06 March 2013

Bonus Post: Baby Guesses (Reggie Edition)

Time to make some predictions!  What are your best guesses for Reggie's BIRTH DATE, BIRTH TIME, GENDER, WEIGHT, and LENGTH?  One guess per person per category.  Make your guesses in the comments section below.  Don't forget to leave a name so I know which comment belongs to which person!

You can make your guess at any time between now and when we arrive at the hospital for the birth.

Points will be awarded as follows:
~Correct guess - 2 points - Per category, to any and all people that guess it
~Closest guess - 1 point - If there are no correct guesses in any particular category, to any and all closest guesses
~Better Than Half bonus - Reggie's birth "day-of-week" in points (Sunday = 1 point, Monday = 2 points, etc.) - Awarded if you receive at least one point in exactly three categories
~Great Guesser bonus - Reggie's birth month in points (March = 3 points, April = 4 points, etc.) - Awarded if you receive at least one point in exactly four categories
~Got 'em All bonus - Reggie's birth date in points (April 15 = 15 points, April 20 = 20 points, etc.) - Awarded if you receive at least one point in every category
~The Random bonus - Reggie's birth hour in points (we work on a 12-hour clock; none of that 24-hour military time) - Awarded to one randomly chosen guesser: each guesser will receive a number (in order of guesses) and I'll use a random number generator to pick the winner.

I've made a table listing all the pertinent information I could remember; if you think I forgot something, let me know and I'll add it.


Olivia
Reggie
BIRTH DATE
August 3

My Calculated Due Date
August 3
April 21
Ultrasound Based Due Date
July 30
April 15



TIME BORN
12:58 pm

Arrived at hospital
4:00 am, Wed (same day)




GENDER
Girl

Bryan thinks/thought
Girl
Boy
Johannah thinks/thought
No strong feeling
Girl
Cravings
None
Chipotle, pizza with ranch, both once
Aversions
Cream of Mushroom Soup
None
Sweet or salty snacks?
Salty
Both
Fruit or meat?
Fruit
Fruit
Weight gain
All in front
All in front
Complaints
Pain under right ribs from 4.5 months on
Shortness of breath from 6 months on



WEIGHT
8 lbs, 5.8 oz

Johannah beg. weight
132
124
Johannah weight @ 30 wks
144 (+12)
141 (+17)
Johannah max weight
148 (+16)




LENGTH
21 ¼ in

23 comments:

  1. Date: April 19
    Time: 10:36 (am)
    Gender: Girl
    Weight: 8lb, 8oz
    Lenght: 21 and 1/2 inches

    (Justine)

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  2. Date: April 19
    Time: 8:21 (am)
    Gender: Girl
    Weight: 8 lb. 12 oz
    Length: 21 3/4 inches

    Grandma A.

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  3. P.S. Just checking, did you get my recipes????
    Grandma

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    Replies
    1. I did, thank you. Points will be awarded whenever I remember to do so... Perhaps now!

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  4. Joseph's predictions:
    Date: April 22
    Time: 6 (am)
    Gender: Boy
    Weight: 8lb, 6oz
    Length: 20 1/2 inches

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  5. April 21, 11:00 P.M. Boy, 8lbs.10 oz.,21 in.
    Oma

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  6. Bryan's "guesses" (that aren't really guesses because he KNOWS):
    Date: April 20
    Time: 3:27 am (stupid Matthias)
    Gender: Boy (Why is this even a question?)
    Weight: 8 lbs, 8 oz
    Length: 21 inches

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  7. Olivia's guesses (we aimed her at a calendar and said "go"):
    Date: April 1
    Time: 3:00 pm
    Gender: Girl
    Weight: 10 lbs
    Length: 30 inches

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    1. Date: April 24 (Wednesday)
      Time: 4:18 pm
      Gender: boy
      Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz
      Length: 20 3/4 inches

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  8. Here are James's guesses:
    April 1, Boy (because Olivia is a girl) 7:30P.M.(his bedtime of course)6lbs. (maybe even less, yes, 6 or less pounds) 25in (measured with his fingers over a space of about 18 in. It should be up to here he said indicating the distance from my fingertips to my elbow.)

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    1. The explanations are much appreciated for these guesses. His logic isn't bad. :)

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  9. Eva's guesses (again with the calendar/magnet letters method):
    Date: April 13
    Time: 4:04 pm
    Gender: Girl
    Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz
    Length: 18 inches

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  10. Steph's guesses...
    Date: April 21
    Time: 12:52 am
    Gender: Boy
    Weight: 8 lbs 2 oz
    Length: 21 inches

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  11. Scott's guesses...
    Date: April 20
    Time: 8:32 pm
    Gender: Boy
    Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
    Length: 21 inches

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  12. William's "guesses" (obtained using wooden blocks)
    Gender: boy (William likes blue)
    Date: April 24
    Time:1:35 am
    Weight: 8lb. 9oz
    Length: 21 inches

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    Replies
    1. Nice method! Also much more reasonable guesses than Olivia had...

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    2. It's also very similar to mine...

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  13. Kara's guesses are as follows
    Gender: girl
    Date: April 20th
    Time: 4:37pm
    Weight: 8lbs 2oz
    Length: 20 inches

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  14. Oops! I meant April 22nd. Sorry for the typo

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  15. Jacob's guesses:
    Boy
    April 23
    5:10 pm
    8 lbs 7 oz
    22 inches

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  16. Josef's guesses:
    Boy
    April 23
    11:02 am
    9 lbs 7 oz
    20 inches

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  17. My guess is a boy born April 24th a 4:30 pm, 9 lbs 5 oz.

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  18. Girl, April 23rd, 11:56pm, 8 lb 3 oz, 21 inches

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