diff --git a/app/helpers/dates_helper.rb b/app/helpers/dates_helper.rb
index 04326ca..2355e09 100644
--- a/app/helpers/dates_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/dates_helper.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module DatesHelper
   end
 
   def pick_date(object, method, options = {}, html_options = {})
-    date_select(object, method, html_options.merge(options.merge(:use_month_names => MONTHS.map {|item| gettext(item)})))
+    date_select(object, method, html_options.merge(options.merge(:include_blank => true, :use_month_names => MONTHS.map {|item| gettext(item)})))
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/person_data.css b/public/stylesheets/person_data.css
index 74b52b5..60de41d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/person_data.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/person_data.css
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   width: 108px;
 }
 
-#profile-data .select-birth-date select {
-  width: 70px;
+#profile-data .select-birth-date select#profile_data_birth_date_3i {
+  width: 47px;
 }
 
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