Baby Pool the Third

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Following on the heels of our first and second baby pools, it’s time to collect your guesses about the birth of Baby Girl Loy #3 (blog nickname TBD).

Remember, the baby is due Friday, July 8. The deadline to enter this Baby Pool is one week from today, 7:00 PM MDT next Friday (May 20). Just leave a comment with the following stats:

• DATE of birth: _________________
• TIME of birth (Mountain Time): _________________
• WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: _________________
• LENGTH at birth, in inches: _________________

Feel free to throw in a BLOG NICKNAME suggestion, too, if you’re so inspired. You may want to review the criteria, and add the criterion that the name should complement Loyette and Loyacita — but not look too visually similar to either of them (this is the problem with “Loyelle,” which I otherwise like a lot). You’ve already made some good suggestions, but we’re still undecided. (Oh – and let me just preemptively rule out “Bin Loyden.”)

Hell, you can even make a REAL NAME suggestion if you like. We’re still thinking on that, too. Heh. We won’t reveal it here, but y’all can still propose ideas! 🙂

Anyway, back to the Baby Pool rules. Weight and height guesses with decimal points will be rounded off — to the nearest ounce in the case of weight, to the nearest quarter-inch in the case of height. Likewise, any time guesses containing seconds will be rounded off to the nearest minute (you’re a bunch of nerds, so I know somebody’s gonna do it).

The winner will be whomever is closest in time to the exact day, hour, and minute of birth. In the unlikely event of a tie, the tiebreaking categories will be weight and length (weight is the first tiebreaker, length is the second tiebreaker).

I’ll also declare a separate “weight and length” winner, with weight as the primary category of competition, and length as a tiebreaker.

Regarding the baby’s July 8 due date… that’s the very same date that Loyacita was due, two years ago. She was actually born on July 13. This time around, though, it’s highly unlikely the baby would be born after the 12th (trust me on this). Early on the 13th would probably be the absolute latest, if there were to be a really long labor (but Becky’s first two labors were reasonably quick, knock on wood). Bastille Day or later ain’t happening, so don’t bother with those guesses. 🙂

Other key dates you may want to consider: Becky’s birthday is June 14; there’s a Full Moon on June 15; Father’s Day is June 19; Ted and Ginny arrive in town to help out with the new baby on June 24; there’s a New Moon on July 1; Becky’s sister and brother-in-law and our two nieces will be visiting Denver from roughly July 3 to July 7; and Independence Day is July 4 (duh). I mention the latter date because we’ve got a lot of family members born either on holidays or on their “eves”: Becky on Flag Day, Loyette on New Year’s Eve, and me on the day before Halloween (and if you want to include the prior generation, my dad on Valentine’s Day).

As for times and other vitals… FWIW, Becky went into labor with Loyette in the wee hours on her exact due date (December 31, 2007), and gave birth to a 7 pound, 14 ounce, 21 inch baby at 2:13 PM. With Loyacita, Becky was induced in the morning of July 13, 2009 (five days after her due date), and an 8 pound, 9.7 ounce, 19.75 inch baby was born at 2:41 PM.

Previous winners of our baby pools are Josh Rubin and Mike Marchand (with Neil Waechter winning the weight/height pool last time around).

So again, leave your guesses in comments!

40 thoughts on “Baby Pool the Third

  1. Victoria Wagner

    • DATE of birth:July 12, 2011
    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): 3:27 pm
    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: 8lb 2oz
    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: 20.25 inches

    Blog Names: Loyina, Loyling, Loyess

  2. Brendan Loy Post author

    DATE of birth: July 1, 2011 (O CANADA!)
    TIME of birth (Mountain Time): 12:34 PM
    WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: 8 pounds 4 ounces
    LENGTH at birth, in inches: 21.5 inches

  3. Brendan Loy Post author

    Copied from Facebook:

    Roger Mendieta:
    July 10 @ noon
    7.8 lbs 12 ounces
    20.5 inches

  4. Casey

    26th of Messidor (a Sextidi) in year 219 of the French Republic @ 2:31pm
    3,855,163,724,321 nanograms
    0.0005573 kilometers

  5. Alasdair

    Hmmm … induction can throw everything off … so …

    IF Becky isn’t induced before July 13, given the due date and the Full Moon, I’d vote for July 13 – and the time would approximate to the time of conception … (which you are not likely to reveal, even if you remember it exactly (grin)) …

    Since your wording seems to hint at induction on July 12 if #3 has not arrived spontaneously by then :-

    • DATE of birth: __July 12, 2011_______________
    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): __13:30_______________
    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: __8 lbs 6.7 oz_______________
    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: __20.25″_______________

    She couldn’t be bin Loyden, she’d have to be bint Loyden …

    Or, from a slightly different heritage – and a minor homage to StarTrek – “batLoy” ? (I don’t like how that looks, however)

    Or, with a July 12 birth date, some variant on Loy Al-Oranj would seem fated – so – Loyalora ? Loyalorda ? Loyaliste ? Loyalisse ?

    Or, more classically, Loytertia ?

  6. JD

    Date: July 3
    Time: 2:27 AM
    Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz.
    Length: 20.11 inches

    Blog name: Loyola

    Real name: (C/K)atherine Elizabeth, or the other way around, is timeless, classy, regal, nicely parallel (9 letters, 3 syllables each), full of nickname options…and probably off limits for two years unless you want eternal accusations of “Because of William and Kate, isn’t it?”

    Whatever you choose, I implore you, on behalf of teachers, public address announcers, and copy editors everywhere: NO STUPID SPELLINGS.

    And stay away from from The Most Hated Baby Names in America (a list I wholeheartedly agree with):
    http://www.nj.com/parenting/guest_bloggers/index.ssf/2011/04/i_hate_your_babys_name_like_i.html

  7. David K.

    July 11th at 8:11 AM
    8lbs 3oz
    21″
    Names: Loyanna, Loyabelle, Loyetta, Loyarina, Loymione, Loyessa , Loyota 😀

  8. James Young

    Note: I think the house (i.e., anyone physically involved in conception and/or currently living in the Loy household) should not be allowed to bet. Why? “I think we should go for a walk.” “Why yes, yes, let’s go for a _vigorous_ walk.”

    That being said, I think the fact you’re shooting for July 1st tells us something about the conception date, i.e. you think that the OB/GYN wheel of doom, erm, birth is off by a week. What was the day in late September / early October you guys got a babysitter and took a date night again…? 😛

    • DATE of birth: 4 July (Blame Canada! Oh, and because you know it would just be fitting.) This entry subject to change if a major hurricane is expected to make landfall on 2 July.

    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): 0430

    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: 7 lbs. 5 oz.

    Note: Also another reason the house should not get to bet. Becky has the advantage of knowing how much weight she’s gained. You have the advantage of seeing Becky ala natural so you can tell if she looks like this kid has been swiping everything but the brussel sprouts. “Doc, is it wrong that you can see my ribs but this baby is already bigger than her sisters were?” “No, just means you may not want to consider formula as opposed to letting this lamprey anywhere near your breasts.”

    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: I’m going to go with 20.5″

    Names: Loymancha, Loyoro, Loy-san, Loyosito, Loyota (second), Loyren, Loytrey, Loytry, Loy-five-of-five,

    Real Names:

    1.) Anything not in the top ten for the last decade. Trust me, I know of what I speak. You don’t want to be the parent who yells your daughter’s name and has like 5 kids turn around, do you? Or have the kids have to give your daughter a nickname because they have to tell her apart from the other 3 _____ in her class?

    2.Cassandra–How can you call yourself a Trojan and not break out some Iliad? Breisis or Helen would work also.

    3. Ingrid

    4. Duana

    5. Brooke

    6. Helena

    7. Whatever the random name generator and a pair of D10 tells you (c’mon, you’re a geek…show some geek love).

    8. Esther

    9. Fran

    10. Joyce

  9. Brendan Loy Post author

    LOL. For what it’s worth, I really have no inside information that’s leading me to guess July 1. In particular, I have no reason to believe the July 8 due date is in error. I’m picking a slightly early birth largely out of wishful thinking — Becky would be delighted to have the pregnancy be over a wee bit sooner rather than later, and such would also be convenient for my work schedule, ahem — and within that context, I picked July 1 because of the New Moon, and because I figured lots of people would pick the 4th of July, so why not go with Canada Day?

  10. David K.

    “so why not go with Canada Day?”

    This + the hockey cheering just reinforces my opinion that you are a Canada loving traitor.

  11. Brendan Loy Post author

    So long as we don’t name the kid “Celine,” I think we’re still in safe territory. 😉

  12. Joan Tinker

    Date of Birth: 7/3/2011
    Time of Birth: 11:45 p.m. mountain time
    Weight at Birth: 7 pounds, 6 oz.
    Length at Birth: 21 inches
    Blog name suggestions: Loyanna or Joloyanna

  13. Rebecca Loy

    7/4/11
    2:37pm
    8lbs5oz
    19.5 inches

    And you know I like Loyitchka. Though, with my ponderings on this one’s hippie nature (prompted by tofu cravings), we may to go to the Loyluna or Loybaez or something. 🙂

  14. B. Minich

    July 4th. (yes, I know. But Brendan almost has to have a July 4th baby, what with all his patriotic songs. It’s the law. Or something.)
    12:04 AM.
    8 lbs 2 oz.
    20 inches. And David K’s irrational anti hockey and Canada bias should be noted here. Perhaps the blog nickname can be hoser or something. Or hoser related.

  15. Doc

    June 25
    2145
    7lbs, 6oz
    18.5″

    I think Loychik rolls off the tongue better than Loyitchka.
    Mountain Girl is a very hippy name, appropriate to your surroundings.
    Tertia (“Loytertia” per Alasdair) is a classic.
    Samloy would be a Cantonese pun.

  16. James Young

    Becky (a.k.a., The Landlord) says 4 July. I’m thinking this kid is going to grow up sharing the nation’s birthday. Just sayin’.

    As to Canadians–Americans have seldom had better neighbors (albeit many of whom loathe the fact they live next door to a bunch of crazy people…but hey, it beats being next door to the Germans). Just sayin’, hatin’ Canada is like hating the nice old lady who may b*tch about your lawn and your constant string of floozy-populated parties but is also the first to bring you chicken soup if you’re ill.

  17. Brendan Loy Post author

    Becky (a.k.a., The Landlord) says 4 July. I’m thinking this kid is going to grow up sharing the nation’s birthday. Just sayin’.

    Heh. But Becky guessed July 4 last time, too, and yet Loyacita (due July 8, just like this one) wasn’t born until July 13.

  18. Brendan Loy Post author

    An entry from Facebook:

    Ellen Garry Roche ‎ 7/6/11, 4:05 a.m., 7lbs 2 oz, 20 inches

  19. Diana Landwehr McHale

    • DATE of birth: July 6
    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): 10:37 AM
    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces:8 lbs 12 oz
    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: 20.5 in

    Since I am sure you are DYING to know my name suggestions, I vote for Melissa (but Becky already said no I think), Elizabeth, Christine/a, or Andrea. And I TOTALLY vote for the blog nickname of Loyster. That is awesome.

  20. Jeff Freeze

    Date: 7/7/11
    Time: MT Time 11.57am
    Weight: 8lbs, 8 ozs
    Length: 19 3/4 inches

    Blog nickname: Loylaterra

    Real Name: Katherine, as that was the name we would have given a daughter had we not been blessed with two sons.

  21. Kelly Strutz

    July 6
    4:57 pm in the time of mountains
    9 lbs even
    21.5 in

    And even though she’s beating the space shuttle launch, you could name her Uhura, Leia, or Trillian.

  22. Leanna Loomer

    • DATE of birth: __7-1-2011_______________
    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): ___7:00 P.M.______________
    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: ___7 lbs. 14 oz.______________
    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: _21 in.________________

    Loyapalooza

  23. David K.

    As i said on Facebook I think you should go with Helen for a first name, so she could be Helen of Loy 🙂 If you wanted to balance out the Irish side of the Irish Trojan you could use an Irish middle name.

  24. Joe Loy

    “Or, with a July 12 birth date, some variant on Loy Al-Oranj would seem fated – so – Loyalora ? Loyalorda ? Loyaliste ? Loyalisse ?”

    LoyalAlasdair (#6 above), you’re drinking the Orangeade. Again. 🙂 Granted, your gallic-suffixed “Loyaliste” IS cute but the French sided with the Good guys (however Inffectually 😉 in these sorts of matters. / I say the Inglorious Twelfth is barred; but if such Were to come to pass (thus historically Redeeming the tragic date 🙂 the cyberappellation [speaking of the French :] would need to be something along lines of Loyaboyne or (shudder) Loyabilly and that doesn’t Work very well. ;>

    Now of course on the Other hand, picking up on your mellifluous “Loyalora” we could go with Loyalooraloora but that’s just Silly (albeit perhaps helpful at Naptime); and then there’s the gaelic-diminutive Loyaleen but that’s a bit Obscure.

    The Kids have already used French-&-Spanish-derived diminutive suffixes (suffices? 🙂 so Suffice it to say that I suggest honoring the Italian this time:

    Loyabambina. 🙂

    • DATE of birth: July 4th

    • TIME of birth (Mountain Time): 11:45 p.m.

    • WEIGHT at birth, in pounds and ounces: 8 lb. 9 oz.


    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: 23 inches

  25. Alasdair

    Doc #17 – I think that Loychik was ruled out for poultry reasons …

    Venerable Loy – I’m not sure that Loybimba is quite what the proud parents have in mind …

    Of course, if she is slow in delivery, perhaps Loytering might be appropriate …

    Oh, and while I would be flattered (I think), I wouldn’t saddle her with LoyalAster … (for all that she will be yet another star in the Loy firmament …

  26. Joe Loy

    “…ruled out for poultry reasons” ROTFL!

    Now lissen’eer ya big Cluck, it’s not “…bimba”, it’s “…bambina”, Dumbo. ;> Of course her paternal-side Bubbe might not object to “Loyabima” but far be it from Herself to bully the pulpit, so I shall pontificate in ret this bull no further. :> In conclusion, ¡Oy, caramba! 😉

  27. Alasdair

    Oh, why not … ?

    Given recent political responses from Loy the Younger, the clearly obvious blog name for #3 *has* to be

    Loybama

    !!!

  28. Nancy L. Foote

    I always suck at this but here it goes:

    DATE of birth: July 1st (7-1-11)

    TIME of birth 9:24 am (not so randomly selected. My bday is 9/24. LOL!)

    WEIGHT at birth: 7lb, 11 oz (continuing with the 7-11 theme)

    • LENGTH at birth, in inches: 21″
    ==========================
    Real names: Madeline, Katherine, Bernadette, Madison, Sophia, Giannina (pronounced “Ja-nina”

    On-line: I like Loyella or Loyanna. Save ‘Loyster’ for if you ever have a male child.
    How about Loytesla — yeah, I’m pulling from your “Volt Boy” past. LOL!

    No matter what, I hope all goes well. We’ll all be looking forward to pics of the newest beauty to join your family!

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