Baby Poll!
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We're now past 37 weeks and are in the final countdown before baby comes! I thought it might be fun to have a baby poll, and let you give me your best guess as to the details of baby's arrival!
Here's the way it will work:
1) Leave a comment letting me know 3 things:
- WHEN you think baby will come (a date and a time)
- Which GENDER you think it will be
- How much you think that baby will WEIGH
Just to help you out a little, my due date is August 5 or 6th. With my first baby, I went into labor 2 days late and had her the next day. With my second, he was born 8 days early, but with the help of a labor cocktail (yes, castor oil, ick!) to help him arrive in between my hubby's chemo treatments. My guess is that without the cocktail, he would have been early still, but probably not a full week. Also, my daughter was 7lbs 11oz, and my son was 6lbs 6oz.
2) When baby arrives, I will sift through all the guesses, and narrow them down, first by gender. Then I will take all the guesses with the correct gender and find the one that came closest to guessing the date and time of the birth. If there needs to be a tie breaker, I'll take the one that was closer to baby's birth weight.
3) The winner will get a $20 Amazon gift card, for anything their heart desires. They will also win a free copy of my ebook, Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time. Not to mention the distinction of being the one who gets to say "I told you so". 
I hadn't been planning to post this up quite yet, but with the sudden nesting urge that has hit me and the fact that I feel like this baby is practically about to burst it's way out, I decided it was time!
I've actually been sick for the last week and a half, fighting a cold that just doesn't want to say goodbye. Despite the fact that I'm physically worn out, I have had the strongest need to nest, clean, organize and just get everything ready for baby. I can't really explain it as anything other than an absolute compulsion! Tired or not, I couldn't stop doing it if I wanted to! The house is now quite clean (though there's more I want to do still), the laundry's all caught up, all the home birth stuff (pool included) is set up, the food has all been completed, the kid's bag is packed, and I'm hoping to just finish up a few things in the garden. Phew!
It is possible that even if baby doesn't come in the next week that I will slow down in my blogging just a bit. Having been sick this past week, I've been using up all of the posts I like to pre-write and always be working on ahead of time. The reality is that it's more important for me to rest, finish recuperating and rebuild my strength while the kids nap/take quiet time than to it is to blog. I know that all of you mamas out there understand.
I'm eager to see your guesses! And to meet this precious baby! I'll keep you updated!
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baby arrival date-august 8th at 7:01 am, weighing 8lbs
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august 8
7:02 am
8lbs
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Hmm, let's see...
•girl
•July 31
•4:15 a.m.
•7 lbs, 6 oz.
I pretty much randomly picked all of that...
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How exciting:) I purpose that you will have....
:: August 1st
:: baby girl
:: 6lbs 10oz
Take good care of yourself!
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Boy
July 22
1:09 pm
7 lbs 2 oz
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Girl
)
July 26
8:45 pm
7 lbs 4oz
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July 30
girl
weight 8 pounds 4 ounces
5:20 AM
Good luck Stephanie!
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Girl
July 29, 12:48PM
7lbs 1 oz
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Boy
July 22
6:35am
6lbs 10oz
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boy
July 25th 8am
7lbs
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One more thing...before my second I had everything you could get...seriously...pink eye, laryngitis, cold, cough, aches and pains...and then it all went away and we had a beautiful baby girl and I was very healthy. Sometimes I think it is the body preparing. God knows and will heal and give you grace:)
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baby girl
August 2nd
2:16pm
7lbs 2ozs
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Boy
July 31, 9pm
6lb, 15oz
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August 6, 2:15 pm
boy
7.5 lbs
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boy
8/3
9am
God bless you!
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Oh, weight:
7lb 8oz
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Girl
July 27th
10:30 a.m.
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Boy
August 2 @ 11:45pm
7lbs 5oz
I'll be praying for you that all goes smoothly and the little one is nice and healthy! May God continue to give you a peaceful mind and prepare your body for bringing this new life into our world.
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boy
Aug 4th
3am
7lbs 11 oz
praying that everything goes smoothy and that you have a beautiful birth experience!!
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Date and Time: August 3rd at 1:32pm
Gender: Girl
Weight: 7lbs 1oz
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boy
August 3rd at 4pm
7lbs 6oz
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Boy
August 9
7 lb, 3 oz
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Baby boy. July 24th. 11:40 pm.
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Fun game! I think:
Boy
August 1 at 5:42am
7lb, 2oz
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girl
Aug.6th
11:36AM
7lbs.12oz.
This
is
exciting!
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Girl
August 1
6:16 pm
7 lbs. 2 oz.
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It seems that a lot of people have a similar idea as me...
Girl, Aug 1st, 10:42 am, 7lbs 2 oz.
Not to add to your list of to do's, but concidering your experience with Abby, you might want to pack a hospital bag, just in case.
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Girl
August 2; 2 pm
7lbs 4 oz
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I think.... a girl, Aug. 1, 7 pm, 6 lbs. 14oz.
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Girl
August 3
7:30 p.m.
7 lb 3 oz
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Boy
Labour Aug 4
Birth Aug 5 4:00 AM
7 lbs 2 oz
You sound more prepared than any pregnant woman I've ever met. Ever!
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Girl
July 28 @ 9:30am
7lbs 1oz
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Girl
Aug 2, 9:00pm
7 lb 15 oz
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GIRL
AUGUST 8th
10:15 PM
7 lb. 1 oz.
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Okay, here's my guess.
~Boy
~August 2nd
~3:45 PM
~7 lbs. 12 oz.
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Girl,
August 3rd at 8:39PM
7Lb 4 oz
Sarah Mast
Good luck!
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August 1 (my first son's b-day)
Boy
6 lbs 13 oz
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Oops, I forgot the time . . . here it all is again:
August 1, 7:43 am
Boy
6 lbs 13 oz
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-boy
-August 7 @ 10:35pm
-7lbs 4oz
Good Luck!!
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August 10.
Girl.
7 lbs 4 oz
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July 31st: 10:32Pm
BABY GIRL!!! (hoot hoot for girls)
6lbs. 9 oz
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* WHEN you think baby will come (a date and a time) -- Aug. 5th, 4:03pm
* Which GENDER you think it will be -- Girl
* How much you think that baby will WEIGH -- 7lbs. 1oz.
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Girl
August 6th
3am
7lbs 4 ounces
Hope everything goes well!
Maybe the baby will be early and be on my b-day.
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It's been so fun to see your pregnancy updates, because you're just a couple of months ahead of me, so I get to see what's coming up next for me. I'm also glad to see that you've gotten so much prepared, because that gives me hope!
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Boy
August 8
10:13 am
7lbs. 14 oz.
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How fun! The question is...are you taking the labor cocktail this time?
July 30
5:00 a.m.
boy
7 lbs., 3 oz.
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Aug. 3rd
2:52 am
girl
7lbs, 8oz
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July 27th
1:00 pm
boy
7 pounds 6 oz
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I messed up I wanted AM not PM
July 27th
1am
boy
7 pounds 6 oz
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What a fun guessing game! Here's my guess:
Baby boy
August 4th
9:45 a.m.
7 pounds 11 oz.
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Boy
August 2nd
6 lbs 10 oz
3 a.m.
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A boy!
July 30
6lbs 7oz
2:16am
Good luck to you sweetie!
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Girl
August 2
7:36 am
7 pounds 1 ounce
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August 5th 5:30pm
Boy
7 pounds 1 ounce
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August 1st
boy
7 lbs 1 oz
Blessings to you - I am praying for a healthy baby for you and your husband!
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by the way... My mom took castor oil with me and I was born a few hours later.... I was already a week late
. She said it took her all day to work up the courage to drink the stuff, but when she did - labor came on fast! Nasty stuff, but it worked for her too 
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An early congratulations!
Here is my guess:
August 4th
baby boy
7 pounds 1 ounce
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oops!
I forgot a time.
Will you add this to my previous post, please?
My time guess:
3:28 p.m.
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Girl
July 25th
7 lbs
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I am guessing:
boy
July 26th
7:08
7 pounds 10 ounces
I wish you the best the last whatever days or weeks of your pregnancy. I am scheduled to have my baby on the 24th. I am very excited to be done. I hope you get better really quick and have a wonderful, healthy baby shortly.
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Baby Boy born August 3rd around dinner time [5:35pm] weighing 8lbs 2oz.
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Okay, here's my guess:
Boy
July 30th
7:00PM
6 pounds, 9 ounces
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August 8th, boy, 6 pounds, 9 ounces. at 4:03 a.m.
Hey? Did any of us win the name contest for your business, or are you still deciding?
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Jennifer, nope, I won't be taking any cocktail (castor oil or otherwise) this time, unless I go quite late, which I'm not really expecting.
Jena, we did decide on a business name, and no, it wasn't anybody from my blog. We chose one name, and it was from someone at our church. The business name is "Resound School of Music".
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Boy
August 3rd, 10pm
7 pounds
Wishing you a wonderful birth and beautiful baby!
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~~man child~
~~July 29th 9:37am
~~8lbs.1oz.
Many Blessings~
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Boy
August 1
11 am
7lb 4oz
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Fun!
I'm guessing
boy
August 7
7 lbs, 4oz
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Forgot the time--10:23 p.m.
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Boy, august 3rd, 5:45 am. 7 lbs 2 ounces
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Boy
5:00pm
August 8th
7 lbs 5 oz
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July 24th 3:00PM
Girl
7 lbs
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August 1 at 4 am
girl
7 lbs 5 oz
I hope you have a safe an uneventful delivery! It won't be long and you will be holding him/her in your arms.
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July 29th, 2:30pm
boy
7lbs. 8oz
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August 3rd, 3pm
Girl
7 lbs. 9oz.
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Aug 1
1:47pm
boy
6 lb 15 oz
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Baby Arrival: July 27
Baby weight: 6lbs 14 oz
Baby gender: boy
Praise Him for all blessings!!
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Wow I need to go to bed!! I can't follow directions.
Here's the time of Baby Arrival: 1:14 p.m.
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Girl
7lb.14oz.
August 8
7pm
Praying for you!
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Girl
August 3
7 pounds 3 oz
4:30am
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boy
August 1
7 lbs. 1 oz. at 1:30 AM
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August 5th (which is also my awesome mother's birthday, so of course I have to pick it!)
1:46 pm
Girl
7 pounds 4 oz
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August 4th
4:23 am
boy
7 lbs 7 oz.
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Date: August 4th @ 7 am
Sex: Female
Weight: 7 lbs 3 oz
Thanks for all your posts! I just found your blog a few weeks ago and LOVE it. We're expecting our baby at the end of February and I've so appreciated the many helpful posts on pregnancy, pre-birth preparation (I am going to be stocking my freezer the last trimester - so smart!), and baby items. I'll be praying for a healthy baby and successful home birth for you.
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August 3rd, 10:15pm
Girl
7lb 4oz
hopefully this isn't a total duplicate, I skimmed the comments to try and avoid that...I hope my nesting urge kicks in soon! I'm doing very well at my food prep but not so well at my organizing and cleaning.
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I am so excited for you!!
Here are my guesses:
Girl
August 1st 3am
7lb 2oz
Extra Blessings to you during this precious season!
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Aug.2nd, 10 am, girl, 7 pounds, 2 oz.
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July 28
8:50pm
girl
7lbs5oz
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So exciting!
Boy
August 2nd
7lb, 7oz
3:45pm
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Hello Stephanie! So, we are very excited about your soon-to-be (Lord willing!) new baby!!! We just love babies!
On to our guess... a girl
born August 8th at 2:45 pm
7 lbs 13 oz
We do think about you, Stephanie, even though we can't frequent your blog as much as we'd like!
May The Lord bless you and your lovely family~
xo~ the Long ladies
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Girl
8lbs
11:24pm
July 25
Good luck with the delivery! Maybe she'll arrive on my birthday
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July 31
12:15am
boy
7lbs 15oz
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GIRL
AUGUST 6th
7 LBS, 13 OZ
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GIRL
AUGUST 6, 2009
8:57PM
7Lbs, 13 Oz
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Girl
July 30th
6 lbs 10 oz
5:30 am
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Aug 3rd at noon, Boy
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Baby girl
August 4th
8:37am
7lbs 8oz
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Boy
July 31 @ 3:32pm
6lbs 9oz
Whatever he/she is, I pray that all goes well for both of you!
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A sweet boy! Born August 5 at 10:30 PM. weighs 7 lbs, 6 oz.
Good luck to you!!!! How exciting!
Amy in ca
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August 4, 1:30 p.m.
Girl
8 pounds, 4 ounces
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I hope all is going well!
I guess:
~Girl
~August 7th, 7:30 AM
~7 lbs 5 oz.
No matter what the gender, time or size I hope it goes very well!
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Girl
August 9th
6 am
7 lbs 8 oz
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I'm putting in a 2nd guess so you can exclude it from the contest if you'd like!
boy
August 4
2:36 pm
7 lbs 2 oz
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Girl
August 6th
7lbs 4 oz
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Boy
8-6
6:47 pm
7 lbs. 11 oz.
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8/8/09, 3:12PM. 7Lbs, 12oz, Boy
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I forgot to put a time with mine...
here is a recap with a time included:)
Aug. 10, 11:25am
Girl
7 pounds 4 ounces
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Oh gosh, now I double messed up...I think the "posted by is under the post", so I had put a time when I originally posted...oy! Go with my original:) sorry!
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Hope it's okay that I jump on the bandwagon...a little late, but I 'm willing to make a guess since you haven't gone into labour yet!
August 14th
3:40 pm
girl
7 lbs 10 oz.
Goodluck!
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