Gender Poll

Clearly, you, my dear blog readers, are about as indecisive as I am. My photo contest from yesterday's blog didn't garner many responses, and several of you just couldn't choose the cutest picture. Believe me. I understand. He's just too dang cute.

However, you MUST make a decision on the poll question I am posting today. You may not be, in any way, indecisive. A choice must be made, and your voice must be heard.

We are less than a week away from finding out Baby Watson II's gender (assuming he/she cooperates), and I want to know what you think this next baby is going to be. Boy or Girl??

Your votes will be tallied, shared on the blog, and included in the baby's book.

The only things I can tell you about this baby is that he/she had a heart rate of 150 beats per minute at our last appointment, and my pregnancy, thus far, has been very similar to my pregnancy with Tyler (no morning sickness, no weight gain to this point, very small bump beginning to poke out, heartburn at night, limited food/smell aversions). I don't know if any of that helps you make a choice, but it's all I've got in the way of hints.

Okay, I'll go first.

Let me preface this with the fact that I will love this baby no matter if it is a boy or a girl, and I will feel blessed to simply have a healthy baby. That in itself is a miracle. However, I am a cheerleader at heart, so I have to pick a side to cheer for. All of the mommy instincts in me have been saying, from the very beginning, that this baby is a girl. Still, I can't help wanting another boy. These two babies will be so close in age, and I think having both of the same gender would make things so much more fun.

That being said, I am casting my vote for a boy. My pom-poms are waving in the air, and they are a pretty shade of powder blue!

Now, it's your turn. What do you think Baby Watson II will be? Boy or girl?

By the way, our appointment for the ultrasound is on Monday, December 22 at 2:30 p.m. CST. While it is a lot of fun to guess the baby's gender and daydream in shades of pink and blue, we are keenly aware that many parents discover troubling things about their babies during these ultrasounds, some of which can be fatal diagnoses of one sort or another. We ask that you begin praying with us that God would have a hand of protection on this baby's life and that His will would be done, whatever it may be. We pray that we'll leave the doctor's office on Monday with giddiness over our newest bundle and a sweet anticipation for his/her arrival in May. Would you join us in praying for those things, as well??