on the upside, those of you who are not on facebook with me should know - baby #2 will be a boy. we're very excited. we seem to be doing ok parenting a boy so far, so why screw that up? also, economic bonus: no new shit required. won't this child feel special? you don't get anything new! yay!
let me tell you this, though. i'm sure babies and toddlers and preschoolers really don't give a crap about hand-me-downs. emerson barely notices what he's wearing on any given day. we could dress him up like liberace, and as long as he could jump off steps and fall down wearing those outfits, he wouldn't blink an eye. HOWEVER. as children get older, the appeal of hand-me-downs wears off, at least if you're two children of opposite sex. i have spoken of my dad's unisex clothing policy before, and am supremely happy to not have to deal with this. at least not for a while. i could be wrong - check back with me in 8-10 years.
on the whole "yay, another boy!" front, i refused to call my mother-in-law with the news. you see, she had two boys, and currently has two grandsons, a number which will become three in four short months. i KNEW her reaction would be one of grand disappointment, and i was bound and determined not to let that ruin my excitement. so i made dave call her. i think she's over it now. but BFD, that's what i say. if you want a girl, go borrow one. in fact, we have several AMAZING friends who have two girls. friends, if you're reading this, i think you know my husband's mother, or at least know of her. i bet she'd give you all the free babysitting you want. you should totally take advantage of her in this way.
this post has been all over the place. i have many thoughts about my rotundness as well as boys vs. girls, but i need to actually take some time to put them all into place. HA. good luck, right?
3 comments:
Ummm...I'm going to need to email you a few 5 month pics of me. If you ask me you look pretty darn AMAZING! Like you just ate a big bowl o' pasta!
And kids don't care about hand me downs. Aside from the pink things her aunts sent, Maggie was dressed like a boy the first 12 months of her life in Cooper's hand me downs...and 4 yrs behind fashion, btw. And this is the first year the majority of her presents weren't purchased off of Craigslist. And WHEW!, did I TRY to find a Kazam on CL!!
you look perfect, you nutty girl, you! Yay for long torsos! I hope that i'm as lucky:) Congratulations on boy #2, boys are in the water, man! All, (well, most) of my friends are having them too. Guess this means that the office didn't ruin your name after all, eh? Again, you look fabulous!
Seriously, you are pretty tiny. If you ever scroll through my pics on FB there's one of me pregnant. I am enormous and only 5 months along. You look great.
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