Will the trend continue?

"Last year, before my pregnancy, all the pregnant women I knew had girls (you've already met Viola). Not one single boy among them. This year, however, things are a little different. First of all, there are ten babies on the way, compared to the four from last year. Of the nine other women I know of who have been pregnant this year, two have already delivered healthy bouncing boys, and two have since learned they are having also having boys (one confirmed name: Grayson). Of the remaining five mommies-to-be, there are six possible boys -- one lucky family is expecting twins!

It's very entertaining hearing from my fellow mommies-to-be and I thought you might like to read some of their remarks, as well:

Joanna: 'Ron and I went for our third ultrasound today and discovered that we are having a boy! He took no time today in revealing his gender. We are still discussing names and such, but will share that info when we decide. We couldn't be any more thrilled to know that he has all of his parts (brain, heart with four chambers...). We are so excited. Ron has not stopped smiling all day, and I have not stopped shopping! We can't wait.'

Claire (expecting twins): 'Got to see the babies yesterday and they are so big! They're moving around and Baby A was kicking poor Baby B so hard that he/she kept pushing his/her brother/sister off the screen!'

Cece: 'We had our second ultrasound on Wednesday, 9/28, so we're happy to announce that we'll be balancing out our family with a baby boy! He's now due on Valentine's Day, and we're all thrilled with the news! I should also say that his name will be Grayson Thomas. Memphis (soon to be a big sister) had the hardest time dealing with this revelation, though she has taken to whispering, "Hi, Baby Gray!" to my stomach. Grayson was sucking his thumb during the ultrasound (soooo cute!) and had his little legs crossed!'

The excitement doesn't stop there. As we hear from Hunter, we have a lot to look forward to in about a year:

'Viola crawled tonight! We had her on the kitchen floor. Beau [their dog] was circling, trying to figure out how to get my mom's attention. So, he went over to his bed, found his bone, then brought it over to Viola. He dropped it in front of her. We thought, "Oh, how nice of Beau to share his toys," but Viola thought, "I want that toy, and I'm going to get it." She promptly positioned herself in crawling position, arms out, legs out, belly up, head up, and she went for it. At first, it was only a couple moves, but as the evening wore on and our cheers increased, she went for the smelly, old, chewed-up dog bone wherever it was. Her daddy will be so proud! The chase begins.'

Since this year is shaping up to be boy-heavy and Ross and I generally feel that Bucky is a boy, we're probably going to be the oddballs and have a girl. I'm totally and completely fine with that. I just hope 'she' doesn't wind up dating all of these boys!"
--Clare, 10/22/05