Maybe I should just keep my fingers crossed…

My wife is a walking contradiction - I never know the rules until I’ve broken them. One rule I learned (the hard way), is that it’s ok to tell the world that we’re starting to try for our second baby, but unfortunately I cannot tell you when she becomes pregnant. For some reason, it can be public record if I can’t get the job done, but people need to assume that is the case until 3-4 months into pregnancy. Strangely, my wife and all of her friends are talking about “trying” at their playgroups, so the pressure is on…

My added pressure is to get a boy this time (I love my daughter, but all guys want a boy). I’m reading and studying up with articles like this one - ARTICLE.

(That MicroSort technology the article discusses seems a bit scary and I’m not yet ready to make sure I get a boy while hoping that this high-tech option also will give my kid ears and other important things.) However, I am ready to stand on my head, drink glasses of eggs, meditate, whatever it takes. Who knows, maybe I’ll just keep my fingers crossed!