I was laid-out sick for close to two weeks, and am now mostly on the mend, tho I still feel like crap. The alien in my body has apparently co-opted my immune system for his own use. Yes, his. Unbelievably, my tiny companion is male. Given the high incidence of female offspring on both sides of my family, and my own strong intuitive conviction, (Rarely has my intuition let me down like this. Totally shakes my confidence. How to recover?) I thought a soon-to-be son was nigh on impossible, at least for the first go-round. It took me about 90 minutes to recover my equilibrium and begin to make little-boy plans.
Perks: 1) another addition to my adoring male fan club. You can't have too many adoring male fans, unless they turn stalker, of course, and I've very rarely had that sort of problem. Too mean, probably. 2) I won't have to teach him that his value is not in pleasing boys. Yay! Grrrl power. At least, I think I won't have to. 3) He won't steal my clothes and shoes. Probably. 4) As one friend pointed out, boy toys are cooler than girl toys (allow for more creative play). 5) Less elaborate hair-dos to maintain. 6) I hear you can just throw them in the washing machine when they get dirty.
However. It is so freaking hard to name a baby boy! I wish I had no imagination, and then I'd just call him Junior.
Perks: 1) another addition to my adoring male fan club. You can't have too many adoring male fans, unless they turn stalker, of course, and I've very rarely had that sort of problem. Too mean, probably. 2) I won't have to teach him that his value is not in pleasing boys. Yay! Grrrl power. At least, I think I won't have to. 3) He won't steal my clothes and shoes. Probably. 4) As one friend pointed out, boy toys are cooler than girl toys (allow for more creative play). 5) Less elaborate hair-dos to maintain. 6) I hear you can just throw them in the washing machine when they get dirty.
However. It is so freaking hard to name a baby boy! I wish I had no imagination, and then I'd just call him Junior.
Oh wow - has he arrived by now .....
ReplyDeleteMy first born was a girl and my second a boy. Like you, I was apalled at what to do with a boy and I did find it very hard. Although I did well enough as a mother I will admit it took me nearly a year to feel the same bond I felt for my girl child. In my younger days I researched feminist literature and gave talks on gender stereotyping ..... well, all that is still true BUT I discovered, they are different no matter how hard you try not to gender stereotype them.
Praying is a good option;
ReplyDeletepraying to our mother to
heal your sickness is a
fantastic opportunity 4u2b
better and serve d'po, dear.
-GBY