Showing posts with label sex prediction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sex prediction. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Wives Tales

I've been pinning wives tales on Pinterest for a while (aka pre-pregnancy) because I knew that it was something I would definitely wanted to do before we found out if we were going to be buying ties or tutus (yes our son will wear ties). 

So I made the list and Kyle used his design style to create this beauty :)

*Note: Beautiful chalk board created by one of my favorite families for my birthday several years ago- the Pratts!

I wanted to post about this because I knew that years later when I'm rereading this I'll be wondering what this stuff meant. 

Heart rate: pretty self explanatory. Over 140 beats per minute means girl, below means boy. 

Carrying high or low: this was a tough one because I don't really feel like I'm carrying it anywhere. Just lots of cookies int he middle of my tummy, so my guess was high since I'm definitely not low. 

Chinese Calendar: this one threw me for a loop. I know our conception date so I entered that into the calculator - boy. I entered in our due date and we got girl. Okay. So we went with girl to make the board a little more even and that's what the doctor goes off of. 

Sweet or salty: whatcha craving!? I've always been a salt girl, so this was no surprise for me. I mention cookies frequently, but I rarely eat them and I don't really have cravings for them. But BBQ chips? Yes. Please. Now. Thank you :) 

Greasy or glowing: they say when you're pregnant with a girl, she steals your beauty so you break out. Up until week 19 day 2 my skin was awesome! I've been loving it!! But week 19 day 3 I got my first zit. It's weird. I randomly touch it without thinking and it hurts - haven't had that issue in a few years. And you're not supposed to use any products with salicylic acid so you're kind of done for until it decides to go away on it's own. I should count my blessing though! I'm a lucky girl. 

Morning sickness: not once, not never! Although, I do get motion sickness. But I hear that's different. 

Skin soft or dry: SO DRY! Goodness. I've really been struggling with this because I don't like the feel of lotion on my skin, but the itching during the day drives me nuts! I'm talking myself through it by thinking whenever I put lotion on my skin I'm helping with it's elasticity so hopefully stretch marks will be minimized. (I know this isn't really a thing, BUT I'm going to tell myself this until I start getting those suckers! So far so good.)

Hateful or pleasant: we all have our days. I just know what I want when I want it, and Kyle hasn't caught on to that yet ;) I am beyond blessed to have such an amazing man as the father of my child and I am forever thankful for his patience. I'm not deserving. 

Pencil test: you take a needle and thread and put it into the end of a pencil. Then you hold it over the pregnant lady's wrist and it's supposed to tell you how many kids you're going to have as well as what sex they will be. I am CONVINCED that it said twins at first, but Kyle insists that it was a mishap. So boy is is.

Age + conception year: if they were both even or odd, it was a girl. If one is odd and one is even, it's a boy.

So there you have it! Our Bargain prediction! We only have 2 days until the anatomy scan, and we're going to do our darndest to not find out. We want to find out in a fun way!! More on that at a different time.