Gender Bender

When I was pregnant with our first baby, I knew what I wanted. As far as gender goes, that it.
Everyone says " as long as the baby is healthy, we don't care." Well, yes, of course. But most people would be lying if they said that they didn't have a preference in the sex of their baby. Most people. I am not going to lie here. I wanted a boy. My husband wanted a little guy to carry on the family name and his legacy. People have said "boys are easier! Girls have more drama." Sure. I'm a girl. I think there's a LOT more to deal with than when it comes to boys. Dresses and dances, puberty, hormones, dating, hair and make-up, shoes and purses, crushes and crazes. Girls can be mean to each other, and not like boys who just punch each other and then are fine the next day. I'm over simplifying all of this, of course. This was all in my mind. If I had a girl she was going to be obsessed with princesses and ruffles and bows and tutus and all kinds of things I had no idea about ( having been a tomboy.) What was I going to do if that happened? I would be out of my element.
So, the day came for us to find out the gender of our baby. It's a Girl! -- Are You sure? -- Yep! A Girl!
We weren't disappointed. We just wanted our baby at this point, and were excited to be having a little girl. But not as excited if it had been a boy.
I knew a couple of things at this point.
1. No pink. Well, not none at all, but we were going to limit the amount of pink.
2. No crazy dresses that had so many ruffles that you couldn't even see the baby
3. No huge bows
4. No frills
5. No Princess stuff

Gosh. I was wrong. You can't predict or shape your child in this manner. They're going to like something regardless of exposure to it. Ellie was a girly girl from the start. She loved having her clothes changed. She loved being in dresses. She preferred them. I don't know how to tell you I knew, but I did. She loves having hair bows in her hair. She loved Princesses! Yikes. Out of my element. But, this isn't anything I can't handle, and in the process, have also found my inner girly girl. And I love it. I wouldn't change a thing. I love my little girl ( and now, girls ) and they are all different as can be. I have learned many things from having little girls. Such as:
I like bows
I like dresses
I like Disney Princesses.
I like pink!


I didn't know that what I actually wanted... nay, what I actually Needed was a little girl.