Baby Long Contest
This is my beautiful wife, Kristy. We are expecting our first child. We thought it would be a lot of fun to have a contest in which our friends and family guess the gender, weight and time of birth of the baby. A bit of info: we do not know the gender of the baby; the official due date is January 11th, 2009. Each person who guesses will get points based on the accuracy of their guesses. The person who gets the most points will win a $25 gift card to the retailer of their choice! Here is the points breakdown:
5 points for correctly guessing the gender
10 points to start for guessing the date of birth minus 1 point for each day off target
24 points to start for guessing the time of birth (regardless of date) minus 1 point for each hour off target
10 points to start for guessing the weight of the baby minus .25 points for every ounce off target
Post your answers on this blog as a reply to this post. See the first reply below for an example. Email calamusink@gmail.com if you have any questions or can’t figure out how to reply.
Good luck and we can’t wait to introduce Griffin Michael or Emma Jean Long to the world..
joshua observes 
EXAMPLE:
Guess Gender
Janurary 40, 2020
1:10am
25lbs 19 ounces
Boy (lots of hair)
Dec. 28th at 9:40 am
7lbs 2 oz.
Hi Kristy, it’s your cousin Deborah in NC. Congratulations on the upcoming arrival of:
Emma Jean Long
01/10/10
11:10 pm
7 lbs 10 oz
We wanna see pictures when she’s born!
Ok, I’m in guys! I can’t wait to meet:
Griffin Michael
January 13th
9:31 a.m.
Praying for you guys!
Mwa, Darcy
Hi Kristy- It’s Darcy’s mom. What a great idea! Here’s my guess:
Baby Girl
January 10th
4:40 pm
oops… forgot to list the weight:
Darcy’s mom Diane-here’s my guess again completed:
Baby Girl
January 10th
440 pm
6 pounds 7 ounces
Hi guys- it’s Darcy again… I forgot the weight. I guess:
6 pounds 12 ounces with a nice small head!
Okay, I’ll play…
Girl
January 12
7:20 PM
7lbs 4oz
Girl January 9 5:18 p.m. 7lbs. 10 oz.
You look so beautiful.
Griffin Michael
Jan.11
6:25 PM
8 lbs 1 oz
Scott in Las Vegas predicts,
Baby girl
January 4
0500 a.m.
7lbs 6 oz
Josh & Kristy — I wanna play too!
Okay I keep in mind that I can be a bit of an extremist.
*BOY
*JANUARY 14
*1:23 AM.
*10 POUNDS 9 OUNCES.
(Sorry Kristy, but I think he’s going to be big!)
WHAT???????? No way is this baby 10 pounds. Please oh please, I hope you’re not right:)hehe
Easy….
Girl
January 9th
11:09pm
7 pounds 6 oz
I win
Girl
January 14th
9:14 PM
6LBS 8OZS
Jan 8, 2010
Girl
14:41:37 (Just in case you want it down to the seconds 🙂
7 pounds 3 oz
for added bonus…her first words will DA DA…her first steps will be at 8 Months 15 days…her first boyfriend will not be allowed to see her, a dad’s protection…
Best wishes to you…my two are now College Freshman…the nest is getting lighter 🙂
How fun is this!!!
A bouncing baby “boy”
Born January 12, 2010
1:41am
8 pounds 5 ozs
emma jean
11:45 am
7 pounds 2 oz!
jan 4, 1009
emma jean
11:45 am
6 pounds 5 oz
jan 4, 2010!
Here’s my guess from the 1st time Grandpa
Girl
01-17-2010
10:38AM
6 Lbs. 8 Ozs.
My guess is:
Boy
01/12/2010
3:20 AM
8 lbs
This is fun! I’m Diane, Kristy’s boss, and I hope I win.
Baby Girl
January 11
1:05 pm
7 lbs, 4 oz
I’m so excited to meet our “Little Long”
Boy
January 11
12:35 AM
7 lbs. 14.5 oz
hmmm..
BOY
JANUARY 13th @ 10:39PM
oops… and 7lbs, 6oz.
Love me some baby guessing!
I predict girl.
January 10th
10:22pm
7lbs 7ozs
This is fun.
Girl
Jan. 5, 2010
6:08 P.M.
7lbs 10ozs
Hey it’s Stacy from work!
girl
December 25, 2009
7:27 pm
6 lbs 2 oz.
yes–I know it’s before your due date!
I think Emma Jean will arrive on January 8, 2010 at 10:38 am. She will weigh 6lbs. 10oz.
Emma Jean
January 4,2010
2:00 AM
6 lbs, 11oz
oops… and 7lbs, 6oz.
Boy
Jan. 7th
7am
6lbs 7oz
Great news. I know your so excited right now.
In spite of HIS mom, the only pink Griffin will wear is on his cheeks!
January 18 (I was late, too)
7:11 am (maybe he’s a morning person?)
7 pounds, 11 oz (just to be consistent)
Griffin Michael
Dec. 21st
12:55 am.
7 pounds 8 oz.
and I love the name Griffin Michael!!
Boy
Jan. 6
3:23 a.m.
7 lbs, 2 oz.
Hey… I love these types of games. I’m going to say
Jan 5, 2010
Boy
5:10pm
7lbs 6oz 19inches
Boy
Jan 9
10:45pm
7lbs 4 oz
JaNelle:)
Girl
December 31
Noon
8 lbs 12 oz
Griffin Michael (I trust your instincts Kristy)
January 11th (If anyone could get it right on target, it would be Kristy) (PS… Please please please don’t have it before the 3rd. I will be in Phoenix)
2:00 PM (Not too late, not too early)(I figure Kristy has put this part in a planner as well. Haha.)
Love you guys and your baby too!
Lisa
So I wanna play too even though I can’t win:)
Boy
Jan 7th
1:14pm
7lbs 3
Griffin Michael
January 11, 2010
7:30 am
7 lbs 2 oz
It’s Ann from GCE
Emma Jean
January 9, 2010
1:20 pm
7 lbs, 5oz
Tally those points, I’m ready to win!
The baby will be a boy born January 13th 7 lbs 6 oz
Oh at 2 AM
Ok, we are in.
Boy (tyler and jaycob agree)
January 2nd
4:00am
8lbs 6oz
Ok here’s my guess. A girl, (cause Brooklyn needs another playmate). I think Jan. 11th (cause that is my Dad’s birthday). And I’m gonna say born at 5:05 a.m., 6 lb. 8 oz. and 20 in. long! Can’t wait to see him or her!
Well, Even it is a long contest list
Ok, I am still in
Boy
December 31st,
7Lbs 5oz
2:00 pm
What fun!
Griffin Michael
Jan. 9
7:00 pm
7 lbs. 6 oz.
mer-man
jan. 9
11 in the a.m.
7 lbs. 2 oz.
Griffin Michael
Jan 10
10:30 am
8 lbs. 3 oz.
Boy
January 14
7 pounds 4 ounces
10:30 AM
We are taking final submissions and will close the contest to entries at 11:59 on Sunday night, the 27th. Tell your friends to send in their submissions now. Nothing to lose!
Boy
Jan 17th
8 pounds 4 ounces
3:30 PM
Girl
Jan 4th
5:30 PM
7 pounds 5 ounces
Girl
7 pounds even
Jan 5th
3 PM
girl jan. 16 6:35 pm 7 lbs. 7 oz love you guys! Can’t wait to see Emma Jean!
Ok….
Boy
7.2 lbs
January 7th
6pm