The Results Are In

I've finally had time to crunch through the numbers and declare the official winner:

Congratulations to Debi Owens! She correctly guessed Olympia's gender and birth weight at 5 pounds 6 oz, and she was only two days off and 24 minutes off the birth day and time respectively. Lastly, she guessed long by just 0.25 inches! (Interestingly, she was the only one to submit her guess in a comment.)

She wins an all expenses paid trip to see Harry Potter's Wild Wizard World (the name we gave to the closet under our staircase) but we'll be around too if she wants to visit with us. We realize she might be stuck in a hurricane this weekend so we'll have to see what Irene is doing later.

It was a short contest - cut short by Olympia herself - but 29 participants were still able to submit their guesses on time. Two guesses were disqualified. You know who you are... :)

A majority of individuals guessed male:

and the most popular weight guess was 6 lbs and 14 oz; only the winner guessed 5 lbs 6 oz.

The time of day was generally randomly distributed across the 24 hours, but all guesses for the day was late. (Olympia surprised us as well!) The highlighted point is the most correct time of 10:32am, but not the correct day (which would be at the far left edge).

In general, the guesses with longer babies were expected to be heavier (a reasonable assumption or trend) but most people underestimated how small we make little girls. The winning guess is highlighted in the following graph, which was the shortest guess (17.75 inches) and almost the lightest weight. I'll let you figure out the group(s) mean(s), medians and quantiles if you want.

To all the rest of you, thanks for playing... and better luck next time!

Here are the official rankings.

1. Debi

2. Ws

3. WH

4. KH

5. DR

6. LC

7. LT

8. EG

9. NG

10. MH

11. HS

12. JS

13. SB

14. BT

15. DC

16. AC

17. DA

18. GS

19. L

20. CM

21. K

22. RD

23. DS

24. DL

25. DI

26. CB

27. JM

28. JS2

28. SS

My brother Scott had the misfortune of guessing almost the exact opposite of the day. He also guessed a male and a heavy one at that! Sorry Scott! I'll try for one next time*!

*if there is one

Girl, Boy or Dog?!?

Poor Olympia. Before her birth strangers were convinced she was a boy, and then after she was here, some were still confused . . .

Publix cashier: "Are you having a boy?"

Me: "I don't know, we aren't finding out until the birth."

Publix cashier: "You aren't swollen in your face, so it's a boy."

Me: "Oh really?"

Publix cashier: "Yes, if you are having a girl, you would be swollen, especially around your lips."

Me thinking: But you have never seen me in your life . . . how do you know if I'm swollen or not?

Neighbor: "Do you know what your having?"

Me: "No, we are waiting until the baby is born to find out."

Neighbor: "It's a boy. You are carrying low and round like a basketball. If it was a girl, you'd be carrying higher and more oval."

While I was out walking with Olympia in a sling, a neighbor asked: "Is that a dog or a baby in there?" My thoughts: Seriously? I thought the point of walking a dog, was that the dog actually walked . . . but hey, I remember seeing two dogs in a stroller at the Grand Canyon, so this woman is asking a valid question.

Now to indulge the grandparents, some pictures:

Facts, Figures & a Few Photos

Olympia weighs nearly 6.5 lbs.

According to Austria doughnuts are not treats, hence you can eat one whenever you want.

Olympia has tipped the diaper count to over 10,000.

We are staying within our TV limit (thanks to all our wonderful family and friends who have helped by making us meals, taking my children to their homes to play, and sending activities to do).

I have been asked at least three times if John either has a male dog or is planning to get one. I guess that is what you do when your gender becomes outnumbered. Unfortunately (or fortunately) we recently discovered he is allergic to pets.

We have only experienced having all 3 little girls crying at the same time once.

Now for a few random photos.

We're hoping for more of this during night-time hours:
Pioneer Day FHE: