Gender Reveal // Baby Shanahan Boy or Girl?!

Kyle and I found out the gender of our little bambino this week! …well… we were told at like 13 weeks by a specialist, but lets be honest – 13 weeks is a tad bit too soon.  So – we had the specialist prediction confirmed or debunked this week by our doctor.  And let me tell you that appointment is just fun.  It is a HUGE appointment where you learn if the baby is developing ok and you make sure everything is on track, but the exciting part is the gender reveal.

And before I make the big announcement – don’t scroll down – I am going to go through all the old wives tales!  And, let me tell you, based on all the old wives tales it was a toss up on the gender.

Wives Tale	My Real Life Result
Morning sickness.  If you have it, you’re having a girl. No morning sickness – points to a boy.	No sickness at all.  I am having a boy!
Baby’s Heart Rate. Above 140 = girl. Below 140=boy.	We have had a consistently high heart rate!  We are having a girl!
Chinese Calendar.  Something about age and month	Says the baby will be a girl!
Cold Feet. Colder when pregnant indicates a boy, not as cold – that is a girl.	Freezing feet, we are having a boy!
Headaches – more prone to them? That is a boy? Not so much, it is a girl!	Hello headache that won’t go away – another point for a boy!
Acne  - the little girl steals your beauty. No acne = little boy.	Hello puberty face.  we are having a girl!!

 

Well.  Based on those results, it is a toss up! Just like in real life… it is a 50/50 chance of being a girl or a boy! =D 

But…. Baby Shanahan is A GIRL!!

Baby Shanahan is now Baby McKenna Marie Shanahan and we could not be more excited!! Kyle now needs to prepare for pink and glitter and dance moves and tutus and pigtails and teenage mood swings and tea parties and barbie dolls!  And honestly – we did not care if the baby was a boy or a girl, we just wanted healthly, developing well, and no bad news.  Which is what we got. So now we can just prepare for a house full of little girl giggles! But… he is so excited about a little girl and snacks during tea parties and a future easy bake oven. I cannot wait to see him play candy land and Barbie dolls. I do believe that I could just fall in love with him a little bit more!

Now onto registering (Land of Nod and Babies ‘r Us for sure and either Target or Buy Buy Baby) this weekend and then paint colors next weekend and so the baby planning starts!!