I'm still in shock - I was sure it was a boy. My mother and mother-in-law are thrilled. It turns out that they both were hoping for a girl.
She and I are both perfectly healthy. She's a very active baby - it took the poor technician forever to take measurements b/c she was moving around so much. She's also the average weight for her age, which is a big relief for me.
To anticipate a question that I think a lot you will have: yes, we have a name. However, it's very bad luck to say it before she's born, so you'll have to wait. We're calling her Ladybug in the meantime.
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How wonderful! Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Oh, congrats! Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Wow!!! Yeah!!!!!!!
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Congrats!
Well, if you are calling her "ladybug" right now until she's born -- my money's betting she retains that nickname for many years! Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :
Yay!
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oh, congratulations! I'm so glad you're getting what you wanted! *plans ruffly dress for the little Ladybug*
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
May all good things come in their proper time.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Oh fun! 'cause much as a I love my son, and love being the mom of a boy, girls are so much more fun to sew for. Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Huzzah! Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
I wish you all happyness of the world !
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
Aww, now I have to trade in my blue yarn for pink. Yay, an excuse for another trip to---uhh, I mean, uh, curse you for forcing me to make another trip to the yarn store! Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Yay!!
Umm, if you'd like, we can go ahead and arrange the future marriage between your fetus and mine right now.
space opera
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Congrats Mrs. M. That's great news! I'm glad everything is going well, it makes me very happy. Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Hooray!! She will be one fashionable little babelette!
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Posted by CT (Member # 8342) on :
Yay for Ladybug and Mrs. M!
Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :
Hooray for Mrs. M! Hooray for Ladybug!
Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :
quote:We're calling her Ladybug in the meantime.
That's adorable!
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Oooooh Babybug! Cute! Congrats! Lots of health!!!!
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Congrats, Mrs. M!
-Katarain
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Somehow I see lots of ladybug prints in this little Ladybug's future... and I'm going to need to buy some red yarn pretty soon, I think.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Thanks, y'all. I'm still getting used to the idea. One thing is for certain - this will be the most overdressed child ever.
Space Opera, if you will agree to plan the wedding, I'll draw up the papers right now.
kq, she does need those!
rivka, do you know where I can get a My First Hanukkah onesie or t-shirt? I can't really find any online and we don't have a Judaica store here. If we go to NYC in the fall, I'll stop at West Side Judaica, but I don't know if I'll be able to go.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Ah, here we go! Hand-painted, to boot. Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :
Posted by BotaLadyG (Member # 7053) on :
Oh Yeah!!! After the week I have had I needed some awesome news!!!! Congrats!!
Nicole Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
Woohoo! A little baby girl. Congrats to you and your husband, Mrs.M. She has a wonderful role model in you.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You know what goes with those Robeez? This outfit. Also, this dress. Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Ladybug...aww, how cute! Congratulations, Mrs. M (and Mr. M, too!)
All that ladybug clothing is cute, but I think these are also great for babies.
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Posted by Rappin' Ronnie Reagan (Member # 5626) on :
yay! Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
Yay!
It would have been yay either way, but still
Oh this child will be *adorable*
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Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Thanks, everyone. I think it's finally sunk in. My mother already found a dollhouse for her and is getting all of my Madame Alexanders and storybook dolls out of storage. I've already planned her wardrobe for the first 2 years of her life.
I'm also starting to worry about specific things. Her height is chief among them. Andrew is 6'5'' and I would have been about 5'10'' if I hadn't hit puberty early (I'm 5'4'' and have been since age 10). Both of our families are very tall. I don't want her to be over 6'. We're starting a fund for her Bat Mitzvah and wedding (and college, of course). I passed a Limited Too yesterday and was appalled by what I saw in the window - low-cut tank tops with sequins across the bust for 8-year-olds!?! Jeans with "Flirt" written across the seat!?! It really bothered me - I want my daughter to dress like a child, not a miniature (promiscuous looking) adult. Maybe those trends will be over by the time she's that age.
rivka, I love all those outfits, but I think I'm going to go with the hand-painted, personalized one.
kq, I didn't know Dillard's had such adorable children's clothing! We have 2 here.
Shigosei, those are adorable, but they don't seem to come in pink.
I actually bought a blue dress for her - it's a pale blue toile with a matching hat. At least she'll have one outfit that's not pink.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I hated pink so much I didn't tell anyone we were having a girl in the hopes they would buy green and yellow and orange. Some did. Half of them waited until she was born-- so they could buy pink, despite my loudly stated preferences. I learned to tolerate most shades of pink. *sigh* But you know what? Even though she has always looked like a girl, even if she was dressed in a frilly pink dress, people still asked if she was a boy or a girl. Welcome to the world of babies...
I am sure you are aware of Land's End, which has many, many modest, cute, pretty, well-made options for girls in their line.
And I wouldn't worry about her height just yet; puberty tends to run in families as well, so she may go through it as early as you did, or she may be tall, or she may get some recessive genes and not be. Either way, it'll be okay. Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
I completely agree with you about kid's clothes - ridiculous.
Five year olds do not need knee high boots. Or bikinis. Or tube tops.
I highly recommend a Land's End backpack diaper bag, BTW, while I'm thinking of it. They're wonderful, come with lots of extra compartments and stuff, and even a bag to put wet clothes in, plus most of the colors they offer aren't too girly, and they're comfy and look pretty much like a regular backpack, so Dad won't mind lugging it.
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Congrats M's! Great News Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
Well, congratulations! That's wonderful!
Land's End is awesome for little girl clothes - I wish I could fit into those nifty striped stockings!
*grin*
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
And they are SO well made. I had clothes made by them that were passed down to a friend, to her little sister, to another friend, to another friend, to HER little sister, and they are still going strong-- no fabric thinning, very little fading, little or no pilling (depending on what they are), no seams coming out. Wonderful.
And when the diaper bag my dad had fell apart from two years of constant use, he sent it back with a note, and they replaced it with the updated model at no cost to him, since they didn't make that kind any more. They even refunded his shipping. They really MEAN their lifetime guarantee.
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Mrs. M, I volunteer with fifth graders, and sometimes I'm shocked at how adult they're trying to look. I've seen girls who are dressed "older" than I am.
I'd try to convince your daughter that this looks stupid. Adults will take her more seriously if she dresses in an appropriate style for her age.
On the other hand, you might also want to be prepared for the possibility that Ladybug won't want to dress up. I never really enjoyed wearing dresses when I was younger, and I still avoid it whenever possible.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Yeah, but until they're 2 or 3, you can dress them however you want. Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
>>We're calling her Ladybug in the meantime.
Junebug thinks that's a swell name for a REAL name.
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Congrats!!!
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
Mrs. M, in all seriousness.
I don't think I'll have time to sew anything for your little one, because my time is so very limited right now and the craft I'm most focused on now is my dyeing. I'd like to hand-dye something for her.
don't tell me I don't have to do anything at all, I know that. I want to. I feel like I know this little one, with all the information you've shared through your infertility struggle and I know the particular happiness of conceiving after that struggle, because I've been there too. You've shared so much with us I really want to give back and do something for you and Andrew and the ladybug.
So I want you to tell me what size you'd like to have. With you and Andrew being tall, I suppose that anything under six months might be too small too quick, she'll probably grow out of stuff fast.
So what do you think you'll have the most need of? I'm thinking a soft, 100% cotton everyday wear outfit in pastels. Probably a 6-9 month size? Or do you want me to go even bigger? 9-12 month? Long sleeve, short sleeve? One piece, two piece? What type of preferences do you have?
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Shigosei, I have thought that she might not like dressing up (she might even be a tomboy). That's fine with me, but I think it's pretty unlikely. She's genetically pre-disposed to be a very girly-girl. I would only wear dresses until I was about 6.
Scott, maybe if we lived in Hollywood.
Belle, you're right - I am going to tell you that you don't have to do that. That being said, thank you very much. Hopefully she won't grow too fast, so it'll be spring/early summer when she's in the 6-9 month sizes. A little dress or bodysuit would be nice.
Posted by Belle (Member # 2314) on :
*dances*
This is going to be fun. I don't have any little ones any more and baby clothes are so much fun to work with.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
congratz. And I love the ladybug name. It saves us from calling her Little Miss M.
Posted by Wendybird (Member # 84) on :
What happy happy news Posted by Pixie (Member # 4043) on :
A little Miss M . I'm so very excited for you!
Posted by Olivetta (Member # 6456) on :
Congratulations! I wish we could throw you a baby shower. Are you on a baby registry somewhere?
Posted by Mrs.M (Member # 2943) on :
Every time I read the words "Little Miss," it makes me think of those books - Little Miss Neat, Little Miss Sunshine, etc.
I haven't registered yet - I'm not sure which one to go with. I'm not sure I'm having a RL baby shower. The timing is just so bad for everyone. Plus my bridal shower was such a disaster that I'm a bit reluctant to have any kind of shower ever.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Heh, I keep reading "Little Miss" and thinking "The boys all call me pretty little miss, it don't ever phase me..." Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I just found another dress for little miss Ladybug! And it's available in the size she'll be wearing next summer, too! Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
That's adorable!
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
Congrats!
*sighs*
*dreams of her own future family, as all females do*
Posted by jh (Member # 7727) on :
Uh ... not all of us. We dream about other things.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I'm dreaming about a nice tamale.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
Mmmmm...tamale.
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I learned to tolerate most shades of pink. *sigh* But you know what? Even though she has always looked like a girl, even if she was dressed in a frilly pink dress, people still asked if she was a boy or a girl. ![[Dont Know]](graemlins/dontknow.gif)
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