Boy or Girl?!?

On Monday, we find out if our little babe is a boy or girl. We are very excited, as well as our family and friends, and my little first graders. Almost everyday they ask if it is a boy or girl and on Tuesday they will finally get an answer. This year, we have to teach opinion writing, so I had the kids write whether they thought the baby was a boy or girl and give some reasons why. Now we are still working on using reasons to support our opinions, so some of the reasons didn't make a whole lot of sense. It was so fun to see what they are wanting the baby to be and with six and seven year olds, you always get a good laugh. Here are some of my favorites: I will translate below the picture if you are not an expert at reading 1st grade writing like I am ;)

 

I think the baby is a boy because the baby might be beautiful or handsome. He or she will be nice. He or she will like their mom. 

**So sweet :) ** 

 I think the baby is a girl because Mrs. P is a girl too. And because I like girls. And they are sweet sometimes. 

**I asked her why sometimes and she said that no one is perfect.**

 I think the baby is a boy because I like boys. Because boys are tough. Boys keep bad guys away. Because boys can pick heavy stuff. 

 I think the baby is a boy because he will play with you. He will be muddy. He will play with worms.

 I think the baby is a boy because boys are smart. I like boys. Boys have smart dogs.

It came down to a 50/50 split. All the boys want the baby to be a boy and all the girls want it to be a girl. We had a conversation about how the baby cannot be both and so when I come in on Tuesday, I don't want to hear any boo's in response to it being a boy or girl. 

It is fun to be pregnant and being an elementary school teacher at the same time. The kids or so honest, and genuinely excited. They love to come up and touch by belly or give me (well actually give the baby) a hug. They are so excited for this little babe and it just touches my heart. 

I am still trying to think of a creative way to tell my class if it is a boy or girl, so if you have any great ideas over the weekend, let me know!