oh, girl (or boy)!
as we walked out of the house yesterday afternoon, i grabbed the mail and brought it with us to flip through in the car. i turned over the last item, a magazine, and on the cover was the actress that shares z's first name, if z is a girl.
is it a sign?
short of some genital confusion, we'll know what z is on wednesday. i suppose genital issues aren't completely unlikely; hans, while clearly a boy, only had one good nut, and the tadpole's triploidy left its gender undefined. but after the initial sluggish heartbeat, z has passed every sort of examination with flying colors, so it gives me some hope that z will exceed its siblings in this matter of sex, too.
i'm also curious to see wednesday whether z hasn't surged a little ahead of the size curve, since i am getting humongous. looking at the 100 or so pictures we took during the cooking class wednesday, it appears that between my backside and z, it will be a struggle to get through doorways by july. my weight is actually down a little, but i imagine it will bounce back as i get over my mexican jumping bean revenge.
i find that i've gotten invested in z being a girl of late. early on, it was hard to think of z as anything but a boy, since i was used to hans, but lately z just seems girlish to me. maybe it's because girls tend to be healthier in utero, as z has been, compared to the others, or because most people i know who lost a boy went on to next have a girl, and vice versa. maybe it's those bloggers (like rach and sweetcoalminer) who feel strongly enough that z is a girl that they refer to z as "she" and "her," and i've gotten used to it. i think it would be nice for z's cousin due in june, who is a girl.
then there are girly clothes. there is no comparison between girls' and boys' clothes. save your breath - there is no argument you can make for boys' clothes that outweighs the argument for girls'. for every one cute boy outfit, there are ten cute girl ones. moreover, with parents like us who aren't interested in sports (except a little junior hockey for justin and the cavaliers) or dinosaurs or vehicular themes, it really limits things.
it's not that we would dress up a girl in pink frills. (okay, maybe every once in a great, great while. and not without funking it up with boots or an irreverent diaper cover or something.) but little girls just have a world of options, and i would appreciate the opportunity to explore them.
three more days.
is it a sign?
short of some genital confusion, we'll know what z is on wednesday. i suppose genital issues aren't completely unlikely; hans, while clearly a boy, only had one good nut, and the tadpole's triploidy left its gender undefined. but after the initial sluggish heartbeat, z has passed every sort of examination with flying colors, so it gives me some hope that z will exceed its siblings in this matter of sex, too.
i'm also curious to see wednesday whether z hasn't surged a little ahead of the size curve, since i am getting humongous. looking at the 100 or so pictures we took during the cooking class wednesday, it appears that between my backside and z, it will be a struggle to get through doorways by july. my weight is actually down a little, but i imagine it will bounce back as i get over my mexican jumping bean revenge.
i find that i've gotten invested in z being a girl of late. early on, it was hard to think of z as anything but a boy, since i was used to hans, but lately z just seems girlish to me. maybe it's because girls tend to be healthier in utero, as z has been, compared to the others, or because most people i know who lost a boy went on to next have a girl, and vice versa. maybe it's those bloggers (like rach and sweetcoalminer) who feel strongly enough that z is a girl that they refer to z as "she" and "her," and i've gotten used to it. i think it would be nice for z's cousin due in june, who is a girl.
then there are girly clothes. there is no comparison between girls' and boys' clothes. save your breath - there is no argument you can make for boys' clothes that outweighs the argument for girls'. for every one cute boy outfit, there are ten cute girl ones. moreover, with parents like us who aren't interested in sports (except a little junior hockey for justin and the cavaliers) or dinosaurs or vehicular themes, it really limits things.
it's not that we would dress up a girl in pink frills. (okay, maybe every once in a great, great while. and not without funking it up with boots or an irreverent diaper cover or something.) but little girls just have a world of options, and i would appreciate the opportunity to explore them.
three more days.
posted by laura at 3:15 PM
10 Comments:
Exciting! Can't wait til Wednesday to find out! :)
there is very little joy in buying boys clothes, i'll give you that! :)
I hope you have the fun, reassuring ultrasound experience that you so deserve, and that she is very cooperative!
Hi guys...so glad that things are going well. Laura, keep on gaining girl. Good luck at the US on Wednesday, my fingers are crossed for you and my thoughts are with you all the time (even though I don't check in). Boy, girl, whatever. I'm hoping for healthy!!
I have to say I have a strong feeling that you are having a girl also. I hope the u/s is routine and that you get the money shot. Can't wait until Wednesday to hear:)
And girls clothes are just the best! I could shop and shop and shop for mine but we don't have any room left in the closets and drawers!
she's a girl.
lucy is a bit...punk....I can see Z being the same.
funny, i just wrote about that in my latest post.
Oooohhh exciting... 3 days well less than 3 days now... and counting. May little z be healthy and whatever sex you want her/him to be.
I will be sending positive thoughts and vibes your way in the next 2 days. I hope all goes well with the ultrasound, and I can't wait to hear the name you've picked out. Good luck.
Thinking good thoughts for you! And you got me curious - I was in CVS today after reading this and as I waited on line, I found myself looking at the magazines and wondering which of them (and which name) you were referring to. Somehow I don't see you choosing Teri or Julianne... ;)
ha! you never know... maybe it will be reese. she must be on some cover this month.
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