(Old) Wives Tales, Part 2

We still have a couple of weeks before we will find out the baby's sex, but in the spirit of treating #2 like we treated Evelyn, here's what the (old) wives tales are saying

1.  HEARTBEAT OF THE BABY - if it's over 140 it's supposed to be a girl, if it's under 140 it's supposed to be a boy.  Baby Gaines was about 150 at 16 weeks.
Verdict: GIRL

2.  CRAVINGS - if Mommy craves sweet and creamy it's supposed to be a girl, if it's sour and salty it's supposed to be a boy.  Mommy currently craves cheesecake and sugary cereals.
Verdict:  GIRL

3.  CHINESE BIRTH CALENDAR - uses Mommy's age at conception and date of conception to determine gender. (click here)
Verdict:  BOY

4.  RING TEST - loop your wedding ring around one of Mommy's hairs and hang it over Mommy's belly.  If the ring circles, it's a boy.  If the ring sways back and forth in a line, it's a girl.
Verdict:  GIRL 

5.  MAYAN CALENDAR - uses Mommy's age at conception and year of conception to determine gender.  If both are odd or both are even, it's supposed to be a girl. If it's one of each, it's supposed to be a boy.  Mommy was 34 in 2012.
Verdict:  GIRL

6.  MORNING SICKNESS - if Mommy is super sick, it's a girl.  If she's not, it's a boy.
Verdict:  GIRL

7.  SLEEPING PREFERENCE - if Mommy prefers to sleep on her left side, it's a boy.  If her right side, it's a girl.  Mommy likes to sleep on her right side (and her back, but that's frowned upon).
Verdict:  GIRL

8.  FRIEND EMILY TEST - if one of your best friends has an intuition, go with it.  We had to call these (old) wives tales, because Emily is NOT old! :-)  She's also 1-0 in predicting the gender of our kids.
Verdict:  GIRL

We'll be sure to let you all know what we find out!