We’re having a boy! Again!
So much for waiting to find out.
I consider changing Page’s mind on this whole thing one of the greatest sell jobs of my life (likely nothing will top getting her to agree to date #2 with me after delicately letting her know that there wasn’t too much of a difference between me and the hairy, shirtless guy in Central Park she made fun of for “wearing a sweater in 100 degree weather” on date numero uno).
We had the find-out-the-sex appointment a few weeks ago, and we ended up leaving the doc with the sex of “Chevy” sealed inside a see-through envelope. I guess they figure once you agree to the envelope, your will and self-discipline are already broken so why bother spending the extra money on nice stationary.
After nearly getting Page to take a peek at the picture above in the parking lot, we later agreed on taking a full-blown look that night. Thanks to some help from Penn and Kim Holderness – who I’m sure weren’t annoyed at all with our elaborate request to open the envelope/cover “IT’S A BOY” with a post-it so we could later guess the sex by looking at the, um, area/re-seal the envelope/wait for me to get home from work and hold a conversation with us while acting like you don’t know the sex – we eventually took the plunge and found out that Ford is going to have a little brother!
Which thrills him, by the way. While Ford’s enjoyed being run through more outfit (and in some cases, wig) changes than an Oscars host, he is admittedly excited to see another boy in the family dressed up like a clown.
As for the name, “Calloway” is a family name on Page’s side (not “Callaway,” so please, no Big Bertha nicknames…and no, I don’t have a man-crush on Ripken). “Beck” is my maternal grandmother’s maiden name.
Finally, you’ll notice that The Preggo Page has been dusted off. After hours of pouring over “Web Sites for For Real Dummies,” I managed to bring over Page’s old blog from work and drop it onto ThePreggoPage.com. She and I will be updating this (hopefully) regularly until Cal’s debut on or around May 8.
Ole’ Bertha can’t wait.
