So, I gave birth to the worlds greatest little girl (November 19) who happens to share her birthday with her great grandaddy. I can remember how she used to hurl on my sister's turtle necks because of the crazy striped patterns, how she would coo to herself and slept like she was praising the holy ghost.
I remember leaving to go to work one day and coming home to find my baby walking with her bottle to come give me the biggest hug ever (lawd knows I needed it!!), her first word was shit, she hated green peas and if you took too long to change her diaper she'd pull it off herself and bring it to you mud butt and all.
I remember how when I died my hair red (which came out brighter than I thought it would) and went to go get h er from daycare, she wouldn't come to me and when she finally did she kept smacking me in the head in the hopes the color would just fall off/out.
In less than 24hrs, my "baby" will no longer be a "baby". It's crazy because, to be honest, while I hate changing diapers and everything about it, and I love to be able to sleep at night..... I'm not ready for her to get older. There so many things for her to learn that I'm so not ready to teach her.
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How old is your "baby" about to be, then?
They do grow up, but think about the memories "mud butt" and all... Loved the blog.
@sarahsmurfette@xanga - 11
@nubian_qween@xanga - I thought I remembered that your daughter was in the 10/11 age range. (I remember when you were wondering about how to go about a menstruation talk.) I'm curious: What, to you, makes a difference between 10 and 11 that makes her lose her "baby" status?
'...her first word was shit,'
HAHAHAHA THAT IS AMAZING.
Aww she'll always be your baby!!
@sarahsmurfette@xanga well think about it, at this stage in her life, she can feed, clean/clothe herself, does her homework (with the exception of math) by herself. All the things that she has ever needed me to do she doesn't need me for.
@nubian_qween@xanga - I guess I never associated that with an older kid. I'm used to people saying that when kids start kindergarden or whatever. I actually spoke with my husband about this and we wondered if that attachment is different between a single Mother with one child versus a family dynamic having both parents in the household and more than one child. Interesting. Like a co-dependency thing?
I haven't ever heard anyone say that about a pre-teen. Plus? Didn't she start her period recently? I don't mean to be prying, I've just never encountered this before.