Do you know what you’re having? Why, yes – a monkey!
I’ve noticed a very interesting pattern of conversations that I’m having lately with complete strangers. First of all, I’m definitely approached a lot more frequently by people I’ve never met in my whole life who try to make small-talk. Everyone is super nice, but there is most certainly a trend in how the conversation proceeds. It generally goes something like this:
[me] 7 months
[stranger] Do you know what you’re having?
This is the one that I find amusing. I know they’re curious if it’s a boy or a girl, but the question itself is funny. I should say “A baby! DUUUUH!”, but every once in a while I get a crazy urge to say something like “a monkey”, or other random animal that comes to mind. However, realizing that my normal smart-assedness should be reserved to people who wouldn’t be offended, I just smile, giggle on the inside, and give the proper gender answer.
It’s experiences like this that make me wonder if I used to ask the same thing. And now that I’m going through this experience, I wonder how it will change how I interact with other pregnant women.
… at the very least I’ll probably change the question above to “Do you know the gender of the baby?” And if I don’t — please, feel free to tell me you’re having a monkey of your very own.
because I didn’t find out the sex of my baby, I DID answer “a baby”. 🙂 It was great to see their reactions. 🙂
I’ve answered that question with “a baby” too. 😉
Just today I was asked this and said “a baby”. Of course we also don’t know what we are having yet so for me this is the only true response I can give.