Pregnancy Party for Katrien

The number of pregnant women in Hyderabad continues to rise.  This summer many of the women started to get together for yoga, lunch and just to talk.  Yesterday there was a small party for Katrien; her due date is in two weeks.  Anna, Akiko, Mary-Signe, Katrien and I all got together at Lisa’s home to enjoy cake and ice cream.  We made bets on whether Katrien would have a boy or a girl and also which day she would end up having her baby.  There are many theories on how one can discover the gender.  Are you carrying high?  What foods do you crave?   There are even some based on how often you need to shave your legs.  Supposedly there is a test where you hold a needle above the women’s belly or hand and depending on whether the needle swings in a circle or a line the gender is revealed.  Well, everyone already knows that I am having a girl so we decided to test Katrien to see if she shared my fate.  Well the results were inconclusive, but it seems like she may be having a boy.  We all laughed at how silly the test was.  Really it was just for fun and more of an excuse for all us pregnant ladies to get together and chat over tea.  I guessed she was having a girl and that she would be born on the 9^th of October.  We each put in five dollars, I hope I win.

Mary-Signe holding the needle and string over my belly.

We couldn't help but laugh at this silly idea, looks like it's a girl.

Katrien getting her results, Akiko looks on from the couch.

Comments

[Jay]

Looks like a girl huh? Sounds like you wasted money on that ultrasound! ;)

[mom]

Yeah... what a bummer! And we paid for that too! HaHa.

[Katrien]

Good guessing! ;)