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@marionberry: How sweet! Those pictures are great!

@evenstar982: yea we are worried about this too. Both of our mothers are coming to the anatomy scan and they are dying to know the gender so I know they'll be looking even though we don't want to know. My mom even has a sonography degree although she didn't practice for long. We are pretty much planning on them both swearing its a ____ at the next appt and us being like we don't wan to know! The best case scenario would be if one thinks its a girl and the other thinks its a boy LOL.

@char54: I know what you mean about not knowing how ladies in the US handle so little mat. leave - in the UK we can get a year too (and I am planning to take it, plus some holiday owing so actually about 14 months off work in total!). I do worry about going back to work after such an extended break though... I find it hard enough to go back after 2 weeks holiday!

@jetsa: My mum might come to my 20 week scan if her lunchbreak co-incides with my appointment (she works in the same hospital). She's a radiographer so I'm hoping she won't be able to read the scan and guess at the gender either!

That said, DH's grandmother has a 4/4 record for correctly guessing the gender of her great-grandchildren; and she's just called "boy" on our LO, so now we have to wait and see if she's right!

Anyone else have a relative with a freakish ability to predict gender?

@evenstar982: My MIL does the pencil test with like a crazy amount of accuracy and is dying to do it but I think my hubby has decided not to let her. She's seriously like 50 right, 3 wrong its crazy. Also I'm not showing much yet and I've had 5-6 friends call the baby a boy no one has said girl.

@illumina: from here: http://pencilpregnancytest.com/
The pencil pregnancy test is used to determine the gender of unborn babies. By placing a needle on the end of a pencil eraser and then adding the string to the needle, you can create a do-it-yourself ultrasound – make sure to still get the ultrasound, but once you do, you will realize the pencil test was correct! We are not actually sure how it scientifically works but we believe that because everything is planned by God, he gave us this little tool to determine the gender of a child. The pencil pregnancy test even predicts miscarriages and abortions. God has a plan whether you like it or not. Here’s how it works:

Stick the needle into the top of the pencil eraser – the pencil should be very sharp.
Place a thread within the needle – two feet of thread should do fine…
The device has been created.
Place the woman’s wrist on a table – back of hand face down
Holding the string with both of your hands, hover the threaded pencil over the wrist – remember, the back of the hand is face down and the palm of the hand is face up.
The Prediction begins:
With amazement, the end of the pencil (lead side) will begin to move. It will predict the sex of the child – IN ORDER!

You can do this to women who have not yet had children or those that have already had children – it predicts…as well as tells the woman’s pregnancy history.

The prediction will always start with a circle.

Swaying from side-to-side = girl
Swaying up-and-down – hand to elbow = boy
Swaying diagonal = Twins! We think!!! Due to the overwhelming response, it seems the diagonal may be a break during “pencil thinking” rather than a twin prediction. We just don’t know! SO if you get a diagonal, don’t go out and buy two of everything, get the Ultrasound first!
Large circle = miscarriage/abortion

@jetsa: Ooh, I've not heard of that one. Maybe I'll try it later. The only "prediction" I think might hold truth is the timing of BD, like how the Shettles method works. I think that's the main reason I'm thinking boy, so it'll be interesting to see if I'm right or not.

@mrsmoreau: @marionberry: we are in the same predicament! We had a girl's name decided but are at an impasse for our boy's name -- DH has been frustratingly stubborn about the name he wants (exactly his grandfather's name vs the names sharing a first initial) and he hasn't quite gotten yet that this isn't something he can just wear me down on! I know we'll get there, but boy is it frustrating!

@MamaMagpie: I'm glad we decided not to let her do it then!

@marionberry: Congratulations and what a cutie!

@jetsa: Hmm... never heard of that one

@MrsClownfish: yay! I would love to be going on a trip I had my apt today, was up 3, so 5.5 total, they told me the health canada rec for week 17 weeks is 7.5lbs so I'm glad to be under that slightly!

DH took a recording of the heartbeat and its just so amazing - I keep listening to it over and over.' I can't believe how much higher the baby is now-just a bit below my belly button!

I'm craving Mr Freeze and Apple Juice like crazy! Anyone else having any cravings?

We are Team Pink!!!!

DUE DATES:
duckduckkristen 9/6 - BOY!!!
Mrsdiamonddiva 9/7
bisou7585 9/8
misskabers 9/8
NBLChicago 9/9
mrsmoreau 9/9 - GIRL!!!
mrsrey122 9/10
evenstar982 9/12 - Team Green!
ktgee04 9/13
joanlindsay 9/16
merr 9/17
mamamagpie 9/18 - BOY!!!
marionberry 9/19 - BOY!!!
izzy 9/19
illumina 9/19 - GIRL!!!
char54 - 9/20 - Team Green!
colee 9/20
littlegbee 9/20
mrs squirreld 9/20
jetsa 9/22 - Team Green!
mrsclownfish 9/23
mango.sprays 9/24 - Team Green!
meltini 9/24
jbean 9/25
MrsStormy 9/27- Team Green!
MapleMoose 9/30

Boys: 3
Girls: 2
Team Green: 5

UPCOMING APPTS:
4/12 - char54 - 17 week apt
4/16 mrsmoreau - 19 week apt.
4/22 NBLChicago - 20 week appt/ultrasound (gender reveal hopefully!)
4/26 mrs squirreld -19week anatomy scan!!
4/26 illumina - 20wk apt (anatomy scan)
4/26 mamamagpie - 20 week appt/anatomy scan
4/29 evenstar982 - 20 week apt/ultrasound hopefully
4/30 jetsa - 19 week appt. Anatomy Scan!
5/2 marionberry - 20 week anatomy scan
5/6 char54 - 20 week Anatomy Scan!
5/7 mrs squirreld - 21 week check up appt
5/7 mrsstormy- 20 week anatomy scan
5/9 maplemoose - 19 week anatomy scan!

@illumina: exciting!!! Congratulations!! Baby girls are so sweet!

@illumina: crazy! I'm sure that I'm having a boy...so curious to find out what little baby actually is!

@illumina: congrats! So exciting, did you do the 4D scan in the end?

just made my first baby purchase. just some clothes for her, nothing major - but there is a lot of spring stuff on sale right now... i am stocking up on 6-9 month sizes.

@illumina: Congratulations!

@illumina: yay for a girl!! I'm dying to find out, I don't know how the team greeners do it. I would LOVE to have that surprise on the day but the suspense would eat me alive! lol

We bought our cot and glider this weekend so now we are done for all the big furniture! So excited! Feels really real now. We got it all secondhand, its in such good condition and we saved ourselves about $2000 than if we have bought those same brands/items new!! Happy!

@Mrs squirreld: ahh a snoogle! Let us know how that works out... I've been looking at them too. I'm really glad we found out sooner rather than at the birth... I always said I would be happy with a healthy baby whatever it is and that's mostly true... but I was so convinced this baby is a boy that it is taking a little while to get used to the idea of having a little girl. If I'm honest, I shed a few tears last night... I had started to imagine what it would be like having a mini DH and was so excited for that and now I feel like I have to get to know my little girl again. Sounds crazy, I know, but I'm glad I'm doing that now rather than a few months later!

@Mrs squirreld: I love my snoogle!

@jetsa: I am hoping to convince a friend to take some maternity and newborn pictures for us, but it will depend how busy she is since its a hobby and she's a busy student nurse!