The Due Date and Guess the Weight

I figure that I should put the due date up here so that everyone knows when the first American pope is going to be born. Since I couldn't live up to the prediction my grandma made many years ago, I figure this little one can pick up the banner that I dropped when I stole that kids fruit wrap in first grade.

The due date is October 10, 2007...exactly 31 years and 364 days after my birthday. I say we just put it off a day so that there are two double birthdays in the family (Jen and Scotty, me and the baby).

I would also like to open up the un-official voting for the weight of the baby. You can enter your vote by commenting on this blog entry. As you are pondering the weight keep the following things in mind:

- I am of Croatian and German descent, a hearty, big-baby folk
- I currently stand 6'6" tall and tip the scales at just over 250
- My head is large
- As a baby I weighed just a few ticks over 7 lbs
- Jen stands at a beautiful 5'10" tall
- She weighed in at 9 lbs 9 oz

So, get your algorithms tuned, grab the abacus, tap your calculator and look to the stars. The person who guesses closest without going over...okay fine, we won't do it Price is Right style...whoever is closest will get to share a beverage with our wonderful new mom and partake in a portion of the hospital food we will be subsisting on for three days. Beat that Deal or No Deal....

Let the guessing begin...