So I already posted this on facebook, but I thought I'd put it here too so that everything is in one place. Then I'll add a little extra at the end.
So it's just two days away from the big reveal. So Dan and I thought it would be fun and silly to find some of the old wives tales and see what they predict. So I procured this this from parenting.com and if you all have any other old wives tales tell me, and I'll do those too! (So long as I don't have to pee in a cup of Drano...sorry that one was out)
1. Do you carry your baby high or low?
I'm not really sure. I've never had a baby and I've never viewed other pregnant woman's stomach's close up. Neither has Dan. So he thinks I carry low and I think I'm carrying higher. So according to Dan it's a boy. And according to me it's a girl...
2. Is the heartbeat over 140?
Yep both times we heard it, it sure was! The first time was 166 the second was 144. So that means you're a girl!
3. Do you crave sweet things or sour and salty things?
Sour and salty all the way! French fries and sour candy. Ice cream and chocolate aren't doing it for me these days, but that could be more because milk has been bothering me. Anyway as far as this test goes, it's a boy!
4. What does the Chinese birth calendar say? This takes your age and the month you conceived and says if it's a boy or girl.
It's a boy!
5. Even or odd? Are the numbers of my age and the numbers of the year I conceived both even? Or is one even and one odd?
One is even and one is odd. It's a boy!
6. Am I breaking out like crazy?
Not too much. It's a boy!
7. If you tie your wedding ring to a string and let it dangle over your belly does it go back and forth or swing in a circle?
Back and forth. It's a girl!
8. How's the morning sickness?
Well considering we're officially at the halfway mark and I'm still puking...It's a girl!
So all that being said and done, we have 3 it's a girl, and 4 it's a boy and one inconclusive....So really we're no closer to finding the answer. But all in all doing this was fun, and it'll be fun to see which ones are right for this baby.
So right now everyone is super excited to find out what gender you are little one! Are you Hudson or Jael? It's funny, I was thinking about the meaning of both of those names and they both have something in common. They don't have the awesomest meanings out there. Hudson means Son of a hooded man and Jael means wild mountain goat. And I myself have always thought that the meaning of a name should be important, because it helps shape your life in some odd way.
But in the case of theses two names there is other meaning that can help shape your life. That's legacy of both of those names. Hudson Taylor was one of the first Protestant missionaries to China that really tried to delve into the Chinese culture and not ask the people to become English Christians, but Chinese Christians. So whatever you do, I hope that you'll do with deep understanding and compassion. And Jael was a woman in the Bible who yes killed an enemy general-that's not what I'm asking for here. But I think it's more about a woman who was wily and brave who knew what the right thing to do was. Killing people today, unless you're in the army or something and it's wartime isn't good. Let's be clear. But I want you to be a woman who follows the Lord bravely. Your aunt Tara is a good example. She loves the Lord with all her heart and follow Him anywhere, she's a spiritual warrior if I ever saw one.
Anyway which ever you are, we will love you soooo much and try and do our best to raise you to love and follow the Lord. So while your name does have a legacy behind it, I want you to know that we love you no matter what. If you turn out like one of those people, or if you totally do your own thing. We love you for you.
Love,
Mommy
