It's time to gamble, people! Squid is in the full bloom of her pregnancy, baby is imminent, eminent, and soon predominant. I have agreed to be the hostess of the betting pool for the babe's arrival.
I have no idea how to enchart this material handily. It's always nice to bet on a few things: dimensions of baby, arrival time, arrival date. In this case, we also get to bet on the sex (gender orientation will have to wait for the child's reaching sentience, I'm afraid) as well as the extra credit question: name.
Here's a little information to hedge your bet. She's always had her children early, so though her due date is December 1st, she herself is thinking it will be November 24. I saw her yesterday, and she's busting out of her clothes, though to qualify this observation I must say that she has not conceded to the flowing horridness that is most maternity fashion. She already has a boy and a girl, so any tendency toward one sex or another is pretty much moot, and we can't handicap for such things.
Okay! So answer these questions. I'll try to put together some kind of chart. Or we'll just be random. Whatever.
1. Date and time
2. Dimensions of child
3. Sex of child
4. Extra credit: Name of child (she hasn't told us!!)
1. Nov. 26 at 6:30am ish
2. 7lbs. 3 oz. 21 inches long
3. Female
4. Ysobel -
Wait, on second thought I don't know if Squid is one of those people who likes the Ys in strange places, so let's stick with Isobel. But then, will she still call Iz Iz? It's all so confusing! Final guess? The baby girl will be named Calamari!
Posted by: Melanie | November 05, 2004 at 10:14 AM
1) November 28, 4:57 a.m.
2) 8 lbs, 1 oz, 22 inches long
3) Female
4) Screen name or IRL name? Hm. I have no guess for either. I've never been a fan of extra credit.
Posted by: frog | November 05, 2004 at 11:26 AM
November 29, 12:20am
7 lb. 14 oz., 20inches
Male
Rocky
Posted by: Barak | November 05, 2004 at 12:11 PM
1. Nov. 27 at 1:42 pm
2. 6 lbs. 12 oz. 21 inches long
3. Girl
4. Rosie the Rosenberg
Posted by: giddy | November 05, 2004 at 02:46 PM
December 8th at 11 pm- this one feels contrary to me
8 pounds 2 ounces, 22 inches
girl
no guesses on names
Posted by: Laurie | November 05, 2004 at 04:31 PM
Nov. 15th, 3am
6.5 lbs
Girl
Isadora Liberation Canary Rosenberg
- or if a boy -
Rafael Zapata Federico Rosenberg
Posted by: badgerbag | November 05, 2004 at 05:12 PM
nov. 27th 7:25pm
8lbs 21 inches
sweet girl
how bout Ansley
Posted by: hols | November 05, 2004 at 05:12 PM
Nov 27, 1:30 am
6 lbs 11 oz, 21 inches
girl
Sadie, Mamie, or Ainsley
Posted by: dee | November 05, 2004 at 06:58 PM
Nov. 25th. 5.00 pm.
7 lbs.
girl.
Beatrice.Charlotte.
Posted by: Iris | November 06, 2004 at 01:16 AM
December 1, 4:13am
7.7 lbs 19.5 in
boy
Henry
Posted by: Jen | November 06, 2004 at 02:17 AM
December 2nd- 3:30 am
8 lbs 6 oz
Girl
Liberella
Posted by: Debe | November 06, 2004 at 04:14 PM
1. nov25, 9pm
2. 8lbs 2oz
3. girl
4. sizzlelean (ok, margaret or siobhan)
Posted by: Djinn | November 06, 2004 at 05:00 PM
1. Nov 16th, 3 pm
2. 6 lbs 11 oz
3. girl
4. Ms. Perfect
Posted by: mb | November 06, 2004 at 09:38 PM
1. Dec. 4th (same as Andy Acalinovich)
2. 9.5 lbs.
3. Boy
4. Bruno
Bruno becasue Skippy is already taken.
Posted by: Skip and E | November 07, 2004 at 04:05 PM
1. Nov. 24 @ noon
2. 7 lbs. 6 oz.
3. another little lady
4. saya or alexandria
Posted by: lora parker | November 09, 2004 at 03:24 PM
1. November 29
2. 6lbs 4oz
3. girl
4. Tess
Posted by: shannon | November 13, 2004 at 12:05 AM
1. November 24, 6 p.m.
2. 6#12oz
3. girl
4. Francesca Izabella Preciousa Maria Rosenberg
Posted by: Jo | November 14, 2004 at 07:10 PM
1. Nov. 20, 1:12 a.m.
2. 6 lb. 1 oz. (I'd like to say 12" long, just because I'd really like to see a 12" baby)
3. girl
4. Jupe
Posted by: Keith | November 14, 2004 at 08:48 PM
Come on baby! Today's your day!
Posted by: Keith | November 20, 2004 at 10:14 AM
Wow! You're psychic or something! Maybe! I haven't heard from her at all. Hm.
Posted by: Jo | November 20, 2004 at 10:23 AM
Dec 3
5lbs6oz
Girl
Ceiba, Phillipa, Adelaide
or if its aboy...Jordy, Micah, Quinn
Posted by: vanessa | November 25, 2004 at 06:50 PM
Dec 1st
8lbs 9oz
girl
right, like I'm going to pick the one name out of millions of possibilities? It will be elegant, unique, and far from trendy.
Posted by: Kim | November 27, 2004 at 12:36 AM
The Whelping is here!
miss mali jane rosenberg
born nov twenty-sixth
11:52 p.m.
7 lbs 15 oz
(Hope Squid doesn't mind me announcing!)
Please note that I got the date and sex right . . . but I missed the time by a mile and also the weight by 12 oz. Hmmm, do I win anything?
Posted by: Melanie | November 27, 2004 at 07:59 PM