Wise Tales

Well...almost everyone who gets pregnant wants to try and figure out if they are having a Boy or a Girl before they go into their Ultrasound appointment and we are no exception. When we first found out, I really wasn't in any hurry to find out and was more than happy to wait for my appointment, but the closer our appointment gets the more anxious I'm getting. I've continued to go back and forth on what I think or feel like we're having, but tomorrow all our feelings and hopes will be answered....we'll finally get to find out!!!

The closer we've gotten to finding out...the more people have asked what we're having. Today, while we were watching Peyten at her dance class, one of the mom's told us to do the String test. Cory and I were very skeptical of the whole idea, especially Cory, but we figured why not try it out and see what happens. This is how it works...You tie some string to your wedding ring, lay down and have someone (AKA...Cory) dangle it over your belly. If it swings back and forth...it's a Boy.  If it swings in a circle...it's a Girl.  Well....ours swung Back and Forth....BOY!!!  We couldn't believe how it was really swinging! Cory would dangle it over the ground and it would not move and then as soon as he put it over my belly it would start moving...so weird.  This woman swears by this old Wise-tale and said that it has never been wrong with all the mom's she's done it on.  It will be interesting to see if she's right!

Another little funny story...my Mom and Grandma just got back from taking a trip to Holland last week and my Mom had a very interesting story to tell. They had gone to a Vegetable Auction, which I guess is very common there, and my Mom without realizing had bid on a cabbage. Well, I guess in Holland there is an old Wise Tale that goes all the way back to the Vikings. I guess the Farmers would flood their farm fields and people would pick their cabbages from there. They believed that within the cabbage there would be a baby.  Strange I know!  Well...after my Mom made the highest bid, the woman came over with her prize vegetable and said to my Mom, "Congratulations on you New Baby Boy!".  She could not believe her ears! My family is very adamant that we ONLY produce Girls! This was the first time she had considered that maybe a "Boy" might be on the way. Considering the timing for this to happen...pretty weird coincidence!

Now, I know that these are just old Wise Tales, but I'm now starting to sway a little more towards Boy between these and a few other things. Either way, we will all be very happy, but it is definitely going to be an interesting morning tomorrow!!!