Fri 23 Sep 2005
This week, the fact that I’m having a baby has become SO MUCH more real to me. Smudge is all I feel like thinking about or talking about most of the time.
On my way in to work this morning, my commute was interrupted by an ambulance near Emory Hospital. As it turned in front of me, I saw that it was a Neo-Natal Emergency Vehicle from Grady, the local public hospital.
And I immediately burst into tears and started patting my belly reassuringly.
I’ve also started playing our wedding CD for Smudge, by tucking the earphones for my iPod into my waistband. I feel insanely silly doing it, AND YET, I’M STILL DOING IT. My excuse is that I read on Pregnancy.org that by week 20, the baby can hear and:
Familiar voices, music, and sounds that baby becomes accustomed to during her development stages often are calming after birth.
So I’m hoping for a baby boy who will calm down to the dulcet tones of Beyonce’s "Bootylicious" and No Doubt’s "Hella Good"? At least it also includes James Taylor’s "Your Smiling Face" — which seems much more appropriate.
Marbles? What marbles? I think they’re lost.
September 24th, 2005 at 2:16 am
Actually, your odds weren’t 50/50 — did I ever explain to you that with AI your chances of a boy are much higher?
And yes, I did get this account just so I could comment in your blog.
Do have access to mine?
September 24th, 2005 at 11:37 am
While Beyonce might indeed be the most “bootylicious”…the song is actually of the full Destiny’s Child trio of Beyonce, Kelly and Michelle.
September 24th, 2005 at 11:16 pm
*giggle* Hello, Reno!
Actually, I know they weren’t 50%, although I don’t think you ever explained it to me. But once I was pregnant, it *seems* 50:50.
BTW, I read an article recently that said the % of baby boys being born is going down. My thought was “where???” It seems like everyone I know is having boys.
The next thought is “wouldn’t it be funny if America had to depend on lesbians to produce the next generation of men?”
When I clicked on the URL you submitted, all I got was a page saying “this is Reno’s profile” — with no other content on the page. I think I still would have known it was you if you were anonymous.
September 24th, 2005 at 11:34 pm
The odds were tipped in favor of a boy because XY sperm are faster but weaker than XX sperm. Insemination that happens closer to ovulation is therefore more likely to favor the XY over the XX, while even a slight wait-time favors the XX. Given how targeted AI is, the odds tip toward XY.
I’ll go put something in my profile, just for you. My blog is actually elsewhere.
Hugs to all three of you!