I always find it so exciting when a couple chooses to wait until the baby is born to find out the gender of the child they are expecting. We didn’t know Lilah was a little girl until moments after she was born. While pregnant, everyone who looked at me said something along the lines of, “Oh, you are definitely carrying a boy” or, “You can tell it’s a boy by your behind” (I kid you not!).

My aunt Gail dangled my wedding ring over my belly with a thread. As the old wives tale goes, if the wedding ring swings in a circular motion, you will be having a girl. If it moves back and forth in a motion like a pendulum, you will be having a boy.

Of course my ring moved back and forth!

I think Mary Grace is having a girl. And I absolutely LOVE the girl name she and Daryl have picked out, so I hope they have a chance to use it. However, this is only my prediction, and I have been wrong on several occasions. Right up until the moment I gave birth to Lilah, Mike and I were convinced we would be welcoming little Henry into this world.

Mary Grace and Daryl, I had a great time getting to know you (even with the below zero temperatures!). I can’t wait to meet your little girl…or boy.