This pregnancy, I decided to do all of the old wive's tales predictors that I could find to see if there was any early indication as to the gender of Baby Cox. The results? Well, I'll let you see for yourselves...
1) High or Low- Is Mom carrying high or low?
Low- BOY
2)Heartrate- Is baby's heart 140 bpm or higher? Higher than 140 bpm- GIRL
3) Cravings- Are mom's cravings salty & sweet or sour? Salty/sour indicates a boy and sweet indicates a girl.
This one's kind of a toughy- here are the list of my cravings throughout this pregnancy:
- crabcakes (salty)
- Runts (sour)
- Peppermint icecream (sweet)
- Honey comb cereal (sweet)
- Macaroni and cheese (salty)
4. Chinese Birth Chart- Apparently with this one, you take the month that baby was conceived and the age of mama at conception and in some sort of equation it will predict the gender of the baby.
The result of this test was GIRL; however I did a little validation testing by entering the information from when I got pregnant with Gavin and, based on this old wives tale, he should have been a girl as well...so I don't have a lot of faith in this one.
5. Mayan Gender Predictor- similar to the Chinese prediction, the Mayan prediction takes Mom's age at conception and the year of conception. If the two numbers are both even or both odd, then the baby will be a girl. If the numbers are one even and one odd, the baby will be a girl.
The result of this one came out GIRL.
6. The great key picker upper test- Apparently if you place a key on a surface and ask a pregnant mother to pick it up, how she picks it up will predict whether baby is a boy or girl.
I have a little bit of a hard time believing this since I feel that I pretty much pick keys up the way I've always picked keys up; however I tend to pick keys up by the round end; therefore this one goes to the BOYS.
7. Pimple Predictions- Apparently if mom is breaking out during pregnancy, all of the wise old wives say that a girl is stealing her mother's beauty.
During this pregnancy I have not broken out, so I guess the easy answer is that the answer is BOY. I will say; however that if we're talking about things that have stolen my beauty, that's a whole other answer! When I was pregnant with Gavin, I don't mean to brag...but my hair looked AWESOME! I would have done an infomercial for pregnancy as a hair product during that time; but sadly today, this would not be the case. Stringy, icky, yucky, dull...all of the bad words that can describe hair would describe mine during this pregnancy! Part of that might be that my hair is still recovering from the effects of nursing Mr. Gavin (who knew breastfeeding made you go bald?! I'm serious!!), but I have noticed that as a distinct difference during this pregnancy.
8. Ring on a String- If you place your wedding ring on a string and hold if over mom's belly button, illegedly all of the manly energies of your baby will cause the ring to make a circular motion; however the feminine wiles within your womb would make it swing back and forth.
The first time that we did this, it was a complete flop. Matthew held the string up with great care. It initially swung back and forth...then it started moving in a circle...and then it went back and forth. About that time my "ah baloney" husband was done playing. We tried it again a few weeks later and the ring went in a circle; ergo this test is a reluctant win for the BOYS.9. Ms. Sicky- The rule of thumb says that if you spend most of your pregnancy over the toilet, stricken with morning sickness, you're having a girl. If your pregnancy is morning sick free, then you're likely having a boy.
I will say (quietly since many of my friends don't take this news well) that I have had minimal morning sickness. Although this pregnancy has been more headache/migraine-filled, I can't say that I have spent many mornings kneeling to a porcelain god. So what does that mean? Let's hear it for the BOYS!10. Baking soda- Who knew that urine could tell you so much? You learn that you're pregant by peeing on a stick and apparently you can find out if your baby is a boy or a girl by adding urine to baking soda. If the strange concoction bubbles, then you're having a girl. If it does nothing, you're having a boy.
I performed this one with minimal supervision and I'm not really sure if I did it right; however from everything I can tell there was a tiny bit of bubbling action going on, which would make this a GIRL victory. 11. The Drano test- Despite the surgeon general's warning that this method is not preferred, not reliable and overall not safe, it has still remained my heart's desire since I was pregnant with Gavin. First of all, you have to use chrystal drano (which I inevitably have been calling chrystal meth this whole time, so I am sure that everyone thinks I'm awesome) Finding the chrystal Drano was a feat in itself; however Matthew found it and with careful precision we took the test this very morning. The result was...The trick is that you add urine to the drano- if it turns brown and fizzes, you're having a boy. If it does nothing, you're having a girl. Our result? Brown...and Mr. Cox is disposing of the "caustic" remains as we speak.
So there you have it. 11 tests; 7 boy wins and 4 for the girls. It's not really a slam dunk either way, but there's a 63% advantage considering me to be an official boy mom!!
While I don't know today what Baby Cox #2 will be, I do know one thing for sure; that he OR she could not be born into a family that could possibly love him OR her more. He or she will have a mommy and daddy that are just as crazy about him or her as they are his or her big brother...and he or she will have a big brother and a playmate for life!!
Whew- wouldn't have sentence have been easier if we just knew today?!
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