I'm sorry, but I'm calling complete BS on all of you. ;) There is nothing there that gives you any certainty one way or another without looking under the nappy.
Señor Mojito says boy, comparing the cheery pout to Mick Jagger, whereas I say girl, given that the bub's curious expression reminds me of photos of myself at that age.
Oh I know, I know, it's just so unmaternal of me to speak of my ickky revulsion towards small smelly pink bald creatures in the presence of a clucking audience who find them so adorable... but FWIW my 1st instinct was to say boy (before I read the poster is Deb and I already know she has 3 grrrls hehe)
Can we have some cat photo blog posts next please? Cos my l'il guy Moby and I miss that sweetie Ms Mara and I/S still refuses to share his feline fotos with us despite years of dares :P
Time to 'fess up. That's my daughter, which was why I liked what Megan and Maia had to say.... She is, of course, one of the three most beautiful children in the world.
I really wasn't sure. To be honest I tend to be a bit clueless about this stuff, and I generally don't find really young babies all that cute, unless I know them and can thus see their personality in the picture. I never got clucky. Actually, I still don't now I have a kid myself.
Thanks for the experiment Deborah, v interesting!
How many people were worried that guessing incorrectly might cause offence?
Hmmm... I hadn't thought that people might be worried about causing offence. Just for the record, I wasn't offended by any of the 'boy'or 'intersex' guesses; most babies look gender neutral, especially in a static photo, as truth seeker said.
Very interesting. I wonder if I guessed 'boy' because most of the babies I know at the moment are boys? (our playcentre had a bit of a baby boom last year with five large baby boys born within 6 weeks)
I'm going to say girl
ReplyDeleteMy daughter says boy though because "green is for boys"
ReplyDeleteDon't keep us in suspense too long!
You have to see the movement. A static image is only a fraction of the story. ;-)
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ReplyDeleteI can't tell (I'm terrible at that), but s/he is hellishly cute.
ReplyDeleteI don't know. But then, I prefer to call babies "it" anyway - much to the consternation of their parents.
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ReplyDeleteMy six year old son and I both say boy but neither of us could say why we think that.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, but I'm calling complete BS on all of you. ;) There is nothing there that gives you any certainty one way or another without looking under the nappy.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe I'm just too much of a guy to tell. ;)
Señor Mojito says boy, comparing the cheery pout to Mick Jagger, whereas I say girl, given that the bub's curious expression reminds me of photos of myself at that age.
ReplyDeleteI say girl, but it would take movement and other cues for me to be sure.
ReplyDeleteI and the significant other call girl.
ReplyDeleteIf I said that I like Megan's comment the best, would that give you a hint?
ReplyDeleteI'm with Megan and 'cute'.
ReplyDeleteYeh, ditto to what I/S said :D
ReplyDeleteOh I know, I know, it's just so unmaternal of me to speak of my ickky revulsion towards small smelly pink bald creatures in the presence of a clucking audience who find them so adorable... but FWIW my 1st instinct was to say boy (before I read the poster is Deb and I already know she has 3 grrrls hehe)
Can we have some cat photo blog posts next please? Cos my l'il guy Moby and I miss that sweetie Ms Mara and I/S still refuses to share his feline fotos with us despite years of dares :P
Does it reflect on me badly as a mother that I have no idea whatsoever?
ReplyDeleteis the child intersex?
ReplyDeleteYa can't tell. You never can. Babies are confusing like that.
ReplyDeleteBut not a bad lookin' kiddo anyway ;)
Time to 'fess up. That's my daughter, which was why I liked what Megan and Maia had to say.... She is, of course, one of the three most beautiful children in the world.
ReplyDeleteI really wasn't sure. To be honest I tend to be a bit clueless about this stuff, and I generally don't find really young babies all that cute, unless I know them and can thus see their personality in the picture. I never got clucky. Actually, I still don't now I have a kid myself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the experiment Deborah, v interesting!
How many people were worried that guessing incorrectly might cause offence?
And Z, I like cat blogging too.
Hmmm... I hadn't thought that people might be worried about causing offence. Just for the record, I wasn't offended by any of the 'boy'or 'intersex' guesses; most babies look gender neutral, especially in a static photo, as truth seeker said.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't offended by the 'girl' guesses either.
Actually that's why I thought girl since I knew you had three of them!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting. I wonder if I guessed 'boy' because most of the babies I know at the moment are boys? (our playcentre had a bit of a baby boom last year with five large baby boys born within 6 weeks)
ReplyDeleteOh and that baby is way cute.
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