Since the day we found out we were having a baby, Matt has been convinced its a boy for no good reason other than the simple fact that he wants a boy. He refers to "it" as him all the time. Its like there is no other choice but for it to be a boy.
All along people keep suggesting it may be a boy since I haven't had ANY morning sickness at all. The Dr. even joked about the possibility of a boy as most people pregnant with girls are more sick than those carrying a boy. So, maybe we kinda thought it could be a boy...BUT the heart rate has been pretty high since 6 weeks when we heard it for the very first time. They say that a higher heart rate typically indicates a girl and some people swear by this.
So, here the comes the good stuff. At our 13 week ultrasound, I asked the doctor how early they can detect gender annnnnd....he offered to give us his opinion right then and there. Of course we wanted to know...hello!!? Long story short, I thought Matt was going to pass out when he told us that he is 70-80% sure its a GIRL! I immediately glanced over to make sure he was still standing. (which he was by the way, although a little pale looking....KIDDING!). While we don't know for sure, I'm fairly convinced its a girl. Matt on the other hand is holding out hope for that 20-30% chance it could be a boy. He seems to be happy about it either way at this point though :-)
If your wondering how they tell, there is a "genital tube" of some sort that they look at to get an idea of gender. They don't actually see any "parts" but they base the gender off of the angle of this tube. So, if it angles up at 30 degrees or more, its a boy and if its downward pointing its indicative of a girl. Ours was down alright, now mistaking that! So..we will put this case to rest the 3rd week of October when we find out for sure.
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