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Gifts and March

Posted In: Everyday life — September 2, 2005 @ 10:56 am — Stephanie

My sister, Melissa, sent the baby a box of cute baby things along with a sweet card. Such a lovely surprise. Thanks, Melissa! As I’ve said before, I’m a little sad that my daughter won’t have cousins her age, but hopefully, David, Destiny, and Cameron will let her tag along once in awhile when we visit. I’m looking forward to everyone meeting my baby girl when we visit in March. We’ll only be able to come out for a short weekend, most likely, but I want to make sure everyone gets a chance to meet her. I’m really excited that my daughter will meet the most important woman in my life–my Grandma! My best childhood memories involve her in some way, so we’re going to spending a lot of time with Grandma when we visit.

We’re planning a “Meet and Greet” for that weekend we visit Chicago. I’m having fun planning it, and baby ****** won’t have to be dragged around from house to house this way. Instead, she can just hang out in one place while everyone takes a peek and/or holds her. Since we’ll never live in Chicago again, these visits and visits out to us will be the only way anyone will know my daughter. I may come out with in the summer and stay with Autumn for a week. I’d like to camp at the Dunes somewhere so we can all swim and have fun.

On the subject of swimming, I’m really looking forward to taking a mommy n’ me swim class. Since Peter doesn’t know how to swim well or even float (I’ve seen him nearly drown on one occasion), it’s become vitally important to me that my daughter become a decent swimmer. We’re planning on moving to be around the ocean in the next few years, so knowing how to swim is an absolute necessity.

We’re also amassing a huge library of books with messages that agree with our values and beliefs. Reading was one of my first loves in life, and I want to share that with my daughter. A lot of people don’t understand how important reading is for children and prefer to sit them in front of the TV. Watching Peter struggle to finish books really drives this point home. He says he spent a lot more time in front of the tube than with a nose in a book as a child, so we’re probably going to lock up the TV cabinet. There’s nothing but junk on there, and it’s too tempting when it looms as the center of the living room. Instead, we’ll play, read, spend time outside, and have quality family time. I want her to have an active lifestyle, as she comes from two largely sedentary families. Having an active childhood will hopefully set her up for a healthy lifestyle well into adulthood.

This motherhood thing is pretty overwhelming, but I get more and more excited about it every day. I wonder who she’ll look like more. Will she have Peter’s thick, pretty hair and my small frame? Or will she have Peter’s stocky body and my thin, fine hair that drives me insane on a daily basis? Peter and I both have green eyes and brown hair, so I’m guessing she’ll also have green eyes and brown hair. We’ll all look alike and spook people out! If she looks like a carbon copy of me, Peter’s done for.

Well, time for me to scrounge up some lunch. Miss ****** is probably wondering what the deal is. It’s so weird to have someone INSIDE of my body. I’ll never be as close to another person as I am right now.

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