the essence

For women out there who hvae been pregnant, have you ever noticed that almost as soon as you announce the pregnancy you start to receive:

1. A lot of questions (I so wanted a shirt that said stuff like, "Yes, I'm having morning sickness, no I don't know the gender, the baby is due in December, we haven't started on the nursery, etc.)

2. LOTS of advice. Usually bad advice at that but you just learn to smile & nod & say thank-you (I think some of the best came from a man who tried to give me advice to help my morning sickness, lol) Goodness, I know I'll probably only be getting even more advice once the baby gets here!

3. Gender prediction based on old wives tales. One grandmother told me it was a boy because I was "spreading in the back." (For the record I still take my measurements & I hadn't "spread" at all). One of Ray's co-workers even did the ring-on-a-string-over-the-belly test (3 times!) & each time the test said I was having a boy (none of these were reasons why I thought I was having a boy). It's pretty funny the old wives tales people still believe & will tell you as fact. So, here's a nice little list I found of ways that will not tell you the gender of a baby. Have fun!