Betting on Baby
Briefly

The article recounts a coed baby shower for Baby Winston where attendees participated in a fun betting game predicting the baby's due date, weight, length, name, and gender. Highlights include amusing entries and food contributions, particularly salmon crudo. Susie correctly guessed the delivery date while Fran won by predicting the baby's weight. The narrative emphasizes the playful banter among guests and the joy in sharing this special occasion, along with humorous misunderstandings regarding game entries and decor choices.
Thanks to everyone who filled out brackets for Baby Winston's due date, weight, length, name, and gender at our recent coed baby shower.
Jenny's co-worker Susie picked the correct date of delivery, apparently by sheer luck, as she seemed otherwise uninvested in the birth of our child.
Fran wins the pot for the baby's weight: seven pounds, five ounces. We're giving a Starbucks gift card to the runner-up, Mud.
For clarity, 'length' referred to our baby's height, not the duration of the birthing itself.
Read at The New Yorker
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