Problem: I'm expecting a baby girl in January, and my first child is a boy; my cousin is expecting a baby boy in November, and her first child is a girl. What are we going to do with all these wrong-gendered baby clothes?
Solution: Baby clothes exchange!
We visited my parents this weekend, and we got together for a big extended-family gathering at my grandmother's house today. That's when the exchange went on -- I handed over two boxes of clothes, and in return I received two boxes of clothes. That's the kind of "shopping" I like!
I've only taken a brief look at the clothes so far, but there was something about touching those tiny ruffled t-shirts that made this baby seem a lot more real. You'd think her ultrasound photos and kicks to my abdomen would already have driven home the point, but for some reason I found viewing her future wardrobe to be more concrete. There really is a new baby coming, and she really is going to be that small.
I don't know whether to be enthusiastic or apprehensive.
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Today another cousin returned the childbirth books she had borrowed from me, which was an additional bit of reality. I certainly hadn't forgotten that I'm going to be giving birth, but I had been thinking it was going to be far off in the distant future. But when Isaac asked me tonight "When is our new baby sister coming out of you?" I found myself surprised by my answer.
Only four months from now? That's not very far away. Maybe I should start re-reading those books now.
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