# Waiting

wait for (baby);

if (exists($a_boy{"or two"})) {hope for a_girl}

tell yourself;over and over;
#{no boys; no boys; no boys}
tell yourself;
our $technique_was_perfect;

read checklists, $books, articles, anything;

each %myth_followed;
{
package of_pink_gel; 
not too_deep and not too_long;
($elected, $the_right) = time;}


study crypt _ic_ultrasounds, grainy-video for clues;
seek signs, glimpses, half-images;

accept it, the_truth;

print $_ = "well, as long as the baby is healthy";

s/(y)\s(i)/\1 girl \2/;