When seeing the title of this blog many of you might ask what does that mean? Well, Intelligender is a little pee test that you buy in a Rite-Aid (my choice particularly), and it is supposed to tell you the gender of your baby before the ultrasound at 16 weeks can. There are always caveats to these types of things: 70-80% accurate. Okay, so there is a big window here for error. Yes, I do know that going into this expensive little purchase (~$35), but like I mentioned before in my patience blog, I'm pretty excited to find out the gender. Plus, this is something most of you probably expected me to buy, right? The technology is out there so, hey, why not have some fun trying this product out.
My husband would not be happy if he knew I was about to spend $35 on a 70% accurate (toy more or less), so I'll just tell him the gender after I take the test to make the purchase a little convoluted by the news and he won't even think about me actually spending money on the expensive test. Well, needless to say I bought the test and remembered that this is just for fun even though I have a glimmer of hope that it will be right! We would be happy with any healthy baby, of course, but we both thought it would be nice to have a boy first (if we were going to have two). So all you have to do is pee in a cup, take 20 ml syringe fill it up then squirt it into another container which has a powder and crystals in it, swirl it around for 10 sec and leave it there for 5-10 minutes before it changes color. Easy enough, orange/yellow for a girl and dark smoky green for a boy.
So, based on Intelligender, we're going to have a BOY! Not trying to get too excited here, but we are excited about it! We saw Gus' best friend and his girlfriend that night and were able to share the news with them (with the disclaimer of the test's accuracy).
Other things that happened this week: On Friday was the first trimester blood draw for genetic screening. There will also be an ultrasound and a secondary blood draw in the second trimester. This is a complete screening to inform the parents of the risk for certain genetic or chromosomal disorders.
Also we are getting excited for our babymoon. Hahaha. Not that I thought of that term. Google it if my description isn't adequate. Someone decided that during the second trimester you and your partner should take a vacation together to spend more time with each other and get closer before the baby comes and shifts your universe. Good call. Lucky for us, we were planning this trip for a few months as our Christmas gift to ourselves. Just a 2 night mini-get-away to see the beautiful northwest coast that Gus and I love so much. Before we were pregnant we also had big plans for mountain biking on the trip. Alas, not anymore, but we will have a lovely time doing more mellow activities together. It does inadvertently help us expand our horizons together, doing more diverse things that we both enjoy together.
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