Place Your Bets

It's January 14. Baby Valentino/a's due date is exactly one month away. And while Benny has a whole list of things to get completed before the baby's arrival, I thought I would work on the most important thing: the baby pool.

Is Baby Valentino a boy? Or a little sister, as Little O has predicted? For those of you who swear by the Chinese fertility chart, the "official" website predicts a girl. It correctly predicted that Olivia would be a girl.

Will it share a birthday with its cousin Hanna (Feb. 8) , auntie Patti (Feb. 12), or great-grandpa Donald (Feb. 13)? Will it be a holiday baby (Valentine's Day or Presidents Day)? Will it be a Mardi Gras (Feb. 21) baby? Or if it's way overdue, a leap-year bundle of joy (February 29)?

If you look back at historical data from Olivia's birth, a late, rather than an early delivery may be a wise choice. Olivia was born at 5 a.m. on March 8, exactly 24 hours before my induction appointment. I was 41 weeks, 6 days.

The winner for Olivia's baby pool was Auntie Colleen. Will she be a repeat winner?  Or will there be a new winner? Remember the winner gets a prize from the V-Team. It will be cool, I promise.

Good luck and happy guessing.