Peyton Predictions

**Guest Post from Jen Ramirez**

At the shower that we threw for Melissa back in November, Lindsay Powell made up Peyton Predictions for everyone to fill out. I thought it would be nice to get these predictions out in the open before she arrives - we don't want anyone misrepresenting what they guessed after all. Also, I asked Melissa to make her own predictions. Granted I just did that today (1/12/11), so her birth date guess is a little skewed. Note that comments in parenthesis are strictly my own & do not represent the views of Peyton or Peyton's Mom.

Birth Date - I highlighted those ladies still in the running

• Carolyn Birge: 1/14/11


• Lindsay Powell: 1/4/11


• Kirstine Flores: 1/1/11


• Jen Vieiro: 1/10/11


• Jen Ramirez: 12/31/10 (so optimistic)


• Tera Highbarger: 1/6/11


• Debbi Highbarger: 12/31/10 - good for taxes or 1/11/11 (hedging her bets)


• Star Stroker: 1/15/11


• Nana: 12/31/10


• Grandmama: 12/31/10


• Abuela: 1/11/11
• Jen F. (Peyton's Aunt): 1/11/11


• Debika Sihi: 1/4/11


• Kim Tillinghast: 1/7/11


• Brook Riley: 1/10/11


• Melissa Walker "Peyton's Mom": 1/13/11

Birth Time

• Carolyn: 7:15pm


• Lindsay: 3:02am


• Kirstine: 1am


• Jen V.: 7pm


• Jen R.: 7:12pm


• Tera: 3pm


• Debbi: 11:59


• Star: 5am


• Nana: 9pm


• Grandmama: 11:50


• Abuela: 7am


• Debika: 7:45am


• Kim: 7pm


• Brook: 4:55pm


• "Peyton's Mom": 4:15pm

Birth Weight/Length

• Carolyn: 7lbs, 2oz & 20.5 inches


• Lindsay: 7lbs, 10oz & 19 inches


• Kirstine: 8lbs, 4oz & 21 inches


• Jen V.: 8lb, 2 oz & 20.5 inches


• Jen R.: 7lbs, 3oz & 20 inches


• Tera: 7lbs, 2oz & 20.5 inches


• Debbi: 6lbs, 6oz & 17 inches


• Star: 7lbs, 6oz & 20 inches


• Nana: 7lbs, 6oz & 19 inches


• Grandmama: 7lbs, 7oz & 21 inches


• Abuela: 7lbs, 11oz & 20 inches
• Jen F. (Peyton's Aunt): 7lbs, 10 oz


• Debika: 8lbs, 3oz & 19 inches


• Kim: 7lbs, 10oz & 20 inches


• Brook: 7lbs & 19 inches


• "Peyton's Mom": 8lbs, 2oz & 20 inches

Peyton's First Steps

• Carolyn: 10 months


• Lindsay: 12 months, 1 week


• Kirstine: 11 months


• Jen V.: 11.5 months


• Jen R.: 10 months


• Tera: 12 months


• Debbi: 7 months


• Star: 11 months


• Nana: 11 months


• Grandmama: 12 months


• Abuela: 12 months


• Debika: 11 months


• Kim: 10 months


• Brook: 1/10/2012 (about 12 months)


• "Peyton's Mom": 12 months

Peyton's First Word

• Carolyn: 11 months


• Lindsay: 18 months


• Kirstine: 15 months


• Jen V.: 11 months


• Jen R.: 11 months


• Tera: 10 months


• Debbi: 3 months


• Star: 9 months, "DaDa", "ByeBye"


• Nana: 13 months


• Grandmama: 13 months


• Abuela: "Abuela"


• Debika: 14 months


• Kim: "Mama"


• Brook: "Momma"


• "Peyton's Mom": "Dada"

First Time to go Shooting with Dad

• Carolyn: 11


• Lindsay: 4


• Kirstine: 8


• Jen V.: N/A - she won't be interested in shooting! :)


• Jen R.: 4


• Tera: 18 months


• Debbi: 18 years old, per Melissa


• Star: 6


• Nana: 6 months


• Grandmama: 6 years


• Abuela: 5


• Debika: 6


• Kim: 5


• Brook: 1/10/2012 (about 12 months)


• "Peyton's Mom": 3

First Date

• Carolyn: 15


• Lindsay: 15


• Kirstine: 16


• Jen V.: 16


• Jen R.: 16


• Tera: 14


• Debbi: 15


• Star: 16, Dad will go too!


• Nana: 18


• Grandmama: 18


• Abuela: 17


• Debika: 16


• Kim: 16


• Brook: 2027


• "Peyton's Mom": 18

Will Peyton look more like Melissa or Matt?

• Carolyn: Matt


• Lindsay: Melissa


• Kirstine: Melissa


• Jen V.: Melissa


• Jen R.: Melissa


• Tera: Melissa


• Debbi: Melissa


• Star: Melissa


• Nana: Melissa


• Grandmama: Matthew


• Abuela: Matt


• Debika: Melissa


• Kim: Melissa


• Brook: Mix


• "Peyton's Mom": Melissa

Will Peyton be a Longhorn? (What kind of question is this? Duh)

• EVERYONE put YES!!!! There were some smart ladies in attendance (and a LOT of Longhorns), clearly.


• Melissa stipulates "unless she gets a full ride to Harvard"

What will Peyton be when she grows up?

• Carolyn: Architect


• Lindsay: SASsy Girl! (an auditor, for those of you not in on the lingo)


• Kirstine: a Codehead! (a tax accountant, again, for those of you who are not nerdy CPAs)


• Jen V.: a Writer


• Jen R.: Not an accountant (guess who loves their job!!!)


• Tera: Architect


• Debbi: Architect


• Star: A Beautiful lady Inside and Out!


• Nana: Doctor


• Grandmama: Movie Star


• Abuela: A woman (way to play it safe there Abuela)


• Debika: Dancer, so she can shake her booty like her daddy


• Kim: Brilliant in every way


• Brook: Something with numbers


• "Peyton's Mom": Whatever she wants to be, but preferably not an accountant. Who would wish that kind of stressful life on their child.

I apologize if some people are currently left off - I think some of the predictions went missing. If you want to e-mail me new predictions, send them to jennifer.w.ramirez@tsocorp.com. Thank you!