Old Wives Tales

Okay just for fun I decided to take a photo of me at 23 weeks with Jensen to compare to me in the same dress at 20 weeks with Eva {I was going to wear this to church this Sunday but it was FREEZING so I just changed up for the sake of the photo}. I also thought it would be interesting to try to verify or debunk some of the familiar boy vs. girl old wives tales. Before I knew what I was having I probably googled these once a week to try to get a better guess. Here is what I have discovered....

Myth 1: If you carry low and front, it's a boy. If you carry high and wide, it's a girl.
Truth: In comparing these photos I would say that I am carrying Jensen a bit lower but not very much, and still more wide than front. Maybe I'm carrying low and wide?  I definietly do not have classic "small basketball bump" that people would picture for a boy. So I would say that this myth is FALSE for me.
Myth 2: If your skin is more beautiful, it's a boy. If your skin breaks out more, it's a girl.
Truth: Most days I feel like I look like I am going through puberty. I was the exact same with Eva. So again, FALSE.
Myth 3: A heart beat over 140 bpm is a girl. A lower heart beat is a boy.
Truth: Jensen's heart beat has gone from being in the 170's to 160's and now is still always over 140. Eva was always over 140. False.
Myth 4: No morning sickness, it's a boy. Lots of morning sickness, it's a girl.
Truth. I've been sick for at least 20 weeks with both pregnancies. Ready for Jensen to give me a break here....False. 
Myth 5: The Chinese gender predictor.
Truth: This test said that Eva would be a boy and Jensen would be a girl. Double false.
Myth 6: If you crave salty foods, it's a boy. If you crave sweets, it's a girl.
Truth: Generally for me I will say that this one is TRUE. I eat way more savory foods than sweets right now. With Eva I ate ice cream all the time, but I was also 9 months pregnant during the hottest summer in Texas history.
Myth 7: If you find yourself clumsier, it's a boy.
Truth: I am WAY clumsy. So right now I would say true. But I was also clumsy with Eva.
Myth 8: If you tie a ring to a string and hold over your belly, a boy will make it move in a circle or a girl will make it move back and forth.
Truth: I am pretty sure I have telepathic powers here. I can literally make it move whichever way I am thinking about. False.

All this to say, I have found most of these predictors to be pretty inconsistent. It seems more likely that you will have similar symptoms for your pregnancies than for each individual sign to be a good predictor. Either that or Jensen will surprise us and be a girl....but I am 99% sure won't happen :)