1) The document describes various old wives' tales tests performed to predict the gender of Britt and Jared's second baby (Baby Vash).
2) The tests included using wedding rings, Chinese calendars, baking soda, cabbage juice, etc. The majority of tests indicated the baby is a girl.
3) Britt's symptoms like morning sickness and weight gain have been worse with Vash compared to her first daughter, Reagan. Readers are invited to guess the baby's gender and due date for a chance to win a prize.
2. The Object
For your chance at the grand prize you must be the
closest to guessing Baby Vashs (AKA: Alvey Baby #2)
gender and date/time or birth. In order to help you
in this quest we have completed a series of tests
designed to aid you in your guesstimate! Included
beneath answers are the results we got for Reagan
(our daughter).
3. Gender Tests
Boy or Girl???
As follows are explanations of a series of tests for gender and their results.
As you may know, we refer to Half Pint/The Force as a he. Take that for
what you want, but we have no prior knowledge of the gender of the baby!
We are looking forward to being surprised! We just didnt want to refer to the
baby as an it.
4. Wedding Ring Test
A wedding ring is placed on a thread and dangled
over the pregnant belly.
Boy: The ring will swing back and forth like a
pendulum.
Girl: The ring will swing in a circular motion.
6. Chinese Calendar
Legend says that the Chinese gender charts are
over 700 years old and 90% correct if used
properly. The gender of the baby is predicted
based on the month of conception and the
mothers birthday- both expressed as dates in the
Chinese lunar calendar.
Britt was 26 in the lunar calendar and conceived in
December in the lunar calendar.
8. Even and Odd Theory
Legend has it that the Mayans determined a babys
sex by looking at the mothers age at conception
and the year of conception.
Mothers Age: 25
Year of Conception: 2014
Boy: One value is even and the other is odd
Girl: Both values are even or odd.
9. Even and Odd Theory Results
Its a Boy!!!
Reagans Result was: Girl
10. Blemish Theory
Boy: Boys give to their mothers good looks,
making them glow.
Girl: Girls take away from their mothers good
looks, yielding acne, oily skin, and wrinkles.
14. The Cabbage Test
Red cabbage is cut into chunks and boiled for 10
minutes. In a cup 1 part cabbage water and 1 part
urine are mixed.
Boy: Water turns pink or red.
Girl: Water stays purple
16. Drano Test
Two tablespoons Drano is added with 2-3 oz. of
urine.
Boy: Mixture will turn brown in 10 seconds.
Girl: Mixture will not darken or brown in 10-15
seconds.
26. First Childs Hairline
A Native American tradition of gender prediction based on
first child's hairline.
If the hair at neck is straight across, second child will be same
gender as first. If hair at neck comes to a point, gender will
be opposite of first.
28. Thigh Creases on First Child
I got a pedicure one day and Reagan was with me. She
said that if a baby has only one crease in his/her thighs
then the next child will be a boy. If there are two creases
in the thigh, it will be a boy.
35. How does Vash compare to
Reagans Results?
Reagan had 3 Boy Results and 8 Girl Results compared to Vashs 4 Boy Results
and 9 Girl Results.
7 of the test results were the same between Reagan and Vash and 4 were different.
I gained 63 lbs with Reagan and have gained 10 lbs at 36 weeks with Vash. So unless I
gain 53 lbs in the rest of this pregnancy that is different.
This Pregnancy has been harder than with Reagan; more blood tests, more sickness,
vertigo, and more discomfort.
36. Due Date Estimation
The due date for the baby is October 12th, 2014
Last ultrasound (20 weeks) showed a due date of October 10th, 2014 (2 Days early)
Reagan was due 6/6/13 and born on 6/2/13. She was four days early!
Average Gestation is 40 weeks (June 6th), though a full-term pregnancy is between 37 (May 16th) and 42
(June 20th) weeks.
Most first pregnancies will either come early or late, not on time.
37 weeks - 5.69% 38 weeks - 14.36% 39 weeks - 21.56%
40 weeks - 32.44% 41 weeks - 14.65% 42 weeks - 3.40% 43+ weeks - 0.13%
37. Please Let Us Know What You Think!
Make your best guess as to the gender of the baby
and its due date/time. The person with the right
gender that is closest to its due date and time will
win a $20 Starbucks gift card! :)
Good luck and have fun! We will keep you
posted!