Gender Prediction

To be honest, I just want a healthy, happy baby. I can't say that I want a boy first to be the "big brother" or that I want a girl to play with. My mom wanted her first born to be a son, typically because it is Korean expectations AND because she wanted the whole "big brother" aspect. Well, she did not get a boy, she got me first and she doesn't regret it. My brother was born about 3 years later and we're very close. He's very protective over me, and vice versa. So I can't say that the big brother has to be there. My husband has a big brother, granted they are brothers, so it automatically made things more competitive. But even now, I can see that my brother-in-law is protective over my husband, but it also goes both ways. SO, having a boy first would be great, but to me, having a girl first would be equally wonderful.

My parents are set that I'm having a girl. IN FACT, my dad is telling everyone at his office that he's having a granddaughter. I held a baby shower for a good friend of mine that recently had a girl, and my mom decided to keep all the decorations for when she co-hosts my baby shower. The biggest reason that my parents think that I'm going to be having a girl is because they both tend to have prophetic dreams. When my mom was pregnant with me, she thought I was going to be a boy but my dad had a dream and SAW me and told her that I was going to be a girl. Well, a couple years ago, when my mom was going through some scary health problems, my dad knew she was going to be alright. God gave my dad a dream, seeing my mom with all her grandchildren, happy and healthy. He said that the oldest grandchild was girl, therefore, the one that I am carrying must be a girl. My mother also had a dream that I was having a girl. I've had a couple dreams with me holding a baby, and she was covered in pink. James had one dream, but it was a boy. So we'll see!

Just for fun, I referred to the Chinese Gender Prediction Chart, and it says I was going to have a girl. It has been correct for both of my mom's pregnancies. And it has a 80% correct prediction rating! The confusing part is that you have to base it off your Chinese age. What a lot of people don't understand is that it's based on your CONCEPTION age, basically, how old you are plus 9 months. The Chinese New Year is usually in February, so the rule does not apply to January babies (for some reason). I don't really know all reasoning or logic behind, maybe something I should research more. But technically, even though I am 23 years old, I am actually 25 years old in my Chinese age. Anyway, we'll see! Our 20 week ultrasound has not been scheduled, and that is the earliest we can find out the baby's gender. So we'll know in the beginning of October!