30 Something ways to guess the Baby's gender!

Last Friday, July 27, marks the beginning of the 3rd trimester! As of today, there are only 93 more days to go before we arrive at the Due Date. Ninety Three Days! That's only a little bit more than 3 months! Wow!

A quick look at the "Gender Poll" shows that 14 readers have voted for Boys, and 12 voted for Girls. Granted that some of them are friends and family members who get to see how Amy is carrying the baby, and made the prediction based on the profile of her tummy, it is still a rather close split of 54%/46% with the advantage going to a Boy!

With that thought in mind, I just want to share something with you.

According to iVillage.com, if the Baby is a Boy...

• You didn't experience morning sickness in early pregnancy (Yes, she did)
• Your baby's heart rate is less than 140 beats per minute (It's 150+ every time we measured it)
• You are carrying the extra weight out front (She looks to me that she's carrying extra weight, not only out front, but out back, out top, out bottom, and out-within! Actually, she does carry extra weight out front)
• Your belly looks like a basketball (Her belly looks to me like that giant rock in Indiana Jones! Yes, her belly does looks like a basketball.)
• Your areolas have darkened considerably (Looks the same to me!)
  
• You are carrying low (Looks right in the middle to me!)
• You are craving salty or sour foods (Negative!)
• You are craving protein -- meats and cheese (Yes! Specifically Chicken and Cheese.)
• Your feet are colder than they were before pregnancy (I thought cold feet only happens right before marriage! Anyway, her feet are actually warmer.)
• The hair on your legs has grown faster during pregnancy (Negative)
• Your hands are very dry (Negative)
• Your pillow faces north when you sleep (I have no idea what this means!)
• Dad-to-be is gaining weight, right along with you (Duh! The Dad-to-be has been gaining weight uncontrollably even before Dad met Mom!)
• Pregnancy has you looking better than ever (What else am I supposed to say here? Of course she is looking better than ever...)
• Your urine is bright yellow in color (Negative! It's more like neon purple with a hint of silver color!)
• Your nose is spreading (Negative.)
• You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves in circles (I need to buy her a wedding ring first before I can run this test!)
• You are having headaches (Yes! All the time!)
• You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an even number (Yes! 138.2 is a even number, isn't it?)
• Dad-to-be has dreams of driving a BMW M5 (Yes)
  

So, it looks like I got 7 hits for the Boy-test.

Now, if it's a girl...

• You had morning sickness early in pregnancy (Yes)
• Your baby's heart rate is at least 140 beats per minute (Yes)
• You are carrying the weight in your hips and rear (No)
• Your left breast is larger than your right breast (Since I'm banned from touching them, they look the same to me!)
• Your hair develops red highlights (No)
• You are carrying high (I supposed this is a 'Yes')
• Your belly looks like a watermelon (No)
• You are craving sweets (Duh! Ever since we met, we both crave sweets!)
• You are craving fruit (... And when we ran out of ice-creams...)
• You crave orange juice (Not really)
• You don't look quite as good as normal during pregnancy (No way!)
• You are moodier than usual during pregnancy (Women are not moody by nature. I don't know why the author thinks women could be moody.)
• Your face breaks out more than usual (Negative)
• You refuse to eat the heel of a loaf of bread (Not if I put ice-cream on it!)
• Your breasts have really blossomed! (psi - pound per square inch!)
• Your pillow faces south when you sleep (I still have no idea what this means)
• Your urine is a dull yellow color (Did I mention that I'm color-challenged?)
• You hang your wedding ring over your belly and it moves from side to side (Note to self: I really need to start looking for a wedding ring for her.)
• You add your age at the time of conception and the number for the month you conceived and the sum is an odd number (Negative)
• Dad-to-be has dreams of driving a Porsche 997 GT2 (Yes)
  

And the result for the Girl test is 6!

Interestingly, a 7:6 split also comes out to be approximately 54%/46% split! So what does it mean?

A Message to my Child...

Dear Son (or Daughter),

Today is your Dad's birthday!

A year from today, I expect you to sing 'Happy Birthday' to me, and go shopping with Mommy for a birthday gift for me. And it better be a nice gift!

And if you need to raise money to buy me a gift, asking your Grandma would be a good starting point.

Oh, one more thing... I don't like fruits on my cake and I prefer chocolate flavor!

love,
Daddy

Pregnancy Update

Here's an update on what had happened since we last posted an update:

• Yesterday marked the beginning of the 24th week of our pregnancy!
• We had our monthly doctor-visit this past Monday (I immediately flew out to Orlando right after the appointment for a week-long business trip. Hence the late update to this blog.)
• During the doctor visit, Dr. Chen once again used the doppler to measure the heartbeat of the baby. This time it was 155 beats per minute! "Very healthy!" The Doctor said.
• The Doctor was also satisfied with Amy's weight control. (However, he didn't comment on my weight.)
• We no longer have to visit Dr. Kenneth Chan since our last visit
• And Dr. Chen didn't perform any Ultrasound this time. Therefore, no pictures to post!
• Amy has been awaken by the Baby's kicks throughout the night, especially during the morning hours.
• Almost certain, is that whenever Amy had ice-cream, the Baby will start kicking right away.
• Last but not least, we only have 3 more months to go!
  

How (not) to teach your kids to stay away from drugs

With Fourth of July just around the corner, I want to wish everyone a Happy July 4th holiday!

Meanwhile, here is an enlightening report for your holiday reading...

An American man who injected his sons with heroin and cocaine so they would understand how he felt when he used drugs has been sentenced to 10 years' jail, Associated Press (AP) reported.

Stephen Pickle, 39, was sentenced for injecting the boys - aged 12 and 16 at the time - with the drugs.

His younger son contracted hepatitis C as a result of the injections in 2005, AP reported.

According to AP, Pickle's lawyer, Joel Schwartz, said that Pickle was "incredibly remorseful" about what he had done.

The court heard argument that Pickle destroyed the boys' childhood.

Prosecutor Teresa Bomkamp said Pickle also injected his daughter with drugs that year, but was not charged because the girl was 18.

Here's the link.