Time to Make Your Predictions! Plus a Target Giveaway

by Emily (The Culinary Couple) / 53

If you’ve been following our pregnancy posts, you know that we chose to keep Peanut’s gender a surprise. I believe we’re in the minority, and perhaps we’ll choose to find out for future Peanut(s), but we’re so glad we’ve waited. We figure there is no bigger thrill in life than the jubilant announcement of “It’s a boy!” or “It’s a girl!” in the hospital delivery room. I also bet it will encourage me to “push harder” when the time comes.

As you can imagine, though, we are incredibly anxious to find out if we’re going to have a baby boy or a baby girl. Daddy’s little princess or Momma’s little man?

I’ve remained mostly neutral for the past nine months, and Nick has teetered back and forth between boy and girl. Most of our family and friends suspect Peanut will be a boy because boys dominate the Wiley family. But if we have a girl, she will be the sixth generation first-born female in my family.

Also, we can’t help but fantasize … Will Peanut have our blonde hair and blue eyes? Nick’s prominent ears? My pudgy nose?

So what do you think? It’s time to make your predictions! Share your guesses in the comments section below, and you’ll also be eligible to win a $25 gift certificate to Target. Use it to buy either baby or non-baby items (Missoni, perhaps? Or maybe a boppy or diapers or a swaddle blanket?).

Either way, we hope to hear from you!

Share your guesses for gender, birth date, height, and weight in the comments section below.

A few other tidbits you may want to consider. Peanut is due on September 17th. Heartbeat was in the 130s at our 39-week appointment, and I seem to be carrying low and narrow. I was born three days before my due date and measured 7 lbs 7 oz, 19 1/2 inches. Nick was born two weeks early and measured 7 lbs 6 oz, 21 inches.

Terms of the Giveaway

  • This giveaway is self-hosted and open to all.
  • Share your guesses for gender, birth date, height, and weight in the comments section below.
  • Contest ends Saturday, Sept. 24th at midnight (because the doc won’t let Peanut go more than a week past his/her due date).
  • Winner will be selected by a random number generator.
  • Make sure to include your e-mail address with your entry so we can contact you if you win.

Thanks for playing!

53 thoughts on “Time to Make Your Predictions! Plus a Target Giveaway”

  9. Boy
    September 18th
    7 pounds 4 ounces
    20″ long

    *I’m a new blog reader of yours and really enjoy your posts! Looking forward to the “baby is here” post!

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  16. Boy
    September 19
    7 lbs. 2 oz.
    19 inches

    With every pregnant women I have known, it has been my experience that if they were having a girl their faces got wider during pregnancy. Your face hasn’t changed a bit 🙂

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  19. Oh, the two of you were just too cute as babies! Can’t wait to see your beautiful child! Here are my predictions:

    -Girl (if only to keep that adorable trend going for your family!)
    -September 15th
    -7lbs, 7oz
    -20 inches long

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  20. I can’t express my excitement for you enough!

    -I’m thinking it’s a boy. For some reason when you write about being pregnant I always picture a boy. (although I always secretly hope everyone has a girl first)
    -September 17
    – 7 pounds 6 oz.
    -19 inches

    Good luck Emily and Nick! I’ll be thinking about you!

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  22. ps – just have to say: carried both my boy and girl exactly the same way (low, all belly), and their heart rates were the exact opposite of what their gender turned out to be… Just to throw monkey wrenches out there!!!

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  33. Hmmm- I’m gonna go with:

    Girl
    September 20
    7 lbs. 5 oz.
    20 in.

    AND FREAKIN’ ADORABLE! 🙂
    My hubby and I didn’t find out the sex of any of our three kids either- it is a great surprise!

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  39. 1. Girl
    2. September 17th
    3. 19.5 inches
    4. 7 lbs, 5 oz

    Best wishes to both of you! Cannot wait to hear about Baby Wiley’s entrance into this world!

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  41. 1. Boy
    2. September 20
    3. 20 inches
    4. 7 lbs., 11 oz.

    Love ya both! So excited for you. Your whole world will never be the same! 🙂 Its amazing!

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  42. 1. Girl
    2. Sept. 21
    3. 18.5 inches
    4. 8 lbs 9 oz

    Best of luck. I have been following your blog for a while now and love the way you two post weekly about the progress of the baby and what each of you are going through. When the time comes for my husband and I … I just might have to “borrow” your way of sharing – if that’s okay 🙂

    Congratulations!

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  43. 1. Boy
    2. Sept 15
    3. 20.5 inches
    4. 7 lb 14 oz

    I’ve had so much fun following your pregnancy journey and in the middle of it all, I became pregnant as well! I keep checking back daily to see if there is any news 🙂 Best of luck to you – even though I don’t know you, you both seem like you will be amazingly loving and wonderful parents!

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  45. Oh what fun!!
    Ok so I am thinking it will be a boy (because I have all 3 boys!!!)
    birth date…sept 23rd
    height…19 1/2 inches
    weight…7lb 12 ounces

    Yay!! So excited for you guys…you are going to love being a mommy! It is the best thing ever!!! 🙂

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  46. Well I was hoping the baby was going to be born today! But I guess Ill hav to pick another day!

    1. Girl
    2. September 18th
    3. 18.75 inches
    4. 7 lbs. 7 oz.

    <3 Auntie Laura! Xoxo

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