Ex-Sen. Al D'Amato To Become A Dad At 70
Former U.S. Senator Alfonse D'Amato is looking forward to a couple of big milestones: his 70th birthday and a new baby.
"If you had told me this prior to getting married, I would have said you're out of your mind," D'Amato joked on Friday as he confirmed that his wife, Katuria D'Amato, 41, is expecting a baby sometime next February.
The D'Amatos celebrate their third anniversary next week; his birthday is Aug. 1.
"We're tremendously blessed. God has given us this wonderful news, and we're very excited about it," D'Amato told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.
The baby business is not exactly new to D'Amato, a New York Republican powerbroker. The three-term senator, who now runs a consulting firm, has four adult children from his previous marriage and 14 grandchildren. But he may be a little rusty.
"Last time around was so long ago that I really can't recall," he conceded — though he hasn't forgotten the joys of diaper duty.Photos: Baby Bumps
If the baby's a boy, he'll probably be named Alfonse Marcello Jr. If it's a girl, "Kat will decide."