Girl or Boy...It's All the Same!

I'll never forget my big 20 week ultrasound during my first pregnancy.  Before finding out the gender I thought and would even say I want my first born to be a son.  Then I found out we were having a girl.  My reaction to finding out I was having a daughter and not a son probably didn't make sense.  I was ecstatic - through the roof excited!  Easily one of the best days of my life! 

I don't know why I ever said I had a preference.  Suddenly all I wanted was a little girl.  

And having a girl is perfect!

And shopping for a girl has been fun.  Just ask LKB.

Girls look cute in headbands.

You can really deck a girl out in fur - faux fur!



What girl doesn't look stunning in pearls?



Or wearing dresses.



That was all just a long winded introduction to my point.  I have my perfect girl and now I couldn't be more excited we're having a boy!  (Actually, based on experience, I would probably be just as excited no matter what the gender happened to be.)

I've been getting super great deals planning ahead for this little guy.  The deals online are incredible and the close couldn't be cuter!

One of the too many blogs I stalk follow posted, i don't know why everybody says that little girls are the most fun to shop for.  The blogger linked to so many adorable little man clothing and items that will drain my bank account our son must have. 

These little manly items are so cute I can't stand it.

Seriously, check out the link above to the blog if you're ever going to have a baby boy, a grandson, or have a friend who will have a boy, or a neighbor that will have a boy, or have an unfortunate husband that wears 0 - 3 month clothing and likes sock monkeys.

In short, all genders are perfect.  Deep...  I know.
 

***Working 2 years in Market Research taught me that only 1.5% of women are pregnant at any given time, so I realize I should limit pregnancy talk to get a broader audience. :)

BUT - I've got baby on my brain, so bear with me!  Just 7 more months and I'll appeal to more of you!***

I've known I was pregnant for the past 5.5 weeks and can't stand the thought of waiting 11 more to find out if little bugger is a boy or a girl.  I'll never understand why patience is a virtue! 

Seems like everything I buy has a red clearance tag.

A few weeks ago, I picked up an IntelliGender Gender Prediction Kit at Target.

It's recommended you take the test anywhere after 10 weeks.  I'll be there in 6 days so I took the test today.  Again, I'll never understand why patience is a virtue!

You basically pee in a cup, swirl it for 10 seconds and then WAIT for 10 long minutes.

Then you read the results.................

It's not as easy as pink = girl / blue = boy.

BUT I THINK IT SAYS WE'RE HAVING A MOMMA'S BOY! 

Compare the color strip with each corresponding gender for yourself!!!  Do you think the urine is more yellow (girl) or green (boy)?

Holy smokes.  Now I look at the pictures side-by-side and have no idea what we're having.

I'll have to buy another kit.

Fetus 134,325 : Mickey 0

Hi friends!

This baby is kicking my rump!  I'm convinced we're either having quadruplets or a dinosaur because this pregnancy has been nothing like carrying little Piper in my womb.

Here LKB is out-of-town and I feel like I'm dropping the ball (I mean blog). 
Tomorrow I'll get my creative juices flowing, or bribe Ben to do a guest post.

Ciao!

Stay Tuned: Saltine Challenge Tomorrow

You know the Saltine Challenge, right?  The you must eat 6 Saltine's in 60 seconds with no water challenge. 

If you've never been to a Junior High Church camp, you may not know what I'm talking about, so you can see it by click here!

It's supposed to be a difficult slash impossible challenge to conquer.  I think it'd be easy for me, seeing that in a day and a half, I've eaten almost 2 sleeves (and counting).  Heck, I'm sure I could eat 8 in 20 seconds with no water and I'm not typically cocky.

We'll see, and you can see too, TOMORROW.  Ben will tape it.  I'll probably being going up against my dog, Blue. 

I'd have Ben tape the challenge now since I'm eating the crackers while I type, but I feel like poo and haven't washed my face in two days and Ben says it looks like I'm starting dreads.

SALTINE'S ARE AMAZING!!! 

Stay tuned!

Whenever I feel nauseous

(which is all the time since Friday)

I keep thinking of the beautiful reason for this feeling.

If it looks anything like the generic baby above, she/he is sure to be a heartbreaker!



Too Soon to Tell...Too Late!

I can keep friend's secrets, but I can't keep my own!

Ben, Piper and I are expecting a baby!

Baby #2 is due November 2nd.  It's really early to share the news, but a 2+ pound weight gain and gagging on my way to Sephora and dinner last night gives me comfort knowing the baby is progressing well.  :)

Piper was a week early, to the day, so there's hope that we'll be home from the hospital in time to dress the little bean up for Halloween.  No idea why that would that particularly excite me.