Pictures to follow:
Here's the "bean" in its first ultrasound at 7 weeks. Admittedly, you can't see very much, but that's OK - not much has actually formed yet. | |
Despite much prodding, we've resisted the urge to find out what the baby is, even though we have different preferences, mainly to preserve the surprise. It would appear, though, that the baby wants to preserve the surprise as well. At the originally scheduled second ultrasound at 20 weeks, it refused to cooperate, turning its back to the transducer so we couldn't see any of its features. It took a third ultrasound at 22 weeks to see its face, and even then it kept its legs crossed! It does appear to have my profile, but thankfully has more of Nicole's nose. |
So we have gone ahead and started a baby pool. We are accepting guesses in the following categories:
Now, there is usually some form of monetary exchange that goes along with playing. Traditionally, the winner gets the pot at the end and either uses it to purchase a gift for the child or has their own little party. But since we have friends literally across the country, plus family in other countries, this is what we'll do...
We want to give people time for submissions, so we will accept any guesses (or guess changes) until 6 weeks before the due date - January 27, 2004. We'll send updates on the 27th of each month, listing what guesses we've received so far.
So send your choices/decisions/prophecies in the order listed above to us as soon as possible!