I’ve got another post up at 23andMe, this one about how genetics contribute (or do they?) to a baby’s gender.

Snuggled up next to me on my bed is something I honestly had given up on ever having–my DAUGHTER, Clara.

Sure, to many people, giving birth to a daughter is nothing so unusual.

Those people don’t have four sons.

When I found out I was pregnant with my first child, I just assumed the baby would be a girl. I’d always named my baby dolls Heather, Ashley and Elizabeth. There was not a Tommy, Tyler or Bobby in the group.

So imagine my surprise when I found out that my baby was, in fact, a boy! Oh well, I thought…I’ll have a girl eventually. But I didn’t. And then I didn’t again. And again.

By the fourth son, I was starting to get the picture: The chances of my ever having a girl were pretty slim.

Read the rest here. And while you’re at it, join the 23andMe Pregnancy Community–it’s free, and you’ll get to contribute to pregnancy-related research.