is preparing to become a first-time grandfather. The former president let it slip this week that his only child
Chelsea Clintonis
nearing the end of her pregnancy."
I hope by the first of October, I'll be a grandfather," he told
CNN. "I can't wait.
We're on watch now."
Chelsea, 34, and her investment banker husband
Marc Mezvinskyannounced in April they were expecting their first babytogether.Bill also revealed that the couple have
chosen not to find out the sex of the child."I don't know. My daughter and son-in-law decided not to know.
They want to be surprised," he said, when asked if the new arrival is a boy or girl.His wife
Hillary Clintonsimilarly admitted the couple were on
"grandbaby watch"while attending a woman's event last week.
© Photo: Getty Images"Now I've been thinking a lot about family because you know I'm on 'grandbaby watch' and I think a lot about this new member of our family and what he or she can look forward to," the former secretary of state said."Whether you're the grandchild of a president or the grandchild of a janitor, whether you're born in a city or in a small rural village – no matter who you are, you have the right to inherit the American dream."Chelsea and Marc
started dating in 2005, and tied the knot in a traditional and lavish ceremony in the state of New York in
August 2010. After announcing her pregnancy, Chelsea, 34, said she hoped to "be as good a mum to my child, and hopefully children, as my mum was to me".
