A boy is a boy is a boy...

On September 9th 2011, my life took a turn in a direction I never thought possible... Do you ever get that?  Life's just moving along in a lovely direction at a comfortable speed and then, WHAM!  A complete turn around.  Well, the change of direction that I experienced is one that I welcome with open arms and an open heart.  You see, on Friday at 5:26pm my wife gave birth to a baby boy...  Many of you are thinking, "Yeah, so what?  I mean, that's nice and all, but so many people have baby boys."  What many of you don't know, is that we also have FOUR daughters.  I consider myself an expert in the science of girls.  I think in pink and  purple, I dream of horses and castles, and even know some ballet jargon.  For the past eight years I have perfected the art of understanding the nature of the feminine brain.  I have learned certain secrets that most men would pay millions for.  And with my wife pregnant with our fifth child, I was certain  the book deal would be sealed with the birth of a fifth girl.  Not only that, but I was certain that Sainthood would be in my future! When it came time to push, my wife showed me the true power of a woman and delivered a 9 lb. baby.  Looking in between the doctors arms to see the sex, I was having trouble deciphering exactly what I was looking at.  And then it happened.  A golden arch blew up into the air, like "old faithful".  It was then that I knew...    Although I will have to change the content of the book, and my expertise in women has been tainted, I am happy to announce that we have a beautiful baby boy!   And so, without further ado, I present to all of you, Marcello.....