Old Wives Tales....

Had my good friend over this evening to catch up - she is fourteen weeks pregnant now and eventually our conversation rolled around to the gender of her bebe. She suggested we try an old wives tale - tie a string on a wedding ring and have a friend dangle it over your with-child belly.

So I obligingly dangled it over her belly. The ring immediately started moving despite my hand and wrist remaining absolutely still. It started circling counter-clockwise until we both freaked out and I stopped holding it - it was too creepy. Once we stopped crying out loud at the creepiness, we looked it up online. According to the old wives tale website, if the ring goes side to side, its a boy. If its going in a circle (either way), its a girl.

Its hard to imagine what I would be feeling if I was in her situation - if I was pregnant. But I think I would be happy!