Old (and young) wive's tales.

Alot of people have been touching my belly as if i'm buddha. It's hilarious. Once...no twice, i went to a party with people playing poker and they all wanted me to sit beside them for luck. Someone even grazed their wallet on my belly in the hopes of filling it in some more, in time for Christmas shopping...When you're pregnant, you are suddenly everyone's good luck charm, a talisman, a mascot, and the all magnetic juju...not only do you get the best seat in the house, the best food, but for some reason, cab drivers are nicer and they rush to you even before you raise a hand to hail for them, people let you go ahead in line, everyone blows their cigarette smoke away from your direction or leave to smoke somewhere else all together, and you are constantly asked for anything you need....Ah~ the perks of being pregnant.

This week, we get to go for our second (ever) ultra sound. I am so excited. First, because i'm tired of googling images on the web for fetal development, I get to see the actual image of my child and the growth! Second, because we finally get to know the the sex and lock in on the name!

I have been getting odd and credulous theories on how to know your baby's gender without the help of technology, from various people, especially my mother. All incredibly unfounded and groundless....but nevertheless, fun. Old wive's tales are oddly, and remarkably appealing, sometimes, i want to abandon all logic and believe. I admit, sometimes, i am drawn to believe. I figure if they had been there long enough and withstood the test of time, they could be true...

Anywhoo, here are some of some of the superfluous superstitious appendages I've heard so far... (regarding fetal gender)

It's a boy if;

• your belly juts out like a sharp torpedo, and rides low to your crotch.
  
• your nose gets oilier and bigger. (ugh.)
• you get dark spots in certain areas of your body (nape, underarm, crotch). (double ugh!)
  
• you are lazy to fix yourself (eg. dress up, put on make-up, and what not).
• you are lazy to clean up around the house (does not apply to people who are naturally like this in the first place, i think...or maybe you get worse).
  
• you feel your baby's first flutters or movements on the left side of your belly.
• you eat a lot of fruits with seeds in it.
• you eat a lot of sour food.
• you have oily hair.
  
• you experience crazy morning sickness.
  
• you have skin break outs.
• you are just plain ugly.....haha!

It's a girl if;

• your belly rides high and wide.
• you have supple beautiful skin.
• you love fixing up (dressing up, make-up, etc.)
• you are very O.C. around the house.
• you feel your baby's first movements on the right side of your belly.
• you eat a lot of sweets.
• you eat a lot of fruits without seeds.
• you have dull and thin hair.
• your morning sickness does not last after the first trimester...or none at all.
• you are glowing and beautiful.

So far, i've been experiencing the tall tales of having a boy. I am lazy lazy lazy. Though i still clean up around the house, i do so with grumbling and it takes me forever because i take a lot of breaks. My red lipstick is my only saving grace for looking made up when i do go out. Felt my baby's first jab on the left side of my belly, been eating lots of sour stuff, and breaking out like crazy.

Am i having a boy?

We will know for sure this afternoon or wednesday!