It's a boy!

Friday, February 8, 2008

We found out officially at the ultrasound yesterday that the Human Bean is going to, indeed, be a boy. This comes as shock to just about everyone (aside from myself, Renee, and an astrologer I consulted) who believed to the point of complete convincing that I was carrying a girl. I guess the places I've put weight on, how I'm carrying my bump, and even the sorts of foods I'd been craving (chocolate milk has been my biggest weakness) are all typical to old wives tales about women carrying girls. I always had a suspicion it was a boy, though! I did some googling, and found that in a study that asked women with no previous knowledge about their baby's sex, the moms-to-be correctly guessed the sex of their baby 71% of the time. Womens intuition wins every time!

Really, though, it doesn't change anything. I'd already put my foot down to my family about gender specific toys and clothes, months before we knew. David and I had decided on a space/rocket ship theme for the nursery and would have continued with it if the baby had been a girl. My wanting to give my son a gender neutral childhood doesn't mean I want to dress him up in frilly pink dresses, and it isn't about depriving him from having fun or doing the things he wants to do. I just think childhood is for exploring the world around you and learning about yourself, not for reinforcing a warped view of masculinity on a little human being who doesn't know that society thinks he's "supposed" to be one way or another. He'll have to deal with that in his own ways as he gets older, but I think the home should always be a safe place where he feels like he can be himself, whoever that may be.

Not surprisingly, it's pretty difficult to find gender neutral clothing that isn't beige, boring, or just plain ugly. I managed to find one really terrific (but expensive, of course) gender neutral children's clothing store online, called PolkadotPatch Boutique. The clothes there are absolutely adorable! I especially like this lamb coat & booties set! I better start saving now, haha.

The always amazing Etsy.com also has lots of exciting baby clothes, and I have a feeling this is where I'll do a lot of shopping. I found so many things I liked in such a short time! Months ago my mother bought this incredibly appropriate onesie in yellow and light blue. How well does she know David and I, seriously?