious babe to join our family!

All I know is, I've mostly refrained from buying anything in the way of clothes.  But then I felt really sad and guilty one day that this little baby will only have Morgan's hand-me-down gender neutral onesies for its first few days of life until we can buy some things (thank you hormones!)  So I did purchase a few outfits from the Carters store that were gray & white.  The nursery is also being decorated in gray & white.  And I am just itching to add little pops of either pink or blue!!