WEIGHT40 GUESSES
3.04 kg
Actual weight vs. 3.36 kg average guess
2.8 kg4.3 kg
A SMALL PERSON. A VERY BIG DEBUT.
40 guesses.
One Matilda.
Everyone had a theory.
She had an entrance to make.
HELLO, WORLD16.082026 · 14:53
3.04 kgA LITTLE BUNDLE
48 cmOF PURE POSSIBILITY
40VERY INVESTED GUESSERS
01 / THE GRAND ENTRANCE
She had her
own schedule.
The crowd’s favourite was 27 August.
Matilda chose 16 August.
Eleven days ahead of the favourite.
August, according to everyone
● ONE DOT = ONE GUESS Matilda’s birthday · 2 correct date guessesAlso in the mix: 1–2 September 5 · 31 October 1
🎃
One vote for Halloween.
A bold commitment to spooky season.
02 / EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY
Small baby.
Big expectations.
She arrived in a more compact edition.
33 of 40 guesses were heavier.
33 of 40 guesses were longer.
LENGTH40 GUESSES
48 cm
Actual length vs. 51.6 cm average guess
47 cm55 cm
Matilda Each guessDashed line: average guess
03 / A ROUND OF APPLAUSE
The very unofficial
prediction awards.
Malgorzata P.
7 h 5 min away
Closest to the full birth moment.
16 August, 07:48.
2 Michał Z. 10 h 8 min
3 Filip J. 12 h 21 min
Ola K.
10 g away
A guess of 3.05 kg.
Now that’s a tiny margin.
2= Four runners-up 40 g away
Agata K., Aleksandra B., Michał Z. & Andrzej W.Five perfect
predictions.
48 cm exactly
One measurement.
Five shared first places.
Agnieszka W.
Katarzyna D.
Aleksandra D.
Michal K.
Krzysztof S.
Katarzyna D.
Aleksandra D.
Michal K.
Krzysztof S.
Marcin A.
14 min away
Predicted 15:07 · Matilda arrived at 14:53.
The closest time of day, regardless of the date.
2 Ronald D. 38 min away · 14:15
3= Agata P. & Andrzej W.
53 min away · 14:00 · shared third placeScored by the shortest distance around a 24-hour clock.
Birth moment combines date + time. Equal errors share a place. Everyone else wins honorary auntie-and-uncle energy.
04 / THE FAMILY RESEMBLANCE COMMITTEE
A little you.
A little me.
A whole new person.
Who would she look like?
Three votes for “neither.” An original, apparently.
18 of 40 guesses · Matilda: dark blue
NAILED THE SHADEDorota Z.
Her prediction: “Dark blue”
13 of 40 guesses · Matilda: dark blond
NAILED THE SHADEJoanna B. & Emilia Z.
Both predicted “Dark blond”
Colour-family matches: shades such as dark blue and blue are grouped together.
05 / THE BEST OF BOTH
Mom’s sparkle.
Dad’s special sauce.
The traits everyone hoped she would inherit.
A family wish list for a person all her own.
From Mom
40 cards · one main theme per card
Eyes10 / 40
Smile7 / 40
Warmth & sociability7 / 40
Curiosity & openness4 / 40
Intellect & ambition3 / 40
Sensitivity & care3 / 40
Skills & style2 / 40
Adventure & passion1 / 40
Calm & easygoing nature1 / 40
Strong personality1 / 40
Positive outlook1 / 40
From Dad
40 cards · one main theme per card
Hair10 / 40
Humour & wit8 / 40
Intellect & skills8 / 40
Calm & composure6 / 40
Smile2 / 40
Eyes2 / 40
Height1 / 40
Fun personality1 / 40
Patience1 / 40
Hobbies & interests1 / 40
These are hopes written on the cards, not predictions of genetics or personality. Each original answer was assigned one main theme in the source sheet, even when it mentioned several traits. Both charts use the same 0–40 scale.
06 / SAME BABY. DIFFERENT THEORIES.
The hair. The brains.
The dad jokes.
When it came to Dad’s contribution,
the two groups had different wish lists.
F respondents · 26 people M respondents · 14 people
Dad’s intellect / skills
F
8% (2/26)
M
43% (6/14)
Dad’s humour / wit
F
12% (3/26)
M
36% (5/14)
Dad’s hair
F
35% (9/26)
M
7% (1/14)
Dad’s calmness
F
23% (6/26)
M
0% (0/14)
Bars share a 0–100% scale and compare the share within each group. F/M describes respondents. These are this group’s wishes, not general claims about women and men. Counts use each card’s assigned main theme; some original answers mention several traits.
THE M CROWD ORDERED A SLIGHTLY BIGGER BABY.
78 g heavier and 1.1 cm longer, on average.
F averages: 3.33 kg / 51.2 cm · M averages: 3.41 kg / 52.3 cm. Differences calculated before rounding.“Wait, you’re here already?”
32 of 40 predicted a later birth moment. Matilda got the party started ahead of most guesses.
Mom’s eyes. Dad’s hair.
Ten cards were grouped under Mom’s eyes; ten under Dad’s hair. Two equally popular family features.
Separate theme totals, not necessarily the same ten people.07 / THE CURIOSITY CABINET
And now,
the oddities.
A few wonderfully specific coincidences.
Because the little details deserve a moment.
Katarzyna D. saw it coming.
Exactly 48 cm, blue eyes and blond hair. The only person to match all three.
Eye and hair matches use colour groups, not exact shades.Right minute. Different hours.
Joanna L., Katarzyna D., Pierre-Yves R. and Kasia K. all picked minute 53. Matilda arrived at 14:53.
Their hours: 03:53, 17:53, 09:53 and 13:53, respectively.One pumpkin moved the average.
Including the lone 31 October guess shifts the average predicted date about 42 hours later.
Date-only average: 22 August without Halloween; 24 August with it. Rounded to the nearest hour for the difference.A very specific disagreement.
Agata P. and Andrzej W. both chose 14 August at 14:00. Their size guesses differed by 500 g and 5 cm.
Agata P.: 3.5 kg / 50 cm · Andrzej W.: 3.0 kg / 55 cm.Fortune-telling, to the minute.
Eighteen people chose a minute that was not a multiple of five. Across all 40 cards: 38 different times.
Apparently “sometime in the afternoon” was not specific enough.All bases: thoroughly covered.
The earliest date guess was 4 August. The latest was 31 October. That is an 88-day gap.
Matilda picked 16 August. A considerably narrower answer.08 / THE LITTLE PERSON IN OUR IMAGINATIONS
Happy. Curious.
Possibly Robocop.
The wishes were sweet. The range was spectacular.
“a potato”OLA K.
“Robocop”RONALD D.
“a menace”ANNA D.
13happy / joyful
8calm / sweet
6quirky / funny
Leading themes assigned in the source sheet. Original answers can express more than one wish.
09 / LOVE, FROM YOUR VILLAGE
Before you arrived,
you were already loved.
Forty cards full of hopes, jokes,
and little reminders for your parents.
10
Trust yourselves.The most common advice theme.
7
Look after yourselves.Rest counts, too.
5
Enjoy the moment.Even the beautifully messy ones.
“Love each other
and your child
with all your hearts.”JOANNA R.
And the shortest piece of wisdom?
“Be chill.”— MARTYNA G.