What if we have an 'ugly' baby?

One of my favorite episodes from Seinfeld (ah heck, they are all favorites!) is when a Jerry and Elaine are begged to go out and visit some friends of theirs in the Hamptons, with the sole purpose of the trip being "You have to see the bay-bee!" Here is a clip:

The parents of this baby think that they have the most beautiful baby in the world. To everyone else...the baby is ugly and frightful.


Awhile back, before Courtney was pregnant, she admitted her fear of having an ugly baby. While there is no guarantee, it can be assumed that parents who were cute as babies, would likely have a cute baby!

Sounds logical, right? Here are Courtney and I when we were approximently 6 months old:

Now, I may be biased, but I think those are a couple of good looking toddlers! Of course our mothers will agree with me. And the rest of the readers of this blog may never have the guts to tell us we were ugly! Based on my logic above I believe our kid will be cute, if not completely good looking!

I'll close this blog entry with the dialogue from that "Hamptons" episode and take note if we happen to have an ugly baby...

Old Wives' Tales

Brian and I have been having fun trying to predict the gender of the baby according to its heartbeat (which as you know has always indicated a boy), so I thought I would write a blog about other old wives' tales concerning gender prediction.

How you carry: They say if you carry low and in front, it's a boy. Wide and high...girl. I think it is kind of hard to evaluate your own body shape, but in my opinion, I am carrying in front, but more in the middle than either high or low. This could be because the baby is currently in a breech position.

Morning sickness: Since I had very little morning sickness, this indicates a boy. Girls make you more sick, some people say due to high levels of estrogen produced by two females.

Physical attributes: Cold feet and dry hands, both of which I have, indicate a boy. A fuller face and acne predict a girl...thankfully, my skin has been AMAZING and I have had at least two people tell me my face looks thinner.

Chinese gender selection calendar: says I'm having a girl...this calendar is based on the mother's age at conception and the month in which she conceived.

Ring test: Brian and I attempted this test today... I tied my wedding band to a strand of my hair and had Brian dangle it over my belly. We tried this several times and all it did was spin in circles. I think that means girl.

Cravings: Craving sweets means girl, craving salty or sour flavors means boy. I have always had a sweet tooth!

So, it's pretty much up in the air! I don't know if it means anything, but my gut instinct has always been that I would have a boy first. Either way, Brian and I will be delighted and are prepared for sugar and spice OR snips and snails!

Do you know of any old wives' tales that I missed? Did the old wives' tales correctly predict the gender of your babies?