tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490681017967743184.post487430454213772642..comments2023-07-30T10:42:33.099-04:00Comments on Only A Mere Woman: Dear Baby GirlUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490681017967743184.post-29199332301554945752015-01-22T09:54:04.772-05:002015-01-22T09:54:04.772-05:00If you ever do have a daughter, you will fall hope...If you ever do have a daughter, you will fall hopelessly in love with her. :) I am pregnant with my 10th right now, and I deep down really, really, really hope it's a girl. We wait to find out gender till the birth, and I love that---no disappointment whatsoever when you are holding your new baby! Not that I would ever be disappointed, but I am human. I think what I long for is feeling really close to this baby. I am super close to 2 of my daughters and 1 of my sons right now. As they all go through different stages of development, sometimes they let me be close to them and sometimes they pull away. It really doesn't matter if they are a boy or a girl. Loved your heartfelt, honest letter. God bless!Jaimehttp://www.thefruitfulmom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490681017967743184.post-26217947542121141192015-01-22T09:03:10.293-05:002015-01-22T09:03:10.293-05:00When you have that sweet, precious, girl, you can ...When you have that sweet, precious, girl, you can just read to her all about the Saints because many weren't really that "girly". They were determined, strong, smart, and spiritual- all of which you are and can show her the true model of womanhood! <br /><br />I really admire your letter, with your openness and honesty, because it shows how much you have contemplated loving your little one. You are a wonderful mother, God will provide, and when times feel tough, just call out to Mother Mary, and I'm sure she will rush to the rescue! Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485734176911866877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490681017967743184.post-44492472440589115382015-01-22T08:41:38.608-05:002015-01-22T08:41:38.608-05:00Aw, that is so, so sweet! It's hard for me to...Aw, that is so, so sweet! It's hard for me to explain why I wanted a girl so much this time. I think mostly because I had already imagined her, my daughter, and every time I had a boy I felt like I had lost the girl I'd dreamed of.<br /><br />I was the only girl for a long time (after 20 years I did eventually have a sister) and my mother isn't into girl stuff. You know what? I did fine. I learned from my mother that girls are good at sacrificing, praying, working in the garden, appreciating nature, listening, writing poetry. If I never learned that girls are supposed to know how to put on makeup or what color goes with what .... it doesn't seem to have ruined my life! There are lots of ways to be a woman, and if your daughter (if you have one) turns out to be the sort of woman YOU are .... she will be just fine.<br /><br />My mental image of a woman isn't of a fine lady, but of a pioneer woman. The sort of woman who feeds everyone, takes care of everything, doesn't take nonsense, hugs people who are crying, and at need can frighten away a bear. I'm not graceful. I don't think that matters. I have a big loving heart, that's what you need most, right?Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.com