Shopping for a little baby grrl. Wow. So have you ever seen the little blankets with the little animal heads coming out to of the middle? It is kind of like half stuffed animal half blankie. I really want to get one for Clover, but I kind of don’t at the same time. Like… I imagine her getting attached to it, and I will have to buy like 5 of them and pack 4 away to be used as replacements when the first one gets left on the bus or whatever, but then I am also thinking what about if she doesn’t get attached to it, and ends up loving a little rubber frog bath toy that has to everywhere with her instead? And then I’m thinking about my Chee-chee. I don’t think I got him until I was a bit older. And, yeah I loved my little stuffed monkey, but I don’t think he went everywhere with me… I may have to verify this with my mom… I don’t know. Anyway… long story short, how do I shop for a precious little person that I haven’t met yet? Do I do it the same way that I shop for my little nieces and nephews? Do I just try and visualize lil’ Clover being like “Oh man dad, that is the coolest rhinoceros head blanket I have ever seen… ever… no joke.” I don’t know.
Maybe I am kind of jumping the gun a little bit. I guess it depends on who you talk to, but how old until she starts having likes and dislikes? Is it just my treat to be able to dress my little punkin up however I want with no consequences? Ohhh man. Then I imagine when she is going to be like “Dad, I am going to wear my ballet princess dress… again.” I know that that time is at least 3 years(maybe?) away and then my head starts to smoke out the ears imagining what kind of jeans are going to be in vogue when she is like a teenager and what if she grows up faster than I want her to, and she starts acting like a teenager when she is only 9 and has a boyfriend and all I really want is for her to like the rhinocerous head blanket that I look at like 100 times and don't buy because what if she wants a dump truck instead?
Phewf. I think that one of my character flaws is that I have to take in everything as a whole. I know that I need to just take it one step at a time, but how do I do that whe I don’t even know where the first step is?
1 comment:
You crack me up Cousin! I love your perspective on being a dad! I have to say, I think the half head blankets are kind of weird too, until my #5 little guy attached himself to my twinsize micro plush blanket, Instead of the small microplush receiving blanket, I had carefully picked out for him. He liked the "tags" on the twin size one, and would only have that one because he had to rub the tags, and suck his 2 middle fingers. He is 3 now, tags are still hanging in there, a little ratty, but the now named blankie "BIG RED" has his own personality, and if you are special, Conner will share the tags on it with you, which he has named, tickle, and fuzzy!
Best of luck with the new little one! i am looking foward to your announcement. You are going to be the best Daddy.
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