Re-opening the Baby Pool
By Brendan Loy
We’ve got 26 entries in the Third Loy Baby Pool, with the earliest prediction — Chris “Doc” Evans, who predicted a birth this Saturday at 9:45 PM — approaching fast.
I can’t help but notice, however, a surprising dearth of entries on either the baby’s actual due date (July 8) or the day after (July 9). Between AMLTrojan’s entry (7/7/11, 11:23 pm) and Roger Mendieta’s (7/10/11, 12:00 noon), there’s a shocking gap of more than 60 hours with no entries! Need I remind y’all that Loyette was born on her due date, and Josh Rubin won that Baby Pool because he was the only contestant to predict such a thing?
Anyway, in hopes of encouraging a few more contestants to enter (we had 56 contestants for Baby Pool #1 and 70 contestants for Baby Pool #2), I’m re-opening the Baby Pool entry window until 8:00 PM Mountain Time this Friday, or until Becky goes into labor — whichever happens first. Contestants who have already entered the pool are also welcome to change their entries during this time, if they so desire. Other than the new entry deadline, the rules remain the same. Just leave a comment with the following stats:
• DATE of birth: _________________
• TIME of birth: _________________ (Mountain Time)
• WEIGHT: _____________ (in pounds & ounces, rounded to nearest ounce)
• LENGTH:_____________ (in inches, rounded to nearest quarter-inch)
Again, the due date is July 8, and a birth date after July 12 (or, at the extremity, early on July 13) is, ahem, unlikely.
If you can’t leave a comment for some reason, just e-mail me your prediction at irishtrojan [at] gmail.com.
Current entries are after the jump, in chronological order by predicted birth date & time. I encourage all current contestants to double-check their own entry against the original, as I entered them into a spreadsheet by hand, so human error is certainly possible.
P.S. I think I’ve narrowed the list of “blog nicknames” down to: Loyitchka (Becky’s suggestion, a reference to “the multitude of pirogi I’ve eaten this year”); Loyina or Loyarina (like Loyitchka, sort of an Eastern European feel); Loybella, Loyabelle, or Loyarella (Disney princess-esque names, a reference to the current obsession in our household); or Loyola (I just kind of like that one; #midswin?).
I think I lean toward Loyabelle, but I am open to persuasion. :)
CURRENT BABY POOL ENTRIES:
Doc: 6/25/11 9:45 PM 7 lbs. 6 oz., 18.5 in.
Brendan Loy: 7/1/11 12:34 PM 8 lbs. 4 oz., 21.5 in.
Leanna Loomer: 7/1/11 7:00 PM 7 lbs. 14 oz., 21 in.
JD: 7/3/11 2:27 AM 8 lbs. 5 oz., 20 in.
ravenkatie: 7/3/11 8:04 AM 8 lbs. 1 oz., 20 in.
Antonia Namnath: 7/3/11 3:47 PM 7 lbs. 6 oz., 21.25 in.
Joan Tinker: 7/3/11 11:45 PM 7 lbs. 6 oz., 21 in.
Brandon Minich: 7/4/11 12:04 AM 8 lbs. 2 oz., 20 in.
James Young: 7/4/11 4:30 AM 7 lbs. 5 oz., 20.5 in.
Rebecca Loy: 7/4/11 2:37 PM 8 lbs. 5 oz., 19.5 in.
Ginny Zak: 7/4/11 6:16 PM 8 lbs. 2 oz., 20.5 in.
Joe Loy: 7/4/11 11:45 PM 8 lbs. 9 oz., 23 in.
Lisa Velte: 7/5/11 10:11 AM 8 lbs. 4 oz., 20.75 in.
Suzanne Ogden Vannatter: 7/6/11 8:00 AM 8 lbs. 2 oz., 20 in.
Diana Landwehr McHale: 7/6/11 10:37 AM 8 lbs. 12 oz., 20.5 in.
Ellen Garry Roche: 7/6/11 4:05 PM 7 lbs. 2 oz., 20 in.
Kelly Strutz: 7/6/11 4:57 PM 9 lbs. 0 oz., 21.5 in.
Jeff Freeze: 7/7/11 11:57 AM 8 lbs. 8 oz., 19.75 in.
Barbara Maier Cross: 7/7/11 12:30 PM 8 lbs. 1 oz., 19 in.
AMLTrojan: 7/7/11 11:23 PM 8 lbs. 2 oz., 20.5 in.
Roger Mendieta: 7/10/11 12:00 PM 7 lbs. 12 oz., 20.5 in.
David K.: 7/11/11 8:11 AM 8 lbs. 3 oz., 21 in.
Larry Caplin: 7/12/11 8:23 AM 8 lbs. 7 oz., 21 in.
Alasdair: 7/12/11 1:30 PM 8 lbs. 7 oz., 20.25 in.
Evana Young: 7/12/11 3:27 PM 8 lbs. 2 oz., 20.25 in.
Casey Zak: 7/14/11 2:31 PM 8 lbs. 8 oz., 22 in.
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June 22nd, 2011 at 12:14 pm Mountain Time
• DATE of birth: _________7/7/11___
• TIME of birth: ______2:30 AM________ (Mountain Time)
• WEIGHT: _____7lbs 11 ounces________ (in pounds & ounces, rounded to nearest ounce)
• LENGTH:_______19 inches____ (in inches, rounded to nearest quarter-inch)
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm Mountain Time
Some guesses from elsewhere:
Kristy LaPlante, on Facebook:
• DATE of birth: June 29, 2011
• TIME of birth: 9:44 pm (Mountain Time)
• WEIGHT: 7 lbs 4 oz (in pounds & ounces, rounded to nearest ounce)
• LENGTH: 19 1/4 (in inches, rounded to nearest quarter-inch)
Nancy Foote, in comments on the earlier post:
DATE of birth: July 1st (7-1-11)
TIME of birth 9:24 am (not so randomly selected. My bday is 9/24. LOL!)
WEIGHT at birth: 7lb, 11 oz (continuing with the 7-11 theme)
LENGTH at birth, in inches: 21″
Cindy Netupski, on Facebook:
June 26 10:37 pm 7 lbs 5 oz 19&1/2 inches long
Jenna Auriemma Stigliano, on Facebook:
“I’m going to guess July 8th- its the best day of the year, hahahaha!!! I’m even going to guess my own birth stats… 6lbs 11oz 18 inches @ 2:22pm!!! :)”
June 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm Mountain Time
Thinking about this strategically, Vegas would probably make Jenna the favorite right now, followed by Roger Mendieta, Evana Young, AMLTrojan and Alasdair in some order, and perhaps Cindy Netupski — she’s got 2 1/2 days all to herself, albeit in the two weeks early time frame.
June 22nd, 2011 at 5:37 pm Mountain Time
I’m going to go for July 9th, 7am EST (9am Mountain TIme, I believe)
7lbs, 8oz
20.75 inches
June 22nd, 2011 at 8:53 pm Mountain Time
I could not be more impressed by your wholly accurate transcription of my submission from kilometers, nanograms, and the French Revolutionary calendar into more standard measures. Huzzah!
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:33 am Mountain Time
Haha. Who knew there were online French Revolutionary calendar conversion websites?
June 23rd, 2011 at 8:45 am Mountain Time
7/7/11 / 6:15 PM / 6 lb 8 oz/ 20.25 in
June 23rd, 2011 at 3:56 pm Mountain Time
Ummm – aren’t those of us prone to the occasional Oirish accent loyabelle to pronounce it as an oirish version, rather than the southern Loya-bellle ? Venerable Loy – don’t it risk bein’ a loyabellity, loyke ?
June 24th, 2011 at 3:06 pm Mountain Time
• DATE of birth: July 12
• TIME of birth: 3:15pm
• WEIGHT: 7lbs 3 oz
• LENGTH: 20 inches
Cause that’s Adam’s, without adjusting for the time difference. =0) We’re fans of Dec & July babies in this house too.