We kept the gender for both of our babies a surprise, but whenever anyone would ask if we know what we’re having I would always think and sometimes answer “probably an engineer”. It’s strong on the Bolhouse line (both parents, all us sisters, the husband, the fiance, the boyfriend…) and with Tim carrying his recessive gene, it’s inevitable. The jury is still out on Hazel, but Miles has proven he is thoroughbred. He believes everything can be fixed with tape: the ice maker, the stroller, a plant stem he was not supposed to pick. Here he is, ready for action:
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7 January 2012 at 11:38 pm
a naked engineer at that! perhaps some day he can have his own show on tv…
8 January 2012 at 11:06 pm
The engineering genes are stronger on Tim’s side than you might imagine. Tim’s dad, although officially a computer analyst, has all the makings of an engineer and could have gone in that direction. Tim’s elder brother Ethan, although an art teacher, could take apart and put together anything from the age of about one year. Tim’s youngest brother TJ excelled in math, even though he became a lawyer. Mom, however, is about as far from an engineering career as one could imagine. But it’s good to have some balance in a family, don’t you think? Love the picture of Miles.
10 January 2012 at 9:27 am
This picture made me so happy! Yay engineers! I like how he’s got his safety goggles on too…smart kid. Though you don’t get a chance to yell in a screechy voice, ‘You’ll poke your eye out!”
12 January 2012 at 3:29 am
Why did you guys decide to keep the gender a surprise for both? Did you find it difficult at times or come close to caving and ask about the gender? By the way, Miles is really looking the part with his glasses.
15 January 2012 at 8:14 pm
Elaine – I love surprises, am almost addicted to them. This is a great one, so I had to take advantage of it. I would have found it devastating if it got ruined, so each time the doc fired up the ultrasound machine, Tim and I jumped to remind him the gender was a secret. Also, I am not a planner. I can’t really think of much I would have done different in preparing for a boy vs a girl either time (I didn’t buy too much either time, and sticking to gender neutral is good since you can’t tell the sex of the 2nd one when having the 1st anyway). The one tricky thing is with the name selection, we had to come up with 2 both times, but picking a name is fun, so that just doubled the fun. It’s a tempting thing to find out, but I don’t regret keeping it a surprise at all.