Getting Just What You Hope For
Apr 10th, 2008 by Anna
When I was pregnant I really wanted to have a girl but saw myself as someone who would be a mom to two boys. When Laurel Toki was born, I couldn’t believe my luck and actually called her him a bunch of times in the first days of her life because I never thought I’d have a daughter.
Knowing that we are not planning on having additional kids, I’ve been watching Laurel’s baby-days very carefully. I’ve said with both of my kids that they should just stay little and that hasn’t worked so well with Oscar. He’s huge. He speaks in complete sentences and knows how to use comparatives and superlatives! He is firmly adjusted to life in underpants. He knows how to spell his name. I could go on here but the point is that while Laurel is sure to grow up, it seems like she is isn’t in a hurry. I’m so grateful about that. People often say “I can’t believe she doesn’t have teeth” and I think to myself that I get to enjoy her gummy smile longer. She’s crawling but not walking–hooray! I was just nursing her down for the night and she slipped back to that eyes closed, arms out, jerky way that little babies move. At the end of the day when all she needs is some milk and snuggles with her momma she releases all of the big girl persona we see throughout the day. That little movement is such a treat and something I want to try to remember.
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