Due Date

The Baby Pool [when will baby Chan arrive?]

6 more days until the due date. The anticipation continues to rise day by day. It really could be any day now. Every time Olive calls me the first thing I ask her is “Is it time??” 5% of babies are born on their due dates. 55% of first born children arrive after their due dates. Our obstetrician is able to make it to 70% of the births of her patients. These are random statistics that are stuck in my head.

Due DateAt our baby shower a few weeks ago, my cousins started a baby pool. Our family and friends guessed the date baby Chan would arrive and the weight at birth.

Here are the guesses so far:
Henry (cousin):        Nov 20, 5.9 lbs
Esther (friend):        Nov 27, 6.7 lbs
Joanna (cousin):      Nov 30, 6.4 lbs
Dan (brother):          Dec 1, 6 lbs 14 oz
Shirley (cousin):       Dec 1, 5 lbs 11 oz
Darren (friend):       Dec 2, 7 lbs even
Mel (brother’s gf):    Dec 2, 6 lbs 2 oz
Tiff (sister):              Dec 3 (which is also Tiff’s birthday), 6.5 lbs
Rachel (friend):        Dec 4, 6 lbs 11 oz
Wendy (cousin):       Dec 4, 7 lbs 2 oz
Tim (me):                 Dec 5, 6 lbs 6 oz
Henry (2nd guess):   Dec 5, 8.9 lbs
Chrystal (cousin):     Dec 6, 6.8 lbs
Christiana (cousin):   Dec 7, 7 lbs

Feel free to join in the baby pool with your guess. The winner gets the prize of being the only non-immediate family member that can visit us at the hospital after baby Chan is born (Olive prefers that friends and family visit us when we’re back at home) and bragging rights of course.

When do you think baby Chan will be born? And how heavy do you think baby Chan will be?