Boy or Girl?

Ever since I found out I was pregnant I have wondered if this wee one is of the male or female variety.  I have my hunches, as do others...but we don't know for sure yet.  But that hasn't stopped my curiosity.  So I began snooping on the web for old wives tales and the like...so see what I could find.  I know they are not 100%...it's a 50/50 shot.  But it keeps me entertained for the next four weeks until we know for sure. 

The one that I find all over is the Chinese Prediction chart...it is supposed to be super accurate but you have to use one that calculates your lunar age, not just your calendar age.  The Chinese think it's a GIRL. 

The Mayan Gender Predictor...legend has it that the Mayans determined a baby's sex by looking at the mother's age at conception and the year of conception.  If both are even or both are odd...it's a girl.  Of one is even and the other is odd...it's a boy.   At conception I was 32, and the year is 2013...so according the Mayans, it's a BOY. 

And now for some old wives tales:  First up is beauty.  It is said that if you have never looked more beautiful you're carrying a boy.  But if you've developed icky skin and you are feeling a little less glamorous it's a girl.  Well, I've been broken out for three months and when I wake up I look like an extra from the set of The Walking Dead...so I'm going with GIRL on this one. 

Next is leg hair.  Legs looking a little like a National Forest?  Must be the extra testosterone.  Let's just say I need a waterproof weed wacker these days....BOY.  

Dad's weight gain is a funny one.  Is he getting chubbier?  It's a little girl.  Is he staying slim?  A boy.  Well...Nathan has thoroughly enjoyed my eating for two...and he was cursing his church pants Sunday because none of them fit...GIRL.  

Sleeping patterns.  This one I had never heard of before my friend google.com alerted me to it.  Apparently, if you prefer to sleep on your left, it's a boy...right, it's a girl.  I have been lucky enough to still be able to fall asleep on my stomach...but I usually wake up laying on my back or my right side.  GIRL

Morning Sickness.   This Old Wives Tale states that if you had a smooth pregnancy with no morning sickness you've got a wee lad, and if the sickies had you down you've got a lass.  Well...I was best friends with the bathroom floor for months...so GIRL.  

Cravings.  Sweet= girl.  Salty= boy.  I've been craving pickles and anything sour...so I guess that means BOY.

Moodiness.  Supposedly carrying a little girl adds to your hormone cocktail and makes you moody...calmer dispositions are due to a little boy.  I've been grumpy as a bear cat.  GIRL

Heart Rate.   If the heart rate is above 140 it's supposed to be a girl...below 140 a boy.  I was at 136, then 140, then 150.  So this one could go either way. BOTH

 Then there's mother's intuition...I've been thinking pink all along.  GIRL



What about you?  I'm curious to know what you think this wee one will be...boy or girl.  Drop me a comment or use the handy poll on the right and let me know. 

With a little help from my friends

Ok...I'm a dunce.  Well, not all the time.  But apparently when we were telling the movers what to take and what to leave, I had a dunce moment and decided to leave my formal gowns back in Illinois.  Not sure my reasoning...but nonetheless, now they are sitting in a storage facility somewhere in the Land of Lincoln.  Which is a shame, because with my weight loss I'd look smokin' hot in my ombre skirt pleated gown.  Sigh.  

So now I'm faced with the task of selecting a gown for the Navy Ball...sight unseen.  Thank heavens for Pinterest...I've been pinning ideas like crazy.  It does make me nervous to buy a gown that I haven't tried on...especially because I won't have time to exchange it in the event it doesn't fit. 

I've narrowed my 100+ pins down to about 50.  And now I'm stuck.  I need some help from friends.  :)  Would you hop on over to my Pinterest Board called Navy Ball and take a gander?  Keep in mind, you're choosing a dress for me...and my style may be a bit different from a lot of people's...I'm not shy about sequins or color.  :)  I'm really looking for a dress that just screams HOLLY.  

I also found a beautiful satin shrug on Amazon (pinned on the board) that comes in black, white, silver, champagne, red, and plum...so that should cover me (literally) no matter which dress I choose.

After you have a look-see, swing on back and let me know which one you like.

Pretty please. :)  Thanks a bunch!

Good for something

Guess that one hour commute is good for something.  I get to listen to the news, talk radio, etc. and it looks like some of that information sunk in to my hard-headed brain.

To find out how you stack up...take THIS QUIZ.

If you take the quiz I'd be curious to know how you do.

Oh, tender...

So several of my friends who have blogs have this 'tag' on it so I'm in...

Here's how it works.  Leave a comment on my blog of a memory you have with me...it can be big or small, anything at all!  (Oh man, I rhymed  hehe).  Then re-post the instructions on your blog and I'll return the comment with a memory... 

If you don't have a blog, then leave a comment anyway, because I love comments! :)

Just one of many

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 192 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Yep there are 192 other people in the good old US of A with my same first and last name...thanks to RYANN for tipping me off to the site.

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 27 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

This is how many of me there are with my same maiden name.

Here are some stats on my first name:

There are 177,766 people in the U.S. with the first name Holly.
Statistically the 340th most popular first name.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Holly are female.

So what about you?? (Some of you I already know because I played with it and searched your names already...sneaky me) Not sure how accurate this info is, or what their source is...but it is fun.