The Hubby and I both were only concerned with having a healthy baby. Ideally, we would like to have one of each, but didn't have a preference for our first. But once I saw the ultrasound, I had a hard time processing the fact that I will raise a son. Some fear: "I don't know the first thing about having a boy." Some anxiety: "what if I never have a daughter?" .....but then, I look at these feet.
And I love these feet! I can't wait to kiss on those tiny toes and hold those little feet in my hand. All I need to know is that I LOVE THIS KID! I will always love my baby. This post from studerteam 25 rules for mothers of sons has really excited me. I have such a big and important job ahead of me. My job is to love and guide my son in to being a strong, hard-working, value-centered, loving, kind, chivalrous, independent man. I will show him how to love and respect women, and to love and respect himself.
One of the "rules" that really inspires me is to let boys be boys. Let him get dirty. Let him build and dig and discover the world. Experience is the best teacher. Another is to teach him how to lose. A man needs to know how to take a few licks and still keep trucking. Failure is a part of life. And life isn't fair. Life isn't easy. Life doesn't always feel good. But we try harder and we learn from our failures.
I also can't wait to answer all of his "whys". Children are so insightful and inquisitive provide delightful conversation. What a joy to be able to look at life again through a child's perspective. Now I will be able to see the world through a little boy's perspective. Should be interesting.
Long story short: WOW! I am BLESSED beyond imagine to be a mommy to a little man.
