Now that 2006 is seeing itself out, it’s time to get down to the main business of the new year. In case any readers haven’t been paying much attention, we are expecting a baby sometime soon. Exactly how soon is a bit of mystery; Adam arrived 26 days in advance of his technical due date, taking us all by surprise, and although the new arrival’s official date is still four weeks away, we’re ready for anything.
Various people have been writing to ask about the due date, and we thought we’d make it interactive. So, with the beginning of 2007, the First Annual Isoglossia Baby Birthdate Pool is officially open. Each reader is welcome to stake out one 12-hour period in the comments. Whoever correctly chooses the period containing the baby’s time of arrival (or holds the half-day closest) will win the invaluable prize of having been correct about something super-mega. Some key information and karmic voodoo data you may want to take into account:
- Magda has chosen the pm half of 21 January. I know it’s not fair that she gets to pick first, but I don’t make the rules.
- On 3 January we’ll be entering the range of Adam’s arrival vs. his actual due date
- Official due date based on ovulation-related calculus is 28 January
- According to last femur-length metric, this baby was born two weeks ago
- A 17 or 20 January arrival would be most inconvenient (and therefore either is highly likely)
- We’ve already had one fairly serious false alarm
- For some reason Magda really wants this baby to be an Aquarius, which runs from 20 January to 18 February
- There is no way to put this delicately: she is stretched to the limit already and getting seriously uncomfortable
- If this baby is late by even one day, someone in this house is going to be really put out — and given Magda’s luck, that should boost the desirability of all days post-due date
Tha Rulz:
- 12-hour slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so please read any comments above yours before claiming your slot
- Slots run from midnight to noon (am) and noon to midnight (pm) BABY’S LOCAL TIME
- In addition to Magda’s claim of 21 Jan pm, 12 Jan am is taken (by me)
- Awarding of any prize in addition to having been right about something super-mega is strictly at the discretion of www.isoglossia.com, and is likely to be at best a commemorative postcard
- Under no circumstances is the baby’s mother to be referred to as “T-Bone”
N.B.: a firm decision on a middle name for this kid is still pending from among several possibilities, so if you have any bright, seriously viable ideas for that, we’re all ears. Well, ears and belly. Now let’s get this pool party started.
