You know what I hate? When people email or post sonogram pictures with the genitalia circled or surrounded by flashing arrows or otherwise ridiculously prominent. Dude, you can just tell me, I promise to believe you. You know what I loathe and despise? When the fetus in question is a boy and the totally unnecessary genital circling is accompanied by jokes about the size or girth or resemblance to the purported father of the item in question. I mean really, the kids is 20 weeks from even being born, do we have to start with the penis jokes already?
So y'all are just going to have to take my word for it that Wally does seem pretty certain to be a boy.
Mia wants to name him Banana Froggie.
Comments (81)
CONGRATS!!! How exciting!! You get to start shopping all over again for blue stuff : )
Posted by Sarah | September 17, 2007 7:42 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by Amy | September 17, 2007 7:48 AM
Congratulations Beth, Chris and Mia!
Posted by Michelle | September 17, 2007 7:56 AM
I just knew it! WooHoo...cactus jr.
Posted by Steff | September 17, 2007 8:00 AM
Congratulations! You guys will have a blast with a boy.
Posted by wordgirl | September 17, 2007 8:03 AM
Mia will have such fun with a baby brother. Congratulations!
Posted by Alissa | September 17, 2007 8:03 AM
I was in a gift store yesterday looking at all the precious baby-blue things that said "Prince" on them and feeling heartstrings. You will LOVE having a boy. So sweet!
Posted by el-e-e | September 17, 2007 8:08 AM
Congrats!
My friends daughter wants to name their baby to be "chocolate".
Posted by Lisa | September 17, 2007 8:13 AM
YAY!! A BOY!! How exciting. Of course, he'd look sort of silly if you dressed him in all of Mia's girly clothes, so the baby wardrobe at your house will need a massive overhaul, but that aside - W00T!! Congratulations!!
Weren't you guys able to agree on boy names but not girl names? If so - the fact that Wally is a boy will come in handy. :P
Posted by Emily | September 17, 2007 8:18 AM
Yay! Congratulations. Boys are great! Of course, I don't have a girl so I am biased. Guess my prediction for a gaggle of girls was wrong. (Good thing I'm not starting up any psychic hotlines)Congrats to you and your family.
Posted by Joanne | September 17, 2007 8:19 AM
Congrats! Now you get to buy all new stuff! Boys are so much fun.
Posted by JuJubee | September 17, 2007 8:31 AM
Congrats!! I just read the news over at the hubby's blog. How wonderful! Mia is a doll, all concerned about the babeh. How cute is that??!!
Posted by Jen | September 17, 2007 8:42 AM
Outstanding! Congratulations! Glad you guys got that new house -- Boys need LOTS of space. ha ha!
Posted by Pammer | September 17, 2007 8:47 AM
I have boy/girl twins so I know, having a girl is great, having a boy is so great, the greatness you don't know until you have one.
Posted by Tuesday | September 17, 2007 8:49 AM
Congrats!! I am so pleased it is a boy :) I suggest naming him Calliou (Kiyou) LOL my 2 year grandson loves that show. Actually my favorite boys name is Michael. But whatever you name him will be perfect for him :)
Hugs to the Cactus/Bean family.
Posted by Trish Vicory | September 17, 2007 8:52 AM
Congratulations! Boys are just as much fun as girls, but different for the obvious reasons.
Posted by ckirby50 | September 17, 2007 9:00 AM
Congratulations! Banana Froggie is a great name.
Posted by Nichole | September 17, 2007 9:05 AM
Congratulations! Is he going to have a name beginning with T so you can have Mia Monday and, for example, Thomas Tuesday?
Posted by Katherine | September 17, 2007 9:06 AM
Congratulations! I like Banana Froggie, but I may be partial since my oldest daughter wanted to name her baby sister Tuna Luna.
Posted by Susan | September 17, 2007 9:08 AM
Congrats!!
Wally, Banana Froggie, can't wait to hear some more name suggestions!
Posted by crookedeyebrow | September 17, 2007 9:08 AM
I advised Chris to name the boy Thor, but Mia's trumped me with Banana Froggie. A name involving both a reptile and a fruit is pretty hard to beat.
Posted by You can call me, 'Sir' | September 17, 2007 9:09 AM
Congrats - Mia has a naming knack. I'd go with it. ;)
I'll give you same boy advice I gave Chris - make sure you keep that sucker covered when you change him for the first month or so. Otherwise....well, you'll be wet and regret it. ;)
Posted by Traci | September 17, 2007 9:12 AM
Mia has great naming skills. Where was she when we were trying to name Bridget?
Congrats on your boy! It'll be so much fun to get all those fun boy things!
Posted by donna | September 17, 2007 9:12 AM
well..he would probably be the only Banana Froggie in his kindergarten class!
Congratulations to all 3.5 of you!
Posted by wn | September 17, 2007 9:21 AM
Congratulations! It's never too early to start with the penis jokes, trust me.
Posted by Ross | September 17, 2007 9:33 AM
Yay! Clearly his name now has to be Wally Banana Froggie. It's got a nice ring to it.
Posted by Dawn | September 17, 2007 9:42 AM
Congratulations to the 3 of you. I am super excited for you guys.
Posted by Li'l Foot's Mommy | September 17, 2007 9:42 AM
Congratulations! (And I'm sorry to say it, but if the Banana Froggie name had come from Chris, I'd've thought it was a penis joke....)
Posted by Julie | September 17, 2007 9:45 AM
Having a boy (after being told we were having a girl, remember?) has totally rocked.
Boys are really cool. You are so lucky - you are in for a treat! :D
Posted by Jacqueline | September 17, 2007 9:56 AM
Congratulations!!
Posted by Jennie | September 17, 2007 10:06 AM
Wow.. Congratulations! While I love having a girl too, little boys are so much fun... and IMO, easier in terms of dressing, hair styling, etc! LOL, Of course, mine, has spent most of his life nekkid, so maybe that's why I feel that way!
Posted by Suz | September 17, 2007 10:08 AM
Congrats!
Posted by bd | September 17, 2007 10:10 AM
Banana Froggie is an excellent name. Congrats.
Posted by nikki | September 17, 2007 10:18 AM
Yahoo!!
I've never had a baby girl...but the little boy I have sure is a treat. You guys are going to have a blast! :-)
Posted by Isabel | September 17, 2007 10:30 AM
i can't believe i was wrong...there i go, making everything about me...
seriously, though, i'm so happy for you guys! he's going to make such a perfect addition to your family!
Posted by ali | September 17, 2007 10:39 AM
Congrats! Yay for boy parts which are not circled with flashing neon signs attached!
Posted by Penny | September 17, 2007 10:40 AM
Traci beat me to it here and someone else got there first on Rude Cactus.
Speaking from experience, be sure to have something (like a diaper) between your face and his penis.
Congratulations. Of course I'd say that no matter which way it went.
Posted by ann adams | September 17, 2007 10:41 AM
I like being right. Congrats. Now we'll just focus on healthy...
Posted by sue | September 17, 2007 10:49 AM
So does this mean we don't get to see the sonogram? Because I really like sonogram pictures.
I even like arrows pointing at genetalia - but maybe it's just me.
Posted by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah | September 17, 2007 11:02 AM
Congrats on the boy. I was wrong, but I'm rather happy about it.
Posted by Brad | September 17, 2007 11:04 AM
Yeah! Congratulations. P.S. Did my comment about IKEA sheets make it through on the last post?
Posted by Sara | September 17, 2007 11:09 AM
congratulations! what's great about little boys is they love their mammas. :-)
Posted by shannon | September 17, 2007 11:14 AM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by Michelle | September 17, 2007 11:15 AM
Congratulations! I love the name too.
Posted by Kelly | September 17, 2007 11:28 AM
That's great news! Congratulations!
Posted by Jessica | September 17, 2007 11:32 AM
Congratulations!
Wouldn't it be funny if Mia called him that regardless of what you named him?
Posted by Maria | September 17, 2007 11:32 AM
Congratulations! I foresee that, not too far in the future, we will be typing banana froggie in the "trust-me-I-am-human" box above. We had a student, when I was teaching abroad, that wanted to be named Noodle.
Posted by shokufeh | September 17, 2007 11:36 AM
YAY! How excitting, little Wally really is a little Wally!
Posted by Dawn | September 17, 2007 11:39 AM
Yay for penises! :)
Posted by Karly | September 17, 2007 11:50 AM
Congratulations! I am sure that the Banana Froggie will be just as beautiful as the Mia Bean!
Posted by Danell | September 17, 2007 11:55 AM
Congratulations!
Posted by Jenny | September 17, 2007 12:09 PM
That's great. Now you have one of each.
I hope I didn't sound like a weird "child collector" or something... ya'll know what I mean right?
In any case, I can't wait to see how this story unfolds. The kid will be cute, no doubt. Mia/Wally Mondays will now be twice as cute.
Posted by Rengirl | September 17, 2007 12:20 PM
Congrats! Boys are fun, even if named Banana Froggie! :-)
Posted by S | September 17, 2007 12:40 PM
Yay! Congratulations. I'm looking forward to Wally Wednesdays...or maybe Froggie Fridays?
Posted by Carmen | September 17, 2007 12:59 PM
Oh! Congratulations!
My daughter could not be convinced that the baby in mom's tummy was not, in fact, a pony. To be named Silly Dude. But only because she hadn't thought of Banana Froggie.
Good luck picking out names...we almost ended up going with Silly Dude after all.
Posted by nrp | September 17, 2007 1:14 PM
Eeee! That's fantastic -- the "million dollar family," as they call it! If it were a girl, it'd be fantastic, too, though. But, SO nice to have one of each. :)
Posted by Haley-O | September 17, 2007 1:20 PM
Hardy congratulations all around. Love the name Mia has chosen for him.
Posted by patois | September 17, 2007 1:37 PM
Congrats!! That is awesome! :)
Posted by Sabrina | September 17, 2007 1:54 PM
i don't know if i can put a link in your comments, so i will simply advise, since others are (likewise) concerned: google "pee pee teepee."
Posted by jessica | September 17, 2007 2:07 PM
I think Bananna Froggie sounds like a fabulous name.
Posted by bad penguin | September 17, 2007 2:35 PM
Mia has nice tastes in names.
It could have been Banana Hammock ;)
Posted by Sarah | September 17, 2007 3:10 PM
congratulations! I like Mia's name suggestion too! :)
Posted by Emily | September 17, 2007 3:18 PM
Hi!! Lots to tell you...but I am at work..so just wanted to say that week before last we found out our first is A BOY!! Pretty cool!!
Posted by Cheryl | September 17, 2007 3:19 PM
So I guess the kid has a disproportionately small winkie and you're a little embarrassed about what that says about Chris, then? 'Cuz surely you would have circled and pointed to it if the equipment was HUGE. ;-P
Posted by shelley | September 17, 2007 5:20 PM
Well, duh! Because "Greeble" is already taken!
Big congrats!
Posted by aimee/greeblemonkey | September 17, 2007 5:56 PM
Big congrats!! I guessed right, although I'm not sure if I ever logged my guess on your guessing page... I love the name that Mia has chosen - maybe you can at least call him that until he arrives.
Posted by Audrey | September 17, 2007 6:27 PM
Congratulations....Hooray for the boy bits! I can never decifer those pictures anyway. :)
Posted by sarah | September 17, 2007 8:01 PM
Wonderful! Congratulations! Enjoy every minute!
Posted by Sharri | September 17, 2007 8:37 PM
Yay! When my brother was born, someone sent my mom a card that said "Boys are wonderful! Boys are great!" They are! and they are!
Posted by Swistle | September 17, 2007 9:07 PM
Congratulations!!
So happy for you. A boy. You know, in Hollywood "Banana Froggie" might fit right in! Something to consider.
Posted by Meegan | September 17, 2007 9:09 PM
Yay! A banana!
Posted by Jenny | September 17, 2007 9:27 PM
Baby boys are so much fun! Congratulations!
Posted by Nicole | September 17, 2007 9:44 PM
Very cool! Boys are great :)
(Now you just need to have 2 more of them & we'll be just alike, only in reverse! ;) )
Posted by sweethomealagirl | September 17, 2007 9:51 PM
Congratulations!
What goes well with "Mia Bean". "Wally Bean"? "Pinto Bean"? If he's thin, how about "String Bean"?
Posted by Anna | September 17, 2007 9:59 PM
You'll love having a boy. Not that I know any different, but it's a lot of fun.
Posted by statia | September 17, 2007 10:30 PM
LOL!! Love Mia's choice of names, lolol... and Congrats!!! I have 3 girls and a boy... they're both fun...enjoy!!!
Posted by Tammy | September 17, 2007 10:31 PM
That's awesome news!! Congratulations to you all!!!!
Posted by Lujza | September 18, 2007 12:10 AM
Congratulations!!! Now your princess gets to stay the only princess!!! She will be happy about that...unfortunately/or fortunately you will have to buy all new clothes for the new baby.
Posted by Krush | September 18, 2007 11:39 AM
Congrats! I didn't know I wanted a boy til I had one. I think Froggie Banana is a superlative choice
Posted by Sheryl | September 18, 2007 12:24 PM
Congratulations!! How fantabulously exciting. I am so thrilled for all y'all. :)
Posted by Teenuh | September 18, 2007 9:37 PM
Oh congrats!!!! We have a 2 year old girl and now are expecting a boy too!!!
Exciting stuff:-)
Posted by Anonymous | September 19, 2007 9:39 AM