It’s getting towards crunch time on baby number eight here. Just two-ish weeks to go.
This is always an odd time for me, because I tend to walk around at 3 or 4 cm for these last few weeks. I’m sure it makes things go more easily when the time comes, but there’s something vaguely unsettling about it, somehow.
Anyway, I’ve been hard at work checking things off of my To Do Before Baby list . . .
As you may remember, my sister-in-law is due at pretty much exactly the same time I am, and I found out a few weeks ago that my OTHER sister-in-law is expecting as well. I always make a baby blanket for each of our babies, well, I always make TWO, since we don’t find out if it’s a boy or a girl.
So all of a sudden a couple weeks ago, I realized that THE THING TO DO would be to make six coordinating but unique baby blankets so that the three baby cousins would have matching blankets whether they all turned out to be boys or girls or some combination thereof.
So, I did.
I also made baby name shirts for our baby, one with the boy name, one with the girl name. I’m not sure where the idea first came from, but I made one with each of our baby names when I was expecting our first, and have made them with each baby after, and it sure helps with keeping track of who is who in newborn photos.
The batch for this go round is finished, but, in the interest of keeping the baby pool interesting, please enjoy this picture of clothespins so you can be surprised . . .
Just tonight I finally finished our homeschool yearbook. This is the third year I’ve done it, and you’d think I’d have it sorted by now. But things really seemed to conspire against me this year. Eventually it all did come together, and I’m happy with it. It’s a ton of work, but mostly I enjoy it. Especially because since I’m in charge, I can do stuff like this:
Pterodactyls. You never expect it to be pterodactyls.
I was all set to start work on Lulu’s baby book, since my deadline for getting those done is always “before the next baby comes.” So imagine my surprise when I had already done it, and given it to her for Christmas. I’m REALLY glad I noticed that there was already a “Lulu’s First Year” folder of pictures in Picasa. Otherwise I TOTALLY would have made it again.
So, last things around here, really, are to get the blog squared away with some guest posts I have for y’all, but that need formatting. And, I don’t know, maybe I’ll pack a hospital bag here at some point. That used to seem like a bigger deal.
Which brings me to the baby pool.
You, my dear readers, get to make your best guesses in the following categories. Just leave your guesses in the comments of this post . . .
1. Boy or Girl: Currently we have four boys and three girls.
2. Birth Date: My due date is July 25th. I’ve had two babies on the actual due date, one three days past, and the rest a day or two early.
3. Birth Time: Four of my babies have been born in the wee hours of the morning. But I also have one born at midnight, one at noon, and one at 9am.
4. Length of Labor: My longest labor was 50 hours (number six), my shortest was an hour and a half (number five). So good luck with this one.
5. Weight: My other babies have been 7lb 9oz, 7lb 8oz, 9lb 1oz, 8lb 3oz, 8lbs 1oz, 7lbs 5oz, and 8lbs 12oz.
6. Length: The other babies have ranged from 19 3/4 inches to 22 inches long.
Bonus: Name. It’s a long shot. But just think how cool you’ll feel if you guess the name!
And there will be prizes! Prizes will be awarded in a completely unscientific manner however I happen to feel like distributing them after this baby is born. But, probably, there will be multiple winners.
Here’s what you could win:
1. From WholeParentingGoods: a pair of completely adorable 0-6m baby leggings. Check out Nell’s Etsy shop to see these and more creative, handmade items for babies, toddlers, and moms.
2. From Bison Booties: A $30 gift certificate to spend as you please at Erica’s online store. Bison Booties are handmade by stay-at-home-moms, and are Vegan (if you’re into that sort of thing). Choose from infant and toddler booties, child and adult slippers, and even bibs and pacifier clips.
3. From Magnificat and Ignatius Press, a collection of three new books, especially for Catholic kids: Catholic Saints for Children
, A Missal for Little Ones
, and Let’s Pray the Rosary
.
4. From Michele Chronister, of My Domestic Monastery: A digital copy of the book Rosaries Aren’t Just For Teething, featuring reflections by ten of your favorite Catholic mom bloggers on the subject of Mary.
5. And from ME, if I can get my act together to mail it out to you, one of the spare baby blankets . . . so that the baby of your choice can be twinsies with my baby and his or her cousins. And a signed copy of MY book, A Little Book about Confession for Children
Good luck with your guessing!
Aloooooors, I am going to guess:
Boy
22 July (because of little prince George),
2pm (because your afternoon slot has been under-used so far),
5 hours of labour,
7lb 7oz (that was Jude's weight, and I don't understand pounds and ounces, so I'm going with what I know)
21 inches (once again, random number, doesn't make sense to me)
And wild card shot: Michael as his name, because Irish.
So exciting!
Yay!! So fun!!
Boy
July 25
2:23 am
4 hr labor
7 lbs 10 oz.
20.5 inches
Michael
🙂
Boy
July 21(would be early but it is my anniversary so obviously that matters)
3:18 am
6 hrs of labor
8 lbs. 1 oz.
19 3/4 inches
Ignatius
Girl
July 26 (St. Anne!)
11:15 am
4 hours of labor
7 lbs. 13 oz.
21 inches
Mary (something)
Girl, July 26, 6:22 am, 5 hours of labor, 8.15 lbs 21 inches, Mariette I'm sending my guardian angel to tell you which prize I want
And I will give him a shout out if I win.
I haven't been caught up on your blog in a while so I was surprised to find us in the same-ish boat. I also am pregnant, but with number 6 and due on July 18th. I had planned to go to Edel as well. Had my hotel booked, but I had to cancel when I found out my due date was the next weekend. I also keep telling myself that I need to pack that hospital bag. I made a name shirt for my little one and a quilt that would be finished if I didn't have all this embroidery to do on the top before finishing it up. I also have a deadline of finishing baby books for the previous baby before the next one comes. I too walk around at 3-5 cms for weeks. I'm a 3 already. So I am going to guess we're going to have our baby on the same day and that you are having what I'm having.
July 24
Boy
9 lbs 2 oz
21 ins
7:00pm
4 hrs labor
Robert
Girl,
July 27
8 lbs 3 oz
20 in
3am
7 hr labor
Zelie
Boy
july 25th
8 pounds 2 oz
20 inches
10am
12 hour labor
Micah
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 25th
3. Birth Time: 7:15 am
4. Length of Labor: 7 hours
5. Weight: 8 lbs. 1 oz.
6. Length: 20.5 inches
Bonus: Mark
Dang it…ate my first try. Ok lemme try again.
1. Boy
2. 7/28
3. 3:03
4. 9 1/2 hours
5. 7'10
6. 19 1/2 inches
Nicholas
If my other turns up somehow, you can delete it, lol.
Girl
July 28
7 lb 14 oz
20.5 in
3 am
4 hour labor
Catherine
1. Boy or Girl: girl
2. Birth Date: July 29th
3. Birth Time: 5am
4. Length of Labor: 3.5 hrs
5. Weight: 9lbs
6. Length: 21in
Bonus: Name. Seraphina
1. boy
2. July 26
3. 4:30
4. 5 hours
5. 8lbs 8oz
6. 19 1/2
Mark (or Mary Jane)
4:30am
Fun prizes! I guess…girl, July 22nd, 10am. 4 hr labor, 7lb 3oz, 20 in long. Name…Felicity for a girl, Gus for a boy
1. Girl
2. July 27
3. 4:30pm
4. 6 hours
5. 7lb 10oz
6. 20.5 inches
Names: Mike or Mary Jane (looks like some of us commenters are looking at the blurry onesies the same!)
Boy, July 26th, 8lbs 1 oz, 21 in, 3 pm, 12 hr labor, Michael
1. Boy
2. Birth Date: July 30
3. Birth Time: 2:30 am
4. Length of Labor: 3 hours
5. Weight: 8 lb 10 oz
6. Length: 21
Name? Nick
1. Girl.
2. Birth Date: July 25.
3. Birth Time: 4:30 a.m.
4. Length of Labor: 3 hours.
5. Weight: 8lbs 3 oz.
6. Length: 21 inches
Bonus: Name. Catherine
1. Boy
2. Birth Date – July 26th
3. Birth Time – 8:22am (yes to the minute 😉
4. Length of labor – 4 hours ( I put in something higher, but didn't want to wish that on anyone!)
5. Weight – 7lbs 10 oz
6. Length 19 inches
Bonus: Name – Mark
1. Girl!
2. July 26
3. 10:22 pm
4. 3 hours
5. 7 lbs 11 oz
6. 21 inches
Name: Margaret (that's my oldest's name!)
1. girl
2. July 31
3. 11:34 pm
4. 4 hours
5. 8 lbs 9 oz
6. 21 in
7 Mary Ann or Mark
1. Boy or Girl: boy
2. Birth Date: July 26
3. Birth Time: 12:26am
4. Length of Labor: 6 hours
5. Weight: 7lb 11oz
6. Length: 21 1/2 inches
Bonus: Name. Michael
Boy, July 29, 1:29 pm, 4hrs, 8lb 11oz, 20inches, Micah
Boy
July 26
1:46 am
6 hr labor
8 lbs 6 oz.
21 inches
Mark
This is so fun! I'm a sucker for these types of things.
1. Boy
2. July 25
3. 5:55 a.m.
4. 3.5 hour labor
5. 8 lb 2 oz
6. 21" long
Name: Micah or Faustina. (Can I include a girl name even if I think it's a boy? ;))
Girl
July 27th
6:43 AM
8 lbs. 1 oz.
21 inches
Mary Anne
1. Girl.
2. Birth Date: 7/23/15
3. Birth Time: 3:33am
4. Length of Labor: 3.5 hrs
5. Weight: 8lb 7oz
6. Length: 21 in.
Bonus: Name. Mick or Hannah
We'll be praying for a safe and happy delivery!
I love a baby pool! We do this in my office every time someone is pregnant (which is kind of a lot lately), except there are no prizes. So, this is a treat.
Also, I am obsessed with names so being able to see the fuzzy shadows of the names on those shirts is driving me insane.
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 25
3. Birth Time: 9:43am
4. Length of Labor: 3 hours
5. Weight: 8lb 4oz
6. Length: 20.5 inches
Bonus: Name. Mark
1. Boy — we need more priests! 🙂
2. July 26
3. 7:30 a.m.
4. 9 hour labor
5. 8 lb 4 oz
6. 20.5 inches
Name: It looks like Mark on the onesie…
Boy (Max)
July 31
5:05 a.m.
2 hour labor
9 lbs. 1 oz.
21 3/4"
1. Girl
2. 7/26/15
3. 4:13 a.m.
4. 4 hours
5. 8 pounds 8 ounces
6. 21 inches
Bonus: Mary
Your quilts are lovely! I have two bindings to finish, and two to quilt and bind. I'm a terrible guesser but hey, I'll try…
Girl
July 29
3:35 am
7 hr labor
9lbs. 1 Oz
21 inches
name Magdalene
Part of me always wants to be like surprise twins when guessing! I hope it all goes smoothly. If you need a Doula, Jeff's delivered babies in all kinds of places, and he gives out a free tee shirt! I kid. I kid. 😉
I'd LOVE one of your spare baby blankets 🙂 Here are my guesses:
1. Girl
2. 7/26/15
3. 3:27am
4. 6 hours
5. 8 lbs even
6. 20.25 inches
Boy
July 20
4:27 am
3.5 hr labor
7lb 14 oz
21"
Hank or Marianna?
These are probably all wrong – I was never right about my own kids either! Good luck with these last few days of pregancy, and blessings to your whole family!
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 5:04 a.m.
4. 12 hours
5. 7 lbs even
6. 21 inches
7. I already named your baby Ignatius (Nat) or Faustina (Tina) (yes, creepy, but I couldn't resist), But blurry picture guessing says Mark or Mary Jane. How exciting is it for mamas that Zelie is now on the table?
Can't wait! Blessings and blessings and grace and peace to you. Prayers for a happy labor.
Girl, July 22, 5am, 3hrs, 8lbs, 21in, Bernadette (because I'm still kinda sad I didn't get to use that this time!)
1. Boy
2. July 26 (though for the record I think you should hold out for July 31, Harry Potter's birthday)
3. 7am
4. 5 hour labor
5. 20"
6. Mark
Here goes!
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 7:09 am
4. 3 hours
5. 7lb 10oz
6. 21.5 in
Name: Richard
1. Boy or Girl: Boy, only because here in Argentina we have this “myth” that pregnant women who maintain their beauty while pregnant are carrying boys, ‘cause girls apparently “suck your beauty” kinda like a baby vampire (Twilight, I’m looking at you). And you’re always so pretty and put together and graceful!
2. Birth Date: July 31, because it’s Harry Potter’s birthday.
3. Birth Time: I was going to say wee hours of morning, but I’ll go with 5 PM, ‘cause apparently (according to some weirdo) that’s the time Harry Potter was born (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/essays/essay-harry-potters-birth-chart.html). Hey, this guy should read the Divine Comedy and check out what happens to those into astrology and other practices that violate the First Commandment.
4. Length of Labor: three hours, gotta love the number 3.
5. Weight: This is so hard, because I do not understand the English system. Even though Google provides calculators for us metric system users, I’m going to go with 8 pounds 6 ounces, which is what Baby Prince George of Cambridge weighed (Thanks, Wikipedia!). And his patron saint is Saint George who slayed a dragon, so that’s very Harry Potter meets The Hobbit (see below).
6. Length: 22 is a very Hobbit number. Although I only have a slight idea of what 22 inches actually looks like…
Bonus: Name. Since it’s a boy (see No. 1), and even though the baby shirt seems to say Matt, I’m going to go with Mike, ‘cause I like the whole Good vs. Evil theme I’ve given to all my above answers. And it’s what I think you do with your family. You’re bringing so much good, so much light into this world.
Best of luck, Kendra! May the Force be with you. Please pray for me and my intentions. Love your blog, you’re such an inspiration. Thank you so much for everything!
Clara
1. Boy
2. July 25th
3. 1:00am
4. 10 hours
5. 7lbs 5oz
6. 21 in
7. Max
Boy
July 27
6:00pm
5 hr
7 lb 12 oz
21inches
Marcus
Best of luck on a speedy delivery!
This is FUN!
1. Boy
2. July 21. Because surprises.
3. 3 p.m. Because holy hour.
4. 7 hours. Because you'll wake up and have breakfast, then realize, LABOR, then have the baby at three.
5. 8 lbs 3 oz
6. 21 and 3/4 inches. Because specific.
Bonus: Michael, nicknamed Mick. And if I'm wrong on #1 – Clara Mae.
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 5 am
4. 8 hours
5. 8lbs 3 oz
6. 20.5 inches
7. Mark
Good luck, super mom! Love celebrating each new baby, even number 8! Prayers.
Kendra, you are a crazy woman! (I mean that in the most affectionate way.) I just had baby #7 on June 24, and my to-do list looked like this: 1.wash the baby clothes (only one set, because we ALWAYS find out) 2. lie on the couch and groan
Here are my guesses, all inspired by my own lucky #7 (I know that yours is #8, but I don't have any imagination in this post-partum haze):
1. girl
2. born on her due date
3. wee morning hours
4. 6ish hours of labor
5. weighing just about 8 lbs
6. length? I never pay attention to this. 20 inches?
7. Name. Okay, our baby is Miriam Therese, and I thought about guessing Mary Teresa, because it sounds more like you . . . but at the last minute something suggested Mark? (That would be if I guessed wrong about gender.)
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 3:14am
4. 6 hours
5. 8 lbs. 6 oz.
6. 21 1/4 inches
Name Mary Jane
I'm guessing I'm all wrong! Good luck!
Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 19th
3. Birth Time: 6:22 AM
4. Length of Labor: 4.5 hours
5. Weight: 8 lbs 1 oz
6. Length: 21 inches
Name: Thanks to my super squinting powers, I think the first shirt starts with an M and looks like Mark…so, Mark!
Lots of love to you!
I love this! Here's my thoughts:
1. Girl
2. July 22
3. 4:39 pm
4. 3.5 hours
5. 9 lbs 0 oz
6. 20.5 inches
Bonus: Margaret (Maggie)
Girl
July 24
9:32AM
6 hours of labor.
8lbs 10oz
20inches
Rose and call her Rosie. I'm basing this solely on the fact that I'm having a girl in September and that's what we're planning to name her. Can't wait to find out!!
1. Girl
2. July 30
3. 6:15am
4. 7hrs
5. 8lb 4oz
6. 21.5"
Mary Clare (Martin for a boy)
okay, here goes nothin':
1. Girl
2. July 25
3. 1:15 pm
4. 4.5 hours
5. 8 lbs 11 oz
6. 20.5 inches long
Bonus: Lydia?
Boy
July 24
6 am
5 hours
7 lb 15 oz
20 inches
Michael (or Margaret)
Have a happy labor! I based most of my answers on the baby boy *I* just had. 🙂 'Cept the name, because you already have a John Paul, and the labor time, since I don't want to wish another longish labor on you (12 hr). Oh, and the date because, well, you haven't figured out how to travel back in time yet, right?? Can't wait to e-meet your newest family member!
Girl
Born one day early
2 pm
2 hrs of labor
8lbs 2 oz
20 in long
Mary Clare
Best wishes to you and hubby!!!
Fun!!
1- Boy
2- July 24th (my dad's birthday!)
3- 10:10 am
4- 9 lbs 1 oz
5- 21 inches
Bonus- Charles (my dad/his birthday) or Mary Jane (my oldest daughter who'd love to know another little Mary Jane)
ok, here goes nothin':
1. girl
2. July 25
3. 1:15 pm
4. 4.5 hours
5: 8 lbs 11 oz
6. 20.5 inches
Bonus… Lydia?
1. Boy or Girl: Girl.
2. Birth Date: July 25th
3. Birth Time: 4:44 pm.
4. Length of Labor: 6.5 horus.
5. Weight: 7 pounds 8 ounces
6. Length: 20.5 inches.
Bonus: Girl name: Rachael. Boy name: Samuel.
Girl
July 25th
9:47 AM
Labor: 4 hours
Weight 8 lbs 3 z.
Length 20 inches
Girl Name: Evangeline
Boy Name: Mark
Oo, how fun!
1. Girl
2. July 25th
3. 8:08 am
4. 2.5 hours
5. 8 lbs. 5 oz.
6. 21 in.
Bonus: Mary
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 11:15 am
4. 4 Hours
5. Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
6. Length: 21 inches
Girl Name: Mary Jane, Boy Name: Mark
Grandad guesses:
Boy
7/25
5:21 am
2 hrs.
8 lb. 10 oz.
21 oz.
Richard
1. Girl
2. Birth Date: July 26
3. Birth Time: 11am
4. Length of Labor: 9 hours
5. Weight: 7lbs 13oz
6. Length: 20"
Bonus: Mary Claire (or if I'm wrong and its a boy Nicholas, shortened to Nick)
Girl
July 25
6 am
8lbs 10oz
21" long
Margaret
Boy
July 25 Feast of St James
1:30 pm
3 hours (my prayer for you after your 50 hour birth)
8.2
21 inches
Name…Micah
Oh, and hours for labour? I feel mean guessing this one…like I'm dooming you. But my guess is 10 hours.
Boy
July 28
3:34am
6 hours
8lbs 1oz
21 1/4 inches
Maximillion "Max"
I forecast:
Girl
July 26th birth, 8am birth time
8 lb 1 oz, 20" long
5 hours of labor
Name: Elizabeth (or Mark if a boy)
1. Girl
2. July 25
3. 4:30 AM
4. 2 hours of labor
5. 7 lb 13 oz
6. 20.75 inches
7. Mack (short for some awesome saint, no doubt) if a boy and…. just to disagree with the other guesses of Mary Jane, I'll go with Mary Joan for a girl!
Girl
10:03 pm, July 21st
7 lbs even
7 hours of labor (only two hours of you trying to avoid nurses)
Name: Charlotte
I'm due just a few weeks after you, so I would really love to win one of those baby goodies (especially a blanket)!
Here's my guess:
Boy
July 26
6:45 am
5 1/2 hours of labor
8 lb 10 oz
21 inches
Charles
Boy, July 25th (feast of St. James), 12:05 pm, 8 hours of labor, 8 lb 5 oz, 20 inches, Michael (Mike) James. Born with hair. 🙂
I'm due in September and I love those blankets. I hope I win!
Here are my guesses:
Boy
June 26th
4:00 AM
6 hours of labor
8 lbs 12 oz
20 Inches
I'm leaning towards Gabriel 😀
I'll be sending lots of prayers your way!
Oh this is fun! Thanks for letting us play along. 🙂
1. Boy or Girl: Girl (you're so cute – it must be a girl)
2. Birth Date: July 29th (because we like the number 29 in our house)
3. Birth Time: 5:36 a.m.
4. Length of Labor: 18 hours
5. Weight: My other babies have been 7lb 10 oz
6. Length: The other babies have ranged from 21 3/4 inches
Bonus: Name. Mary Claire
Girl (because then you would be "even"!)
July 25th
4pm
4 hours of labor
8lbs 8oz
20 inches
Mary Rose
Boy
July 26
6:36 am
5 hours of labor
8 lbs, 5 oz
21 inches
Stella Maris if I'm wrong and it's a girl. Fulton if I'm right and it's a boy
I always feel weird about being dilated too. And losing my mucous plug. It's so…open. And yea for not making Lulu's book twice 🙂
Girl
July 27
3 am
4 hour labor
7lb 8 oz
20 in
Boy
July 23rd
5:37am
4.5 hour labor
8lbs 1oz
20 and 1/4in
Clement
I'm going to play along…love these baby guesses.
Boy
July 22nd
10:32am
5.5 hrs 8lbs 2oz
20 in
I like Gabriel…u can totally call him Gabe, but someone already wrote that so lets go with Ethan.
1. Girl
2. July 26th
3. 3 a.m.
4. 2 hours
5. 8lbs 3oz
6. 20 1/2"
Bonus: Name. Mary Claire
Exciting Kendra-keeping you in prayer!
1. Boy
2. July 22nd
3. 2:13am
4. 7.5 hours
5. 7lb. 4 oz.
6. 22 inches
BONUS: Milo
1. Boy or Girl: Girl
2. Birth Date: July 28th (it's my baptism anniversary and the only reason I know that and plan to celebrate is because of YOUR BLOG)
3. Birth Time: 1:28am
4. Length of Labor: 9 hours
5. Weight: 8 lbs 4oz
6. Length: 20.5 inches
Bonus: Girl name: Veronica Boy name: Mario
1. Boy
2. July 27
3. 4:01 am
4. 2.5 hours
5. 8 lbs 1 oz
6. 21 inches
Bonus: Nick
1. Girl
2. July 25
3. noon
4. 6 hours
5. 7 lbs 7 oz
6. 21 inches
Bonus: Mary Grace
Congrats! I had only scheduled c-sections so I've never had this kind of waiting and excitement!
Also, the day and time I guessed is my birthday :o)
-Suzette
Girl
July 24
0313
3.75 hours
7lbs11oz
21 1/2 inches
Magdalene
God bless you
Girl
July 29 at 0555
7 pounds 13 ounces
20 inches
6 hour labour
Mary Jane
Blessings in the last few weeks!
1. Boy or Girl: Girl.
2. Birth Date:July 25th
3. Birth Time: 8:54 pm
4. Length of Labor: 7 hours
5. Weight: 8lbs 7oz.
6. Length: 20.5 inches
Bonus: Name. Mary Sarah (Boy: Mark)
Praying for you, baby, and family.
Girl. July 26. 10pm. 5 hours. 7lbs 10oz. 19.5 inches long. Bonus: You wanted to go with something Marian, but now you need to at least consider Anne (feast day). Your first choice is embroidered on the onsie though, so that seals the deal.
(my official girl guess is Marita Josephine and boy guess is Micky. I'm pretty sure those are M's)
Fun game 🙂
1. Boy!
2. Bday: July 21st
3. Birth Time: 7:55 pm
4. Length of Labor: 8 hours
5. Weight: 8lbs
6. Length: 21 inches
Bonus: Micah Benedict
Oh I'm totally getting in on this! I'm due in December so all those prizes look fun. 🙂
Boy or girl: Girl.
Birth Date: July 25th. That when I was due with Marie-Louise before I lost her so I have been looking at you the whole time and thinking "ooo that's how far along I would have been!" So your child should just be born then. 🙂
Birth time: 2:38 AM.
4. Length of labor: no one wants to guess a high number, for your sake. I'm going to say 6.5 hours.
5. Weight: 7 lbs 12 oz
6. Length: 20 1/4 inches
Name: the boy one really does look like Mark. That's what you get for posting the blurry pictures, I guess 🙂 If it's a girl, Philomena is beautiful.
Girl, 1 day early, 6 am. 5 hours of labor, 8 lbs 10 oz, 21 in. The boy name looks like Mark to me. All I can see pg the girl one is that it's long. Since you have such a connection to Lourdes I'm going to guess Bernadette.
Boy…July 28…1:43 am…7 1/2 hours labor…weight 8 lbs. 2 ounces, length 20 inches…name for boy is Thomas (Tommy) And if girl then Dorothy (Dot or Dottie)
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 25th
3. Birth Time: 1 PM
4. Length of Labor: 12 hours
5. Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz
6. Length: 20 1/2
Bonus: Name. Boy – Henry Girl – Mary-Jane
1. Girl
2. July 27
3. 8:10 am
4. 10 hr labor
5. 8 lbs, 1 oz
6. 19.75 inches
Bonus – Monica
This will be fun…I am expecting my 4th…we play the guessing game too. 🙂
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 5:33 am
4. 3.5 hours
5. 8 lbs 3 oz
6. 20 inches
Since I am guessing boy…Phillip
Boy
July 27 (my Bday)
2:15am
6 hrs
9 lbs 1oz
21"
Richard Curtis
Do your European readers have any chance?
Ok, since I have no idea what's all that lbs and oz, and inches mean 😀 I'll only guess you'll have a boy named Rick.
1. Boy
2. Birth Date: July 25
3. Birth Time: 5 am
4. Length of Labor: 8 hrs
5. Weight: 8lbs 4oz
6. Length: 21 in
Bonus: Name: Nick
Hope all goes smoothly and wonderfully when the big day arrives! 🙂
PS if I'm wrong about it being a boy, my other name guess is Mary Anne. 🙂
1. girl
2. July 25th
3. early morning
4. 4 hour labor
5. 8 lbs 5 oz
6. 20 in.
7. Joy Marie (if a boy, Mickey)
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 10 AM
4. 2.5 hours (YES)
5. 8 lb 6 oz
6. 20 inches long
BONUS: Micah for a boy, Mary Elizabeth for a girl…
So excited for you!!! <3
1. Boy!
2. July 24th (my baby sister's bday – i.e. a good day!)
3. The weee hours of the morning.
4. 5 hours
5. 7 lbs 14 oz
6. 21''
Bonus: Name. MIKE?
How fun!
1. Boy or Girl: Girl!
2. Birth Date: July 30th (my 5th baby's birth date)
3. Birth Time: 6:12 PM
4. Length of Labor: 8 hours
5. Weight: 8 lbs. even
6. Length: 21 in.
Bonus: Name: Therese after St. Therese of Lisieux 🙂
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 7:30 AM
4. 6 hours
5. 8 lbs
6. 20.5''
Bonus: Joyce
I'm just commenting on the names, since that's my jam: Michael and Mary Catherine!
Girl
July 27
9:44 am
3 hours of labor
8 lbs 0 oz
21 in
Mary Sarah?
Boy looks like Mark or Micah
1. Boy or Girl: Girl. Gotta keep it even 🙂
2. Birth Date: July 25th.
3. Birth Time: Morning births are the best. You get a nice long day with the baby. I don't know, I like something about that. So let's say somewhere around 5 AM
4. Length of Labor: About 5 hours. I pray that it's not another 50 hour doozie
5. Weight: 8 lbs 3 oz
6. Length: 20.5 inches
Bonus: Anastasia (FYI I think the boy name is Mark)
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 11:23 am
4. 13 hours
5. 7 lbs 10 oz
6. 19.5 inches
Bonus: Mary Ellen
1. girl
2. July 25th
3. 2:30am
4. 10 hours
5. 8lbs 11oz
6. 21 inches
Bonus: Thea/Theo
Girl
July 28th
2:17pm
4 hours
8lbs 1oz
21 inches
Mary Anne!
Fun! So much more fun than packing a hospital bag that just needs to be brought home and unpacked in 24-36 hours.
1. Girl
2. Birth Date: July 26th
3. Birth Time: 11:48pm
4. Length of Labor: 12 hours
5. Weight: 7lbs 8oz.
6. Length: 20 inches long.
Bonus: Name. Margaret Mary
Ack, you have so many comments, which I think means so much love! Here's one more for the pile:
1. Boy (although I wish it was a girl purely for symmetry 😉 )
2. Birthdate: July 30th
3. Time: 1:30am
4. Labor: 10 hours
5. 8lbs 6oz
6. 20 inches
Bonus: Mark for boy, Mary Clare for girl
Prayers ascending for you and the fam!!
Yay! So much fun! We're praying got you, and Beatrice has been offering all her rosaries for you for months.
Girl
July 25, 4:45 am
6 hours
8 lb 15 oz, 20 inches
Double M: Mikey & Mary Jane
Girl (just for even-ness stake!)
7/22/15 (15+7=22 – mathematically cool bday)
Time – noon
Labor – 3 hrs
Weight – 7 lbs 14 oz
Length – 19.5
Names – Mary Clare (if the girls it even up); Nicholas (if the boys reign in the house)
Boy 7/22, 4:30 am labor 4 hrs; 7 lbs 11 oz, 20 inches. Mark.
So fun! Look like great giveaways! How much do I want an extra blanket or whole parenting leggings?! Or almost anything- not your book because I already have it!
The best answer award should go to Clara!
So fun!
Boy
7/28/15
4:14am
8 hour labor
8lbs 3oz
20.5 in
Bonus: Mack 🙂
Best of luck, Kendra! I hope everything goes smoothly!
Girl
7/25/15
7:39am
4.5 hour labor
8 lbs 8 oz
21 inches
Margaret called Margo
Girl
7/24/15
6:45pm
5 hour labor
6lb 7oz
21"
Catherine
1. Boy.
2. July 28.
3. 2 am.
4. 17 hours.
5. 8lb. 3 oz.
6. 21.5".
Bonus: Christopher. (He's my confirmation saint, so why not?)
1. Boy
2. July 26 because the Feast of Ane and Joachim
3. 3:40 pm
4. 6 hours and 40 minutes. Your labor will start just after breakfast dishes and the kids are all squared away with plans for the day. Because this baby is another one of your considerate types.
5. 8 lbs 9 oz. Good size baby. Not very big not very small.
6. 20.25 inches
Bonus: Im just sure his name is Mick. I have no girl nane ideas. 🙂
I'm due July 26 with baby #3 so these guesses may or may not be wishful thinking for myself.
1. Girl
2. July 24
3. 4 pm
4. 4 hours
5. 7 lbs 13 oz
6. 21 inches
Bonus: Ruth Anne
Good morning!
Here's my guesses –
Girl
July 25
7ish pm
6 lbs 7 oz
19 in
Bonus – Philomena, because she's my favorite 🙂
Happy laboring! We will be praying for you!
Boy
July 26
3pm
3 hours
8lbs 2oz
21 inches
Name: Mica
What an exciting time! Good bless you as you meet your newest little one!
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 28th.
3. Birth Time: 4:15 pm
4. Length of Labor: 16 hours
5. Weight: 8lb even
6. Length: 20 1/4
Bonus: Name. Micah
1. Boy or Girl: Girl
2. Birth Date: July 25th
3. Birth Time: 7 a.m.
4. Length of Labor: 6 hours
5. Weight: 7lb 10oz
6. Length: 20 1/2 in
Bonus: Name. Mary Grace
Girl
July 26
8:30 am
2 hours of labor
8 lbs 4 oz.
21.5 inches long
Margaret
1. Boy
2. July 25
3. 7:25 am (get it? 7:25 on 7/25???)
4. 6 hr
5. 7lbs 12oz.
6.20.5
Mark (might I suggest Antony for a middle name? It would be classic.)
1. Girl
2. July 28
3. 5:17am
4. 3.5 hours
5. 8lbs 6oz.
6. 21.5 inches long
Bonus: Genevieve Marie
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 24th
3. Birth Time: 10 p.m.
4. Length of Labor: 7 hours
5. Weight: 8lb 10oz
6. Length: 21 in
Bonus: Name. Michael
Praying for a safe delivery!
1. Boy or Girl: Boy
2. Birth Date: July 29
3. Birth Time: 10:24am
4. Length of Labor: 4 hours
5. Weight: 8lbs 3 oz
6. Length: 20 in
Bonus: Name. Mary Grace or Matthew
Best of luck!
Boy
July 26
9:27 am
8 hour labor
7 lbs 14 oz
20.5 inches
Names: Maximilian (Max) or Maria
Congratulations in advance! Looking forward to hearing the official announcement 🙂
I should clarify that I picked Maria in case my gender guess is incorrect 🙂
Here it goes…
1. Boy
2. July 26th
3. 4:26 am
4. 5hrs 20mins
5. 8lbs 3oz
6. 21 1/4 inches
Bonus: Mike/Michael for a boy and Bernadette for a girl.
God Bless!
1. Boy
2. July 26th
3. 3:30am
4. 12 hours
5. 8lb 9oz
6. 21in
Bonus: Miles for a boy, Bernadette for a girl
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 1:30 am
4. 1 hour, 15 min
5. 8 lbs, 3 oz
6. 21.5" long
Bonus: Alice for a girl, Maximilian for a boy
Entering for Cindy . . .
Hey Kendra! Here's my guess for the baby pool:
1. Boy
2. July 23rd (my birthday!!)
3. 3:00 pm
4. 6 hours
5. 8 lbs., 1 oz.
6. 21 inches long
Bonus: Marcus or Mark for short
Hope you have an easy labor and delivery! Cindy B.
1. Boy
2. August 1
3. 9:00 pm
4. 12 hours
5. 8 lbs, 9 oz
6. 23 inches long
Bonus: Mick (or Mary Cate)
Oh, and its not too late to change the boy's name to Marty, being the 25th anniversary of Back to the Future and all.
1. I'm gonna say girl. I am pregnant with #8 right now too (due November 1st), and this one is a boy, making us an even 4-4 split! So I am thinking it'll be the same for you.
2. July 24th
3. 2am
4. 12 hours
5. 8 pounds, 5 ounces
6. 20 inches
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 4:00 a.m.
4. 4 hours
5. 8 pounds, 2 ounces
6. 21 inches
bonus: Mark (or Mary Clare)
1. Boy
2. July 25th
3. 2:30 am
4. 5 hours
5. 8 lbs. 6 oz.
6. 20 1/2 inches
Bonus: Michael (Mikey)
1. Girl
2. July 26
3. 3:15 am
4. 6.5 hours
5. 8 lbs. 2 oz.
6. 20 in
Bonus: Mary Grace
Boy / July 28 / 3:25 am / 5 hours / 8lb 8 oz / 21 3/4" / Milo Benedict
1. Boy
2. July 25
3. 6:00 or right about when you start cooking dinner
4. 2 hours and 18 minutes
5. 7 lbs. 2 oz.
6. 21 in
Bonus: Nick
1. Boy
2. July 26
3. 3:45
4. 3 hours
5. 8lb 8oz
6. 20.5 in
Bonus: William (Liam for short)
1. Girl
2. July 28
3. 1pm, get a good night of sleep first!
4. 5 hours
5. 7 lb 10 oz
6. 20.5 in
Bonus: Genevieve
Girl savannah July 21. Labor 5 hr. 8lb 2 oz. 21in. 300pm. If a boy named miles
Boy
July 25
3.5 hours
8lb 7oz
8:59 pm
Benedict
Girl
July 26
4 hours
8 lb, 8 oz, 20.5 inches
5:19 p.m.
Margaret
1. Boy
2. July 25
3. Birth Time: 6:32am
4. Length of Labor: 4 and 42 minutes
5. Weight: 7 lbs 12oz.
6. Length: 20 3/4 inches
Bonus: Name: Henry (Hank)
1~ Girl
2~ July 26 (going with St. Anne's feast day 🙂 )
3~ 11:34 pm
4~ 8 hours
5~ 8 lbs. 4 oz.
6~ 20 in.
Bonus~ Mary Anne
1. Girl
2. July 27th
3. 4:30pm
4. 2.5 hours
5. 7lbs 14oz
6. 20 inches
Bonus: Micah or Mary Elizabeth
1. Girl
2. July 25th
3. 1 am
4. 4 hours
5. 8lbs 10 oz
6. 21 inches
Bonus: clare
1. Girl
2. July 23th
3. 7 pm
4. 3 hours
5. 7 lbs 6 oz
6. 20 inches
7. Mary Jane
Boy
July 24th
1:25 am
3 hours
7 lbs 13 oz
20 inches
Ignatius (Iggy)
Girl
July 26
4:56 pm
4 hours
7 lbs 14 oz
20.5"
Margaret Anne
Praying for you!
Girl
July 24
3pm
5 hours
7lb 7oz
20"
Mary Anne
1. Girl
2. July 30
2. 8 7
3. 11 pm
4. 5
6. 20
7. Mary Jo
1. Girl!
2. Birth Date: July 26th
3. Birth Time: 4:16am
4. Length of Labor: 1 hour and 55 minutes.
5. Weight: 8lbs 8oz
6. Length: 21in
Girl
July 25
Birth time: 6am
Length of labor: 6 hours
Weight: 8lbs 6oz
Length: 23 in.
bonus: Claire Rebekah
Girl
July 24
5 hours
8.3 lbs
20.5 in
Catherine 🙂
Boy
July 28th
4 1/2 hours
8.2 lbs
21.5 inches
Matt or Mary Jane
Boy
July 22
1:00pm
4 hours
8lbs 1oz
21 inches
Mark (or Mary Jane)
I'm so happy for you, and I'll be praying for you!
Boy
July 26
1 pm
2.5 hours
8 lbs. 13 oz.
22 inches
Mark
Congrats! 🙂
Boy
July 28
11am
5hrs
8lb 2oz
20 1/2in
Mark
Congrats and prayers to you and baby!
Boy
July 26
3a.m.
5hrs
8lb 3oz
21in
Kolbe (or Max)
Boy
July 25th
8 am
5 hour labor
8 lbs 6 oz
21 inches
Robert
1) girl
2) July 28
3) 10:43 am
4) 13 hours of labor
5) 8lbs 10 oz
6) 20.5 in
Cecilia
1) girl
2) July 26
3) 3:46 PM
4) 6 hours of labor
5) 7 lbs 8 oz
6) 20 in
7) Mary Jane
For Sara:
Girl
7-26
8:00 am
2 hours
7 lbs. 6 oz.
21 inches
Mary Rose (I saw the Mary Clare guess after I wrote mine down and thought that was good too, but we have an Emily Rose, so I had to stick with that ;))
1. Girl – because, that's why.
2. July 26
3. 2:32 AM
4. 3 hours
5. 8lbs 5 oz
6. 20 1/2 inches
Mary Anne is my guess!
1. Girl—– Because my own daughter is pg with her third girl and of my 5 grandchildren, 4 of them are girls, so I have a girls-on-the-brain mindset just now.
2. July 25. Because it is my BFF's birthday
3. 4:PM-ish Because that seems like "tea-time" and tea is a girly thing to do.
4. 6 hours (you will need a while to get through the list of intentions, but it won't all be hard, terrible labor).
5. 7pounds, 5 ounces. Because that is the mid point between what my two granddaughters who were born in 2013 weighed.
6. 20.5 inches. It's a good length with a 7-5 weight baby.
7. Mary Grace
So I was just lying here thinking I should find this post and comment. Unlocked my phone, and what do I find but a minutes old announcement from you! Congratulations!! I'm going to leave my guess, anyway. I wasn't too far off!
1. Boy or Girl: I thought Girl
2. Birth Date: July 26
3. Birth Time: 3am.
4. Length of Labor: 6hours. I almost said 3, but like I was taught for multiple choice tests, we'll stick with my first instinct.
5. Weight: 8lbs for baby #8
6. Length: Oh, goodness. I forgot all about this!
Bonus: Name. I wondered if it would be Mary, but might have said Catherine.