All About the X's

I read of a study a while back which researched the happiest combinations of sibling genders, creating "harmonious families" (check it out here- it's worth the read).  I thought it was pretty humorous, though it wasn't intended to be.  When we found out we were pregnant again, I thought about the article and what gender would create for us, theoretically, the happiest family life.  Research says, we'll be happiest if baby #2 is popping pink!  That's right, the study says that families with "two girls are most likely to be: well-behaved,  play nicely together, easy to reason with, and rarely try to push each other's buttons." 

I know this study probably pushes the buttons of those bearing sons somewhere in their offspring.   And many others can attest that often girls don't bear the sugar and spice with which they are labeled.  But according to Bounty.com, here are the BEST to WORST combinations of siblings:

1. Two girls
2. One boy and one girl  (Happy Petersens!)
3. Two boys
4. Three girls
5. Three boys
6. Four boys
7. Two girls and one boy
8. Two boys and one girl
9. Three boys and one girl   (Poor Stavengers...)
10. Three girls and one boy
11. Two boys and two girls
12. Four girls

We find out in about 4 weeks if our family will have optimal harmony or not.   Theoretically, of course.  ;-)