Great expectations...

Have you heard the earliest news about our mutual friend, Mary?

I was telephoned late last night just before I went to bed and told Mary is awaiting a baby.

According to my informant the baby is likely to be borne some time in late March or early April.

As you know Mary and her husband Dave have been attempting for a baby for some years now.

Dave is deliriously happy about the news and just can't stop to talk about it.

Mary remains very calm and cool on the outside but you can tell that internally she's just as pleased as Dave.

Naturally the arrival of a baby after all these years is going to completely transfer their lives from now on.

At the moment they are busy making plans about which room to use and weather Mary should continue working.

Dave is so carried on with it all that he's put the baby's name down for a very expensive private boys' school.

There is one small problem of course. What happens if the baby turns off to be a girl?