I will be upfront with you at this point and tell you that the title of this post was not my own , but my dear friend Carolines. She wrote me a quick email to tell me to do a counter post singing girls praises after all this "boys are wonderful "talk.
When I first fell pregnant , quite unexpectedly, I thought I was going to have a boy. I have always done the ring test and Caroline and I were always going to have little boys. We spent long afternoons locked up in either her bedroom or mine discussing their names amongst other things. Mine went from a Philip ( I Know) to Liam to Luke ( still a fav ) to Jack. Then when I was about 6 weeks pregnant I felt very girly all of a sudden. I had a strong girl feeling. By the time my 22 week scan came I was so happy that she was a little girl. It felt so right. I am definitely a little girls mummy.
Like Pia said in her blog that she is so surprised how boy like Adam is i am too surprised by Lily's girlyness. Shes a tiny, petite little thing , quiet as a mouse at times. she brushes her hair when i brush mine and her very favorite thing to do is put on make up with me. When I apply blusher she gets her little brush and does the same. she loves shoes and I mean LOVE. this weekend saw her getting a pair of black patent leather shoes from her Nana Michele. she walks along looking at the shoes and then at the Indian restaurant (where she gobbled up curry... but that's another post) she placed her feet up on the table for all to see her new shoes. everyone who passed, she pointed at them.
All day long all she wants to do is kiss and hug us. I feel so blessed to have such a sensitive , lovely , pretty little girl. I know this first year together has been the very beginning of our bond. the mother daughter relationship. I am very close to my mum and it feels so right for me to have a daughter.
All was made right though when Caroline had little Amy. Two little girls who sat well over 2 decades ago discussing their little boys now have little girls. From the minute Caroline told me she was pregnant I knew it was a girl. I knew we would always have the same. Now our little girls will discuss their future offspring together huddled in their bedrooms. Just know this little Lily and Amy.... girls rock
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I agree! Chicks do rock! I'd give anything to be able to have a little girl at this stage of life. They're so completely different to little boys and, while I don't think Pia was slamming girls in any way, it is extremely fascinating to see why men are the way they are from a mother's perspective. And the mother-daughter bond is special, we've all experienced it with our own mothers and we all know that boys go off into the world to start lives of their own; where little girls always go home to their parents. Whether we have boys or girls, it really doesn't matter. The unconditional love that is shared between mother and child is what's important. Time goes by so quickly, that it's really just so important to be grateful for what we've been blessed with.
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Its a wonderful thing this mother and daughter thing, I know I have two daughters and a daughter in law and they are the best, and I would not swop the feeling I get when we are together for anything. Enjoy the experience of enjoying your children, I cant put into words what mine mean to me, all I can say is this world would not be the same without them. I am sure you will enjoy the same things that I have enjoyed over the years of our lives together. But please remember time flys and you have to enjoy every moment cos it is precious, because before you know it they are at school then finding a job, and then getting married and having daughters of their own, yet it seems like only a short time ago you were watching them take their first steps. Enjoy Lily and 'girls rock'...... but dont forget MUM take care xx
Oh I know Sue, I loved Pias post. In fact we have chatted over msn how we would both like the other sex. A boy for me and a girl for her so we can see the diffrence. Its true whatever you have its a blessing. they are so lovely and yes mum deppy I am certainly enjoying every moment but I plan to lock Lily up and never let her leave home!!!
Wendy I think Lily might have something to say about that??? Enjoy every moment as I said before as you get older it all goes so quickly. ENJOY LIFE it is all too short, and try to pack into it as much as you desire.xx
Oh this is just such a beautiful post .... everything sets me off of late. Yes girls do rock and yes you do have the most beautiful little girl. I treasure the time we spent in front of the mirror doing our hair and makeup. She just loves that. I hope you all do have a "pigeon pair" as I said as I was so happy to have mine as you both mean the world to me. Mum xxx
Ah man i love this post!!! Very sweet. It's true that little girls are so wonderful to have so loving and gentle. But then again, today I had a little visit from Rowan and he too is a very gentle little soul
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Hee-hee - I plan to lock Jake up forever too. Just kidding, I wouldn't be that mean. But we're all really the same, aren't we??? Our kids are the centres of our universes and I think it's sooooo wonderful for them to be spoilt with so much love. The love they give back in return is priceless. Big hugs to Lily xxx
I think it would be great to have one of each. When I was little I remember chatting to Veron and friends saying it would be great to have a boy first and then a girl so the girl would have a nice choice of boyfriends from her brother. Not too sure about that one now but I wouldn't swop my first born son for the world. Even if baby no 2 is a boy too.
now now now... I didn't mean to imply that boys are better that girls. SHAME ON YOU ALL! And my faint disappointment at finding out I was having a boy is testament to that. I think I always secretly thought that girls were better (largely due my relationship with my own mother). ALL I was trying to say was that, in their own special way, boys are wonderful simply because they are boys! And as Sandra commented: "A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life." Part of the pleasure of having a little boy is the bittersweet knowledge that you have to appreciate them when they are little because one day they will grow up into men. And who understands them??
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