Honey, this is your mother speaking.

Boy vs. Girl?   Really — We all know that there is no sure fire way to choose the sex of your offspring *but* (drum roll please) – you can choose their personality! 

I am not kidding Honey – this works. Your Grandmother on the Italian side told me this a long time ago and I

think she had something going with secret powers and garlic.   If she was still alive today we would write a book about it and make a fortune off of young pre-pregnant women like yourself who are gullible enough to buy anything – ahem – for example  ”Hooter-Hiders”!

Here is the secret —— It is all about what you *eat* before you do the Doodle Dance. Grandma said that food has it’s own personality, and after you eat it and it passes through your intestines it rubs up against the uterus {is that the scientific explanation?} and wham! Baby Personality!  

A lasagna baby for instance will be well balanced and a good eater.  

Tiramisu, and you will have a sweetie.  

Italian bread will give you a little ones with a tough exteriors and a softies on the inside.  

Italian sausage, will of course, give you a great lover.  {Oh gag, Mom, seriously…}

Red wine will give you a baby that is a happy and outgoing – white wine breeds them thoughtful and broody.  Biscotti babies will be tough cookies.  

A shot of espresso and you will be dealing with hyperactivity and ADHD!  

I would head toward the pasta - and maybe a white sauce.  For goodness sake stay away from oily fish – we don’t want any Mafia types. 

Now that I think about it this may have something to do with the way you turned out…. if I remember correctly I had fallen off the Organic wagon that day and your father had caught me sitting in the closet with a box of twinkies! {In other words, I’m pure chemicals and will live forever?}

Well, just thought I would share a drop from my great pool of knowledge with you.

Love from your Mother,

Queen B.