I'm not Italian but damn I'd be like 10x more likely to keep it if I knew how it was a boy. Girls are cute till they're 12, then it's 15 years of hell I couldn't handle.
Boys are annoying until they get to be 12 but then get cool once they can start beating you at shit.
Brushing kids' teeth is the worst. Daily reminders that the Tooth Fairy only takes clean teeth seem relatively successful.