As I mentioned earlier, Mrs C and I are off for our 20 week scan tomorrow. It’s at this scan that they can pretty much tell you what sex your baby is going to be (although anyone who caught The twins that share a body on Channel 5 on Monday knows that they might not be able to tell you if your baby has two heads).

We’ve be discussing whether to find out whether it is a boy/girl/misc. for some time now. I’m fairly certain that I want to know but am worried that I might be missing out on something (like when you forget to eat the chocolate because you’re so desperate to find out what toy is in your Kinder Egg). Finding out the sex of your baby is one of natures surprises and makes the birth something to look forward for both the father and the one who has to endure up to 48hrs of pain. But it’s a surprise nonetheless. On the other hand, it would mean we wont have so many yellow baby grows in the Things People have bought the Baby Already cupboard. So I’m drawn.

In any case we have prepared a selection of names for the baby should it be either boy or girl. And yes dear reader I am going to share them with you, write here, right now.

If it is a girl (ladies first (sexist and a little patronising)):

• Aubergine Covey
• Princess Anne Covey

If it’s a boy (alphabetically boys should be first but I explained my stance previously):

• Tombola Covey
• Gymkhana Covey

All of them fine upstanding names. Suitable for our middle-class aspirational lifestyles, I think that you’ll all agree.

Note: Don’t worry, we’ve got some real name sorted out just in case we have a change of heart.