I want to thank everyone who posted answers especially RJS. Another contributor post showed a link to the exact question as addressed by the IRS but I believe the string of posts was removed because the "tax expert" who pretty muchn said it could not have been done was totally wrong.
Sharing the link to where the IRS addresses my question:
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/2021-recovery-rebate-credit-topic-e-calculating-the-2021-recovery-rebat...
