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The Baby to Be

Chelsea Five months

 

How to show your mom's blog friends that you are nearly five months along?

After work, in the elevator, lift up your sweater, take a selfie.

On the 7th Chelsea and Martin will find out the gender of the baby, well if the baby is in the right position to see that is.

Want to guess? 

Chelsea has had four dreams that it was a boy and one dream that it was a girl.

Martin dreamed it was a boy.

I dreamed it was a boy.

Yann says it is a girl.

Most people think how her belly is position pointing out instead of in the hips that it means it is a boy.

50 percent chance it is one or the other.

100 Percent chance it is a baby.

 

 

Comments

20 responses to “The Baby to Be”

  1. Stubblejumpers Cafe

    When pregnant with my first child, I had an ultrasound at about six months and was told the baby would be a girl. I’d been calling the little peanut “Emil” all along but cheerfully changed my expectations. However, when born prematurely at seven months, the baby was indeed a boy. Mama was right, technology was wrong.
    Second child, my dream was that baby was a girl wearing a blue sleeper. Turned out to be my second son.
    Will be interesting to see what Chelsea has. Fun!
    -Kate

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  2. Charlotte

    Haha! I have the same pictures from the lift at my old job!

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  3. Lil

    Whoever’s on his/her way will be wonderful.

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  4. Natasha

    Haha I love your last sentence !!!!
    I’m going for a girl 😅

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  5. Diogenes

    My money’s on girl because boy seems to be the front runner and I’m a contrarian.

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  6. Jacklynn Lantry

    Twins, one of each!

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  7. Leslie in Oregon

    I’ve long wondered why we are so anxious to saddle a precious unborn child with a sex label, and all the baggage that that label (whether male or female) carries with it in American (and French) culture. As soon as they know whether a baby is male or female, people start treating that baby (unborn or born) in terms of the cultural stereotypes and norms for his or her sex (often in ways that those people do not even realize). As a product of my culture, I invariably do that too. But I try very hard not to do it consciously because, having interpreted and applied sex discrimination law (and studied sexism) for decades, I know how very destructive those sex-based stereotypes and norms can be.
    With every best wish from another first-time grandmother-to-be (in July or September…the babies are twins).

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  8. Rose F

    I’m going with Yann’s guess, a girl 💕

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  9. Darles

    Such exciting times for your family ❤

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  10. Paula Tyner

    Whichever, she/he is blessed!

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  11. Jennie

    I’m with the girl guesses. No matter which, after finding out the sex, then it will be “what are they going to name him/her? Such fun, but maybe stressful games but maybe not. Maybe just a great big bundle of JOY.

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  12. monika

    With my first child, we were both 100% sure (even we conceived) that our child would be a girl, and so she was. We knew she would be stubborn and spirited and beautiful; she was a dream we shared when we first met.
    Our second child, we thought would be a girl, but I think that was more because we could decide on a girl’s name we both wanted desperately to use — Romy — so of course we had a boy. And he has been a total surprise and gift, each and every day.

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  13. Marilyn

    So cute. Whatever the baby is, it will be fully loved.

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  14. roses madrigale

    Italian old wives tale girls rob your looks..boys you sparkle..
    also 100 per cent you carry boys and girls differently..my Nona from Calabria used a wedding ring and a string and would sway it over the pregnant woman’s belly..
    roses this bambino won the grandmother lottery

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  15. charland

    Which ever it is, it will certainly be well loved.

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  16. Patti

    How beautiful that little bump is! I love how the light is just shining on the baby. I’m betting with Yann. He seems to be going by inspiration.

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  17. Sarah Desmarais

    LOTS of baby boys being born around here! I say it’s a beautiful,bouncing baby boy!! xo

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  18. vintage whimsy by the sea

    So much fun. I’m feeling girl vibes..💕

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  19. gina lanman

    I am feeling boy too! It is already close to the 7th in France I can’t wait to tune in later to see what the Bebe is! I will be knitting :)xo gina

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  20. LeighNZ

    Girl XX

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