Saturday, August 27, 2011

1 Against 20+

Back at 20 weeks of pregnancy, the ultrasound technician at the international hospital, very assuredly told Alvin and me that we were having a girl. We even expressed suspicion, but he said, look, "here is one leg, and here is the other." The implication was that there was nothing in between.

Yet, the Chinese saying is that if the pregnant belly is "pointy" or "triangular" or "only centered in the front," then the baby will be a boy. I have heard that I was having a boy ever since I started showing.

These days, even strangers will walk by me and say, "wow, how distinct! It is for sure going to be a boy." Local friends do not believe that I could be having a girl. Friends actually pulled up my shirt, and one of them said, after looking at my belly, "no, it has to be a boy."

I have never had a single Chinese person tell me it is going to be a girl. As I look at all the clothes that have been given to us or passed down, sometimes I get worried if it turns out to be a boy. Well, game on. Let us see who is right: the one lab technician or the Chinese women.

Us

4 comments:

michelle said...

The trend on the Lee side has been girl-boy-boy :).

me :) said...

well, I like the Lee trend of girl-boy-boy! From what you have collected, a "boy" might not appreciate what you have done so far. To us, grandnies, boy/girl are equally loved, the more the merrier... what else you want to hear? As you say, the bet is ON, and this sure sounds like a lot of fun and curious/suspends

etjjm said...

no worries--everyone thought I was having a boy too when I was pregnant with Jadyn--she's all girl!

kipy said...

i will root for my fellow healthcare worker. girl!