{"id":999,"date":"2015-05-01T21:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T20:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/?p=999"},"modified":"2015-05-01T21:50:19","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T20:50:19","slug":"baby-pool-iv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/2015\/baby-pool-iv","title":{"rendered":"Baby Pool IV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not quite as early in setting this up as <a title=\"Third baby pool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/2013\/baby-pool-iii\">last time<\/a>, or <a title=\"Second baby pool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/2011\/the-second-baby-pool\">the time before that<\/a>, but still well ahead of the <a title=\"First baby pool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/2010\/37-down-time-for-the-baby-pool\">initial pool<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 Little One is due June 15, but Janet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s feeling big already and despite her pick is hoping for an early arrival.\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how to play: leave a comment with your prediction of Little One\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birth date, time, size, weight, and gender, and whoever gets closest on average to the truth wins a sweet prize.<\/p>\n<p>Rules for determining the grand winner:<br \/>\n1. If you get the gender right, you receive 0 points; if you get it wrong, or don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t state it, -5 points.<br \/>\n2. For every day you are off, -1 point.\u00c2\u00a0 Not stating day or time scores -5 points.<br \/>\n3. For every centimeter you are off, -1 point.\u00c2\u00a0 Not stating anything scores -5 points.<br \/>\n4. For every 200 grams you are off, -1 point.\u00c2\u00a0 Not stating anything scores -5 points.<br \/>\n5. The person with the highest total wins.<br \/>\n6. Entering after Little One\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s arrival voids the entry.<br \/>\nGo to <a title=\"Unit converter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaldutch.com\/unitconverter\/\" target=\"_blank\">digitaldutch<\/a> for a useful unit conversion link, or have a look at the <a title=\"Convert grams to pounds and ounces\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0AmzPeWIdfPE_dHdwMDZsY2g5eFRlUTJpeEh2c2hIbUE&amp;authkey=CM-D-kg\" target=\"_blank\">Google spreadsheet I made for converting weights<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>I guess having three kids running around makes for fewer photographs, as I don&#8217;t have a current picture of Janet&#8217;s baby belly.\u00c2\u00a0 She looks a lot like the photo in the <a title=\"Third baby pool\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thduggie.com\/thduggies_blog\/2013\/baby-pool-iii\" target=\"_blank\">third baby pool post<\/a>, except perhaps a little bigger.\u00c2\u00a0 We are, of course, two weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Historical data, for those who need it for their pick: First baby 6 days early, 51cm, 3590g; second baby four days late, 53cm, 3840g; third baby eight days late, 53cm, 4300g.<\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not quite as early in setting this up as last time, or the time before that, but still well ahead of the initial pool.\u00c2\u00a0 Little One is due June 15, but Janet\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s feeling big already and despite her pick is hoping for an early arrival.\u00c2\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how to play: leave a comment with your prediction of Little One\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s birth date, time, size, weight, and gender, and whoever gets closest on average to the truth wins a sweet prize. Rules for determining the grand winner: 1. If you get the gender right, you receive 0 points; if you get it wrong, or don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t state it, -5 points. 2. 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