Psalm 22:10

"From birth I was cast on you; from my mother's womb you have been my God."

Monday, June 25, 2007

Do I really look like I'm carrying a boy?

I woke up with a strange dream this morning... I dreamt that the doctor couldn't identify the gender of our baby after I gave birth. It's a weird dream and I don't know why I would even want to entertain such thoughts, but I guess there's this unspoken "fear" in me that Emma may just turn out to be "Emmett" on the day of delivery. =P I guess unconsciously, I've allowed other people's comments to affect me, even though on the surface, I kind of dismissed many of such comments. Maybe it's the "9 out of 10" well meaning people who came up to me and told me I looked like I'm carrying a boy because of the shape of my tummy. Hmm, my tummy does look rather sharp recently under my maternity clothes, but I really can't differentiate between round and sharp, so it's rather subjective right? Plus, telling a gender from the shape of a tummy is an old wife's tale, so it's not really that accurate right? =P

I'll double confirm again next week during my next gynae visit... I've already spent a fortune on all the cutie pink girly stuff like dresses, rompers, sleepsuits, cot bed sets, etc. and I don't want the additional headache of "overhauling" the wardrobe. (One of those "9" people did mention that I can keep the stuff I've bought for the next one if "she" turns out to be a "he". Horrors!)

Looks like I'll need to make earplugs and blinders a part of my maternity wardrobe, as advised in the book "What to expect when you're expecting". hahahah... nevertheless, I've started to talk to baby that no matter the gender, both daddy & mommy will love her (or him) lots. =D

4 comments:

soulman said...

I have the same fear....should have bought neutral colours..sigh.

Anonymous said...

just trust the scan from the doctors folks :-) just by looking how sharp your tummy is - is definitely not accurate.

so, chill... if the doc says it's a girl, it's a girl. And go easy on the shopping.

Doesn't sound like you are trying not to spend - from your first few blogs. :-)

Emma's Mommy said...

hahah, I guess it's typical first time parents syndrome... really want to save and not spend too much, but still end up buying stuff for our precious little baby. Want to control but finding it hard to... heheh =P

Anonymous said...

You write very well.