I
never thought a baby girl would be that much different from a baby boy.
Well, excepting anatomy of course. But I’ve changed my mind since
having one - we women are doomed from the start.
An
initial emotion may be one of sadness or frustration, but she doesn’t
let it stay at that. No, she goes for added volume just to be extra
clear about what she’s feeling. She’s finally learned that throwing her
body backwards and hitting her head on the floor when she’s mad does
more harm than good - now she kicks her legs wildly instead. Or if she’s
in my arms she kicks and flails and hyperventilates as well. It’s quite
a display. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I want to cry and sometimes I
want to cuddle her and say, “Yeah, some days I just want to throw myself
on the floor and kick and scream and hyperventilate too.”
She’s
like an over filled water balloon. Always on the verge of bursting.
She’s not even a teenager yet! But the drama can only last so long and
then it’s back to that 4 toothed grin that makes me melt. It’s back to
the toddling/stumbling around the house while babbling that never fails
to make me smile. Back to the intense concentration of trying to fit a
square block into a round hole. The drama comes and goes but there’s
always an Angel underneath that I can’t seem to get enough of.
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