Girl

I have a little girl. She will be 2 years old in November. When she was first born, there were many people who asked me, “What’s it like having a girl?” (as opposed to the two boys I had already given birth to). It seemed a pretty silly question at the time, because for the first year of life, a baby is basically a baby, whether male or female. They eat, sleep, cry, poop… and the cycle continues. They learn to roll over and sit up and maybe even walk (although Lynae decided to wait a lot longer than that – and we’re not complaining about that because they can get into a lot more things once they’re really mobile). But boys and girls are pretty much the same. They just have different parts.

Anyways, as my little girl is getting older I am now starting to see more and more ‘girl’ in her. I realize every child’s personality is different, but there are things about Lynae that seem more ‘girl’ than strictly personality. She’s more emotional. She’s more dramatic when she’s emotional. She will sprawl on the floor and cry if she’s not happy. She likes to wear pretty clothes (although I’m not sure if that’s because everyone makes a big fuss about her being a ‘pretty girl’ – she definitely likes the attention). She also likes it when I put her hair in a ponytail (although again I wonder if the reasons are the same as what I just mentioned).

I was talking to my husband this morning about the ‘girl’ features of Lynae. I was trying to put into words the differences I see in her versus my boys. Finally I said, “Girls…just…get upset.” My husband was killing himself laughing. He seemed to think that was a pretty good explanation. And he added that sometimes I…just…get upset. lol

(it must be a ‘girl’ thing then)