Remember The Marshmallow Study? The one where they have offered a group of 4-year-olds one marshmallow, but told them that if they could wait for the researcher to return after running an errand, they could have two marshmallows. The “errand” took about fifteen to twenty minutes. The theory was that those children who could wait would demonstrate that they had the ability to delay gratification and control impulse. Fifteen to twenty minutes for a toddler is like 2.5 years for a 30-year-old. Would YOU wait for a second marshmallow? I say, life is short - stuff your face, kid! Nevertheless some of those kids were truly amazing and absolutely hilarious:
I was hoping that by the time I got pregnant with the second baby somebody would invent a test that tells you the gender of the baby the minute you find out you are expecting. Well that hasn’t happened yet, because some people are just not on top of things… and since I like my marshmallows yesterday, I will be finding out the gender of our baby on March 10th.
This is really good news for you too, because last week I was feeling so good about myself that I emailed Pink Bowtique asking if they would be so kind to give one of my blog readers a gift… (and you say I don’t love you!)
If you have been reading this blog for more than a week you know that I have a very healthy and totally under control habit of buying hats for Leila. These are just two of my favorites that I have purchased from Pink Bowtique in the past:
It’s not a secret - I’ve been sponsoring Pink Bowtique since the day Leila was born. Still, the next morning I woke up and was all OMG! What have I done?! I could just hear all the people at Pink Bowtique rolling on the floor laughing at my email… rolling so hard they now need new floors… except nobody laughed and they simply said “YES”!
Pink Bowtique have graciously agreed to give the following two items absolutely free of charge to one of my readers:
size small (0-9 months) - Leila rocked it last Easter!
and
size small (baby not included *sigh*)
Consequently, I have decided to do a contest. All you have to do is guess the gender of our second baby in the comment section below this post.
You have three options: 1. a girl, 2. a boy, 3. I won’t find out because the baby will have their legs crossed just like Leila did.
Comments will be closed at 8am PST on March 10th, the winner will be selected through www.random.org and results announced on the 11th.
The winner will have to email me their address within 7 days (you snooze - you lose).
A few important points: although Pink Bowtique does ship all over the world, they are only able to offer free shipping within the United States for this particular contest. If you live outside the US and are willing to pay for shipping (or know somebody who lives in the United States and use their address) you are welcome to participate as well. Either way, you can still make a guess and leave a comment, just make sure to clarify that you are not qualified/interested in free gifts.
Need hints? Have a question you want to ask regarding this contest to help you with your guess (what do I crave? do I have a morning sickness? etc, etc) all those can be asked through “Ask Me Anything” service. You can ask questions anonymously, however all my answers will be made public on “Ask Me Anything” website (also available on my sidebar). I will also gladly do any online gender tests you want me to do, just email me the link at mrs.notouching ["at" symbol] gmail ["dot" symbol] com - will get back to you within 24-hours.
Happy guessing and I hope you win!
It’s a boy! My right hand is twitching and my left palm is sweaty. All signs point to a boy.
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
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I’m going to go with a girl but only because it seems like everyone I know is having a girl these days. And I have one…so I’m biased!
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I say girl. I have 2 girls and it is awesome!! Either way good luck! I find out the sexes of my twins on March 8. Fun times!
I say you are havinga boy!
I say Girl!!!!
I just found your blog through baby bunching… i love it! I’m guessing that you’re going to have a girl!! who will be just as cute as your original.
It’s a BOY!!!
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I’m going to go with BOY, but your little girl is so cute…and it would be great to have another girl that could wear all these cute bows!
Good luck and congratulations!
Alas, I have no need for baby hats, so no gift for me if my name is drawn, BUT I think it’s a girl.
According to:
1) Western Gregorian calendar (http://www.thelaboroflove.com/chart/pred.html) it is a girl;
2) The blood „freshness“ test (http://www.ill.ru/cgi-bin/form.malefemale.pl) it is a girl by 63%:)
But I hope it is a brother for Leila:) Therefore my guess goes to a boy (Unless you want a girl – in that case I will go with the “science”:)).
P.S. I do not qualify for the contest.
mmmm…. girl.
girl
Geoff´s last blog ..Congratulations, Hayley!
I am absolutely positive that you will a girl. I just know it. For sure.
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It’s a girl!!! Can’t wait to find out!
omgosh those hats are beautiful. do they make then in adult/teenage sizes ?
Just got a reply from Pink Bowtique on this and they said “We do have some larger crochet hats similar to the girls hats that would probably fit teens/adults.” You can email Penny@Pinkbowtique.com for more information.
I’m guessing it’s a girl, though it would just be perfect irony if it turns out to be a boy and you get to push him around in the pink carseat with a pink flowered hat on (wouldn’t that horrify poor Dennis–and what do you bet people would still come up to you and say, “Ooh, what a cute little boy,” but for once they’d finally be right!).
Girl! AND my sister is pregnant and would love one of those head-decorations! So, “randomly” pick me, please!
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i say its a girl!
I say girl!
It’s a boy!
it’s a BOY!!!
I think you’ll have a girl… I think I’ll have a girl too! And I may be borrowing Leila’s name! (My middle name is Lelia, pronounced Leila, just love it!!!)
It’s a boy!!
It is a Federico Boy
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Boy!
I am going with girl!
Miss S´s last blog ..All things Baby!
Ok, so I say the kid isn’t going to cooperate so at least you have one in that category.
If I didn’t vote legs-crossed, I’d totally say a girl. I think you’ll probably save the boy for #3.
I say the kid won’t cooperate. Always trying to be like big sister!
I do believe it will be a boy!
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It’s a boy!
I say it’s a girl. It will probably be a boy but I’ll still guess a girl. Rock the pink!!
Hmmm…we think Leila will be getting a sister!
it’s a girl!
the legs are crossed!
It has to be a girl! Who else will inherit all of Leila’s beautiful wardrobe!
Daivule,
As manau kad tai gali buti dar viena mergyte…:))))
I think its a girl….
Girl!
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