Helen's Baby Sweepstake

[Stickerrocks]

Following on from a comment by DadDadDad on the spoilers thread, any predictions for the birth?

D3 has already picked 6 May.

I'm going for 13 May, 6lb 2 oz, Jonathan.

[Stickerrocks]

Scrap the travelling bit. Rob can go to his local registrar who will forward the details if he is unable to travel.

[DadDadDad]

The thing is, even if Helen does register her choice of name, if Rob gets to raise the child he can use any name he wishes, so the child would learn that name and only years later discover officially he is something else.

[drspouse]

I thought we'd established the registrar came to the mother and baby unit?

[redshoeblueshoe]

Did we get an exact date ? No weight ? I expect SOC has no experience of babies

[Stickerrocks]

The CA said it was Saturday morning as Peggy was on the phone to Pat & the baby was born soon afterwards. No weight.

[Vango]

Popping on to guess Jack Adam.

[rissabirnie]

John Thomas. After his father.

[SaraTheFairy]

Mephistopheles Titchener? Or to counteract Gideon, Boris Nigel? I'm still sad that now forgotten Mungo wasn't called Nebuchenezzar Bellamy-Snell

[GypsyFl0ss]

Jonathan Anthony Archer.

[Stickerrocks]

John Anthony Archer, known as Jack. I think we can safely go with Helen's decision, as she is allowed to register the birth at the M&B unit. About to check back through to see how many got it right, as well as Gypsy above.

[Stickerrocks]

Several stand alone Johns & Anthonys, but Gypsy was the only one to put them together. (I'm sure D3 will correct me if I've overlooked anyone.)

[DadDadDad]

Yes, that's a remarkable guess by Gypsy (with that username I picture you sitting in your little tent staring into a crystal ball, unless you are in fact sitting in a studio in the BBC and have insider knowledge ).

I think special mention to maisie123 as the first to suggest John rather than Jonathan. lljkk was first to suggest Anthony.

[elpth]

No D^3 I was the first to mention Anthony! On 18/4/16 at 20.55.
lljkk said Anthony Thomas on 23/4/16

[DadDadDad]

My humblest apologies, elpth, I was too hasty. Fortunately, the runner-up medal hasn't quite left for the engravers, so I can get that fixed.

[elpth]

Thanks D^3

[Vango]

Jack? (As he will be known!) 😳

[DadDadDad]

Well, I thought it was runner-up medals for maisie and elpth, then the main prize to go to Gypsy could be that sculpture of a nude Justin that someone won a few years back on another TA thread.

[DadDadDad]

For those wondering about my sanity:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/2225850-Dont-blame-it-on-a-Grundy-dont-blame-it-on-Route-B-dont-blame-it-on-Sean-OC-blame-it-on-the-badgers-Discuss-The-Archers-of-Prudhoe-here?pg=3

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/2225850-Dont-blame-it-on-a-Grundy-dont-blame-it-on-Route-B-dont-blame-it-on-Sean-OC-blame-it-on-the-badgers-Discuss-The-Archers-of-Prudhoe-here?pg=5 - look for exchange with icimoi.

Actually, I'm not sure this is necessarily making me look any saner.

[elpth]

Yes just runners up prize for me and maisie no nude statue of Justin here thank you

[GypsyFl0ss]

Hmmmm, a nude statue of Justin you say? I think I might just have to pass on that thanks all the same! Over on the other thread there were loads of predications for John / Jack...I'm sure Mystic Bore will take it off my hands

[DadDadDad]

Fair enough, I'm not even sure if Icimoi comes on here anymore, so we might have trouble reclaiming the statue. We will probably see her on Antiques Roadshow with it and find it's worth something...

[AugustaFinkNottle]

" I'm not even sure if Icimoi comes on here anymore"

(whispers) Hi!

[DadDadDad]

Ooh, your NC secret is safe with me (and fifty thousand other 'netters).

I hope you've been polishing Justin regularly

[Wordsaremything]

I said John known as Jack too, on 19/4 but got middle names wrong.
I demand a runner up medal too!