It is coming up on a year since Susan and I counted down the days till our babies arrived. I remember those uncomfortable weeks, as we both longed to meet our little girls.
This year it is Steph’s turn.
(In case you haven’t met Steph yet – she is the fabulous blogger behind Adventures in Babywearing and the managing editor at 5 Minutes for Parenting. Earlier today, we posted the second of our interviews with her from BlogHer this summer.)
Both Olivia and Sophia arrived early, (Olivia was ten days early and Sophia was one day early,) and Steph is convinced her little girl is going to arrive early too.
So – we thought we would have some guessing fun here at 5 Minutes for Mom.
When do YOU think Steph will have her baby?
Her due date is September 18, but her midwife thinks she might go the 10th — and that’s always been the date that Steph has thought too!
(I always knew that Olivia was going to come early. I never thought of October 9th as my due date. And true to my maternal instinct, Olivia came on September 28th.)
So let’s see who can guess when the big moment will be…
We will have five winners – the five of you who guess the closest will win two fun, Jackson-approved prizes for your kids to play with.
I like these two items because they surprised me with how wide of an age appeal they have. Both of them were sent for us to review and, since they are aimed for younger children, I never expected my six year old to like them so much.
The first is Clipo Figure Bucket from Playskool. Clipo is a new collection from Playskool that encourages creative, open-ended play while helping to develop fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
I was especially interested in this toy because I am always looking for toys that Jackson and Olivia can play with together.
While Olivia is too young to actually build, she loves to play with the pieces (and of course put them in her mouth.) And even though Jackson is obviously way older than the intended age group, he still had so much fun building “airplanes” with them that he chose to take them on his weekend trip with Phil. All he took for toys was the Playskool Clipo and two Transformers and his imagination!
The second toy I guess isn’t really a “toy” — it is a toothbrush. But Jackson has so much fun with it – brushing his teeth!!! – that it is kind of a toy.
It is Tooth Tunes Junior.
I was intending on giving it to Julia, since it is designed for younger children with preschool friendly music. But when Jackson saw it he jumped on it, “Cool – Tooth Tunes – I always wanted one.” (Hasbro sure is good at marketing to kids. I had never heard of them!)
So, despite it being the “junior” version, I decided he sounded like a good tester for the product. And indeed he was! He loves it and it definitely encourages him to brush better and longer. (Now, he wants me to buy him the Transformer Turbo Tooth Tunes, one of the original Tooth Tunes series for older kids. Okay Hasbro – you win again! Can you say “stocking stuffer?” Sounds like a perfect fit.)
How to Play:
To join in our game, leave a comment with your guess of when Steph’s baby will arrive. Note the day and time. (Include minutes and even seconds if you want.)
The five comments with the closest guesses will each win a Clipo Figure Bucket and a Tooth Tunes Junior.
We will announce the winner as soon as we can after Steph’s baby is born.This contest is open to both Canadian and US shipping addresses.
Ready, Set, Guess…
UPDATE: It is Sunday evening, September 14. Steph is currently IN LABOR!!! 🙂
So – entries are officially closed. Once we get baby Ivy’s official birth moment, we will try to sort through all the entries to find the five winners.
THANKS so much for playing everyone — this is so much fun.
Hey, don’t forget to use natural stuff for cleaning when the baby arrives. Read up on this. I learned a lot from it.
http://blog.babyganics.com/2009/09/10/use-natural-and-safe-cleaning-products/
I guess I’ll go for september 29th @ 6am.
Sept 13 @ 7:30am
september 19th @ 3:50pm
My guess is September 16 at 1:41 pm.
sept 15 at 4:05 pm
Sept 17 @1:51pm
september 15th 6am
Sept 15 at 5pm!! 🙂
My guess is Sept.15 @ 3:00pm
Sept 17th, 10:36pm
Monday, September 15th at 2:06 pm.
September 14th at 6:30am
September 18th at 12:00pm
My guess is Sept. 16 at 10:28pm
I’m going with September 15th at 8:19am
sept. 14th at 4:30 am….it’s my hubby’s birthday!
I’ll guess September 11th at 8:59 pm
why? Um… I don’t know – it just sounds good 🙂
Sept 12, 3:22 a.m.
Sept 11
835am
September 12
8:36am
Sept 11 @ 6:45pm
I’m going to go with Sep 10 (2 more days, Steph!) at 2:53am. 🙂
Sept 15th @ 9:36pm.
September 9 (tomorrow) at 3:12 pm
September 14 around noon.
September 10th 6:09 pm
September 11th at 11:05pm.
Sept. 16th, early early in the morning.
I am guessing Sept 15th at 12:35pm! – the next full moon!
Sept 12th…not sure why — its just a sense I have!
September 12 @ 2:46pm
September 12th at 4:43 am Good luck! 🙂
I can’t wait to see baby Ivy when she posts on her blog :). I’m going to say September 10th at 5:58am. Good Luck Steph!
I will guess my baby girls birthday. I think Sept 14 @ 1:35 am. Good luck!
I’m going with September 9th at 9 am. (Coincidentally my birthday and two of my friends’ birthdays, too!) Good luck!
September 10th at 8:45pm…
GOOD LUCK STEPH and WELCOME IVY!!!
I am going with my son’s date and time:
Sept 9th 11:20 pm
Go Steph Go!
Sept. 11th at 8:15:50 pm
jceko77@yahoo.com
Sept 15th at 11:37 PM. Good luck!
I’ll go with Sept 9 at 2:30 am
September 14, 2008 at 18:00 pm
September 12 @ 12:12am
Just so happens to be my birth day/time, so really…how cool would that be?!?!
Jen
I’m guessing Sept 19 at 5:44 am – hope it’s sooner though for you Steph!
September 12th @ 1:23 pm
Im going to guess my own Birthday, September 19 @ 8:55 am. Good Luck and VIRGOS ARE AWESOME!!!
My guess is Sept 18th @ 9:18am
September 9th at 5:45
September 8
9pm
Sept 17
8:43 am
the 11th at 9:26pm
The 12th at 5:47am.
I will be sleeping soundly 🙂
I meant 9/9/08 @ 1:42 a.m. (Sorry stephanie)
9/9/09 @ 1:42 a.m.
I’m going to go with Sept. 12 and 12:12 AM 🙂
September 15th at 11:20 am. Praying that all will be well!
Well, I planned to guess Sept. 11th but that seems to be what everyone else is guessing, so I’ll go witht the 12th.
Sept 11th at 6:32 PM
September 9th at 12:42 a.m.
Best wishes, Steph!
Sept 13 at 12:17. 8)
My guess is: Sept. 18th at 3:02 am
One of my little guys was born almost 5 years ago on that day in the early am, so I’m a bit partial!
September 11th @ 6:33AM
Yay for Steph! I can’t wait to hear about the little arrival, whenever it happens.
I’m going to guess Sept. 9th at 9:09 pm. (That would 9-9 at 9:09.) 🙂 And yowza, that’s like a few days away, only! ….
September 14th @ 2:07am
September 9 @ 11:55pm. Yay!
September 12th @ 1:35 a.m. Best of luck!!!
I am going to guess September 16th at 9:25 am!! Good luck & congrats!!
I know you feel little Ivy will be here very soon and while I totally trust your instinct, I can’t resist guessing September 20th at 10:26am. Exactly one month after Alice! 🙂
Sept. 13th, 6:00 am
I’ll guess September 8th, at 11:05 pm.
September 12 around 6:30 PM
9/11 at 1:46 p.m.
September 18th at 3:54 am.
9/15 at 2:55 pm
September 14th at 1:00pm
Many blessings as you bring this new precious life into the world.
September 12 @ 3:06
(Am I going to kick myself for not guessing the 20th since that is my birthday?)
September 13, 4:03 am.
September 11 1:52 p.m.
September 14 2008 at 12:01pm
September 15th @ 4:46am
My guess is September 14th @ 7:11 pm! Such a fun little guessing game!
sblilly14(@)yahoo(.)com
September 10, 2008 3:23 AM
Mmmmm…how about September 12, 8:30 a.m. Whenever it is, prayers and blessings coming your way! 🙂
Gonna have to go with Sept 7th (my oldest turns 18 then) and lets say 5:27am
September 10
5:46 AM
This is when I was born, almost 26 years ago!
12:12 AM September 15th is my guess!
September 11th @ 8:15am
September 9th at 10:17am
September 8th at 2:38am (since the am part is when my son was born…)
September 10th at 8:15am
september 8th at 5:05pm
sept 11th at 4:46 am
I think steph will go into labor on the evening (late) of the 9th and deliver at around 3 am on the 10th!! Good luck either way–what a blessing!!
I think steph will go into labor on the evening (late) of the 9th and deliver at around 3 am on the 10th!! Good lick either way–what a blessing!!
September 14, 9:00 AM.
Although truthfully, just hearing that Steph’s baby is here and healthy will be a great prize.
September 15 at 4:14 am
September 10 at 11:59pm
September 18 @ 8:06 a.m.
9-18 AT 9:28AM
9/15/08 12:45pm
Sept 11 3:20 pm
i say she would be haveing her baby with then the next week isay a round the 11th
My guess is September 13th@ 5:53am (since both my babies were born at that time!)
Good luck – hope it comes soon!
I’ll go with Sept 16 (that was my due date with my little boy who was born 9/25!) – 4:20 pm – Best wishes!
September 12th at 5.37am 🙂
I am going to guess September 11th @ 7:16pm
hmmm, i am really horrible at guessing such things, but i will go with sept 13th at 7:58 pm 🙂
I say September 13th at 7:45am!
Sept. 12 at 8:15 am
September 11 at 9:30 a.m.
I guess September 11 at 7:00 AM
Let’s say 9/21 @ 9:21am 🙂
Im going to guess Sept 10 at 12:05 AM 🙂
I’m going with September 16th at 7:20 am. That is the perfect time for a little girl to be born into a family full of boys. I should know, that’s when I was born!
Sept. 27 – my wedding anniversary. (ha. sorry for the loooong guess, Steph.)
8:31 am
Monica
Little girls are such princesses and with 3 older brothers why in the world would she want to come out on time? I am voting that just to get the diva attention all princesses deserve she will hold out until September 19th at 225 am!
september 9th @ 5:59am 🙂
September 12 at 2:45 🙂
September 9th – at 6:42 p.m.
September 12, 4:59 am.
Sept. 10th at 12:02 a.m. Good Luck!
I will go with a Mamma’s intuition – September 10th at 10:05pm
September 11, 2008 @ 11:53pm
I think September 11th at 6:36 PM.
i say sept. 17 at 3 am
I say the 13th at 3:42 p.m. because that was when I was born 🙂
After a peaceful, beautiful (quick!) home birth, Ivy will arrive on September 12th, 2008 at 5:35 a.m.
I’m praying for a safe delivery and healthy baby girl!
Sept 15 at 7:30pm
Sept 13 at 9 pm
September 13 at 3am
September 16th at 1:32am
September 12 at 9:27 am.
9/13
September 10th @ 9:56pm
Congrats!
September 17 at 12:06 AM – my birthday! 🙂
I think Sept 15 around 12:30 am… my birthday! 🙂
I think Steph knows best…
so I’m going with September 10th at 2:52pm (that’s the time my Jill was born:)
Sept 12 at 1:23a
September 12th, 4:30pm
September 11th… 11:11
sorry, but I’m going with my anniversary 🙂
9-22 at 3 pm
I’ve never had a baby early!
but my guess is Sept 15 at 9:15 am
Sept 16th at 2:22 pm 🙂
Sept 10 at 1:18 pm
Sept 11; 1:15am 🙂
Great fun!! Good luck Steph…shoot for the 9th of Sept. at 10:48pm.
September 11th at 4:50 am!
September 12th at 11:15 am
Oh fun! How about…
Sept 17
10:50 AM
(but I hope she goes today… for her sake!)
I think it will be a little early but with just a little more waiting than the midwife thinks. I’ll go with Sept 14th at 8 AM.
I’m guessing September 11 at 5:30 am!
I’m sure Steph would rather have the baby earlier than this, but my sister’s birthday is on September 17th, so that’s my guess. She was born at 2:28p.m. (I think) so that’s the time guess.
September 20 at 6:45 PM
Good luck! I’m praying for a safe delivery and a healthy baby.
September 9th @ 9:30 pm
September 10th, 4:25pm.
(Time chosen because that’s my birthdate. HA!)
Because it’s my son’s birthday, I’m guessing Sept 14th! Let’s say 3:12 pm. 🙂
I predict this coming up Monday (Sept. 8th) may be in the late afternoon around 4:00 – 6:30 (maybe even later). I will be thinking of you Steph and wishing I was there! Give Ivy a Big kiss and hug for Aunt Diane! I can’t wait to get the report from Mimi!
I say Sept. 9th at 11:30pm. 🙂
September 12th, at 2pm.
I think that adorable little baby will come on September 11th at 8:25am. Can’t wait to see her beautiful picture!
I think this little one will arrive on September 10th @ 10PM!!! Hoping for a smooth and peaceful labor…
Hummm Sept 12 at 6h45 Am is my guess!!!! Good luck Steph !
I’m going with September 12, at 3:12pm
September 15th 12:32 pm
Sept. 15th at 9:30 PM.
Sept 12 11:59 pm
September 13th at 11:13 a.m.
With both midwife and Steph feeling like it’s the 10th, how can I guess otherwise?
I’ll go for 11:00 a.m., just in time for lunch!
All the best to you, Steph. I can’t wait to see pictures of Ivy being welcomed into your beautiful family!
I am going with my daughters birthday (she is going to be one!!!) September 11th @ 12:32pm.
I’m going to be sentimental and guess Ivy will be born on my son’s third birthday: September 16.
9:27 a.m.
And also, hubs says he predicts she will weigh 7 lbs. 9 oz. (and that, friends, is the closest the man has EVVA come to commenting on any blog in the universe.)
I am Steph’s mom and my guess is Sept. 11 @ 11:11 am
I’m thinking September 13th at 9:05 am. 🙂
9-11 at 6:02 a.m.- I got that by using my kids birth days and months and the time the other was born.
September 11th, 6:42 pm
I say September 11th at 11:45 am
That is my birthday, good luck!
17 September, 11 am.
September 18, 9am
I’m going to guess the 9th of September at 5:52pm. Good luck Steph!
sept. 15th at 10:38 PM
thanks!
moore.g@insideconnect.net
September 13 @ 1:06 a.m.
I’m going to go with September 9th at 3:24pm.
I am going to go with September 21 at 5:31 am
I sure hope it’s the 10th (and not the 11th!) but I am going with the 12th. Around 4 a.m. sounds good…
September 12th@ 11:35pm!
I’m guessing 2:53 a.m. on Sept. 11.
Hmmm…I’ll guess September 10th at 2:36pm!!
Sept. 10th — 11:37 AM
I will guess Sept 13th (that is my son’s b-day) at 3:15 pm.
I’m goin’ with the midwife – September 10th!! 9:30 PM!
September 21st at 1:45am.
Just taking a wild guess here and thinking maybe this little girl will be totally different than her brothers were.
For Steph’s sake I hope I’m wrong as I’m sure she’s ready to have this baby soon 😉
September 10th at 1 a.m.!
Sept 12th 4:56pm
September 12th at 5:50 PM. After a very peaceful home birth…
September 14th at 9 in the morning. Wishing Steph a wonderful birth!
I’m going with Sept. 14 at 3:45 p.m.
Thinking peaceful labor thoughts for you, Steph. I know you’re going to have an amazing birth. 🙂
How fun~
I guess September 12th at Noon!
September 11, at 2:18 am.
Sept 12 at 7:15 AM. Here’s hoping she’s early Steph!
I am guessing Sept 14 at 9pm.
Who knows. But it’s fun to guess.
I think September 11 at 4:23 AM
I have to guess my niece’s birthday, so I’m going with Sept. 9 at 6:45 am, because all good babies make their moms labor through the night and start out sleep deprived.
September 19th, 8:30 am.
Although I HOPE (for her sake) she comes early.
September 15th at 9:15pm (full moon!)
Oh how fun!
I say September 13 at about 5:30pm!
Nope, I think late! My guess is September 26th at 11:55pm.
I say Sept. 8th @ 6:34AM
September 16th at 6:30pm