I have had so much fun gradually telling people that we are expecting. We have told everyone differently and have had a variety of responses. It is a most wonderful feeling to share this good news with people and have them literally jump up and down, screaming, and even crying! So many people have known about our losses and then struggles with getting pregnant. And it feels so good to know that we have so many people rooting for us...and for this little one growing inside!! :o) When I run into people that I don't see very often (or at work)...I am beginning to notice them looking down at my belly. It doesn't scream "I'M PREGNANT" but it's getting close. I'm still in that, "Is she pregnant or has she just gained some weight...all in her gut?" phase right now. But I bet people are starting to notice a little.
Soon, people will begin asking if I think it's a boy or girl. And oddly, I DO have a feeling. It's so unlike me to make a guess at something, because I hate being wrong. And truly, there really is no way to tell (yet). My initial hCG levels were pretty high, which I have read tends to be true of female babies. Also, there is a wives tale (with a tiny bit of truth to it) that says if the heart rate is above 140, then it's a girl...below means boy. Our baby's heart rate has been measuring in the 150-160's!! I have only had two baby dreams so far throughout this pregnancy, and both times, the baby was a little girl. I also just came across a study which claimed this: "Conception cycles with short follicular phases (early ovulation) tended to produce boys, while those with long follicular phases tended to produce girls." I ovulated late, thus making it more likely that we'd have a girl. Two of my friends have told me that they feel like it's going to be a girl. SO, as of right now...all signs are pointing to GIRL. Of course, I will be absolutely in love with either a boy or a girl. It truly makes no difference to me. But it is definitely fun to daydream about.
What do YOU think I'm having? Any guesses/feelings/inklings? Please share them in the comments!! I would LOVE to see what you think! :o)
4 comments:
YEAH!!! Leslie I am so glad everything is going well. I have been praying for you all and it took me a while to find this blog again. I was so nervous to come to the page, you are hope for me! I think it's going to be a girl. Leslie's little lady Ober.
I've been thinking girl all along as well. But then, way back when I was pregnant with you, I was thinking boy all along, as your heart rate and everything told me it was boy - yeah, you were surely Justin Edward.
HAHA YOU WERE GOING TO BE A JUSTIN EDWARD, BAHAHAHAHAHA...... anyways...has kristin had any dreams.... cuz shes usually right..right?
Everytime I have talked about your baby from the BEGINNING I have been calling it a SHE. Not even realizing what I was doing! I'm so sure it's a SHE! My friend just had a baby yesterday, and I did the same thing...kept calling it a SHE...and guess what??? They had a GIRL!!
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