Beautiful Baby….what???
Back and forth, back and forth. If you have been following along you will know that I have been trying to guess the sex of this little bundle that I am carrying. My gut instinct has been that we were having a boy. I have guessed all but one child correctly. Testing the heart rate has always worked for me. Even the one I guessed wrong had been confirmed via ultrasound. Only when I was told the heart rate later did I tell the doc that it could not be what I had been told. The heart rate actually did win over the original ultrasound. So I am convinced that for me heart rates can tell you the sex of the baby.
This baby has had me a bit confused. The heart rate was high, then borderline, then high again. All over the board. My gut was saying it was a boy but I just couldn’t believe that it would be so. After all, we have so many girls and my boys are now 19 and 14. The odds are against us and the heart rate was not something that had been very consistent.
I went in for my ultrasound last week. The heart rate was at 138. I began to get a little excited thinking that just maybe my gut feeling was right after all. The tech asked if I wanted to know the sex it was all I could do to keep from saying, “Heck yah, why do you think I’m here!?” But instead, I very politely said, “Yes, I would love to know.”
He scanned over my belly and before he even said a word, I KNEW! I responded before he could even tell me himself what we were having! If you know much about pregnancy ultrasounds you will understand this….
There were no three little lines! There was a turtle instead! Yes, indeed, my gut was correct! We are having a little boy!!!!! Oh boy, A BOY!! And isn’t he the cutest little guy ever?
Tags: children, Family, pregnancy, pro-life, Quiverfull Posted in children, Family, pregnancy, pro-life, Quiverfull
Twitter: AQuietHeart
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July 19th, 2010 at 7:24 am
Yay! How exciting!
Twitter: imaftmummy
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July 19th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Congratulations! Actually, boy or girl doesn’t matter… most important they are healthy and grow up to be a good person!
Have a blessed day ahead!
MamaArcher
Twitter: MamaArcher
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July 19th, 2010 at 7:38 am
@I’m a full-time mummy, I definitely know that! That is always our prayer for health and for spiritual rebirth!! It is fun and exciting to finally be having another boy though!
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I'm a full-time mummy
Twitter: imaftmummy
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July 19th, 2010 at 7:45 am
@MamaArcher,
Wow.. I have a 16.5 mths old boy now and he’s already keeping me really busy all the times.. I cannot entertain the thought of another boy… yet…
Btw, in our Chinese culture, a lot of the old folks are often pressuring their children to have baby boy first (as if they can control that). Thank God we don’t have that kinda pressure on our side…
So whenever we come across people who still thinks like that, we’ll tell them that boy or girl doesn’t matter, most important is healthy and be good when they grow up
July 19th, 2010 at 7:41 am
Oh he sure is handsome! Congrats to you on another boy! YAY!
July 19th, 2010 at 11:11 am
Of course, congratulations on either a boy or a girl
but being surrounded by boys, myself… Hurray for another boys!!!
Julie
July 19th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
How very exciting!
The heart rate trick always works for me too. That and I gain weight differently with the girls adding some extra lbs. to the backside. ;D
That said we’ve gone b,g,b,g,b,g & I always second guess my guesses because I just keep thinking the pattern is going to go bust at some point.
Congrats!
July 20th, 2010 at 5:59 am
Awww, so sweet! Heart rates have never worked for us, and I don’t believe you ever REALLY know until you have baby in arms (one lady at our church had 5 ultrasounds that said ‘girl’ and had a boy!)
I’m glad that everything is looking good for your new baby!