The Gallery: Boys
When I was 12 weeks pregnant I found out that, after three girls, I was probably having a little boy.
I cried. I should have expected it as I had been rubbish at predicting the sex of my first three babies. I had thought they would all be sons, not daughters. During my last pregnancy I *knew* I was carrying another girl and I had loved the idea of a single sex family.
But it wasn’t to be. At least I had plenty of time to get used to the idea and get my head around what it would mean to have a son.
In January 2008, a bouncing baby boy joined our family and initially his sex made absolutely no difference to our family at all.
His sisters were initially fascinated by his extra bits, and he managed to wee on me a few times before I got the hang of nappy changes, but otherwise he was like any other baby. He cried, he fed, he slept, he grew.
He crawled, then walked and immediately got roped into his sisters’ games. They were delighted, he was their own little doll and they especially loved dressing him up.
At the age of five, despite his sisters’ influence, as far as I can tell he is a pretty normal little boy. He is fascinated by gadgets and machines, loves football, needs to be taken out for a good run every day and constantly has to be reminded to keep his hands out of his pants.
People can be quite vocal about how lucky they consider us to have a boy after 3 girls, and we’ve had plenty of total strangers tell us we ‘ can stop trying now.’ So far I’ve managed not to be too rude to anyone. Usually telling them I wanted 4 girls shuts them up.
But of course now I wouldn’t change him for the world. He’s completed our family and I can see now how having a mix of sexes is a bonus. And even though the chances of him towering over me in height in the next decade are pretty high, because he’s the youngest, he will always be my baby.
This week’s Gallery theme is Boys.
To read all about them, check out The Gallery over at Sticky Fingers.
what a fantastic post, i love the picture of the them all with dress up dresses on! lol
He thinks it’s hysterical atm but give him another few years and he’ll be a lot less keen!
Oh my what a fabulous image! My son used to be a big fan of dressing up in all sorts of odd things
Mollyxxx
DS spent his entire second birthday party dressed up as a fairy. And yes, we have photos!
Lovely post. That first photo is one for the 18th birthday party.
It is being saved especially.
Snap!
B was desperate for a boy for our number 4 and I so wasn’t.
Now, of course, I wouldn’t change him for the world. He’s only 20 months so the girls are only just waking up to the possibilities, but am so looking forward to restaging your first photo very soon!
Ah yes, I look forward to seeing that.
Aw such a lovely post. It was the other way round for me; three boys first and then the littl girl. It is such a shock isn’t it, when you are so in tune with one sex. But like you, we have all adapted and it is lovely to have a mix.
My biggest shock has been toilet stuff. It took me months to work out how to clean him up properly after a poo!
Lovely post, I love having a mixed bunch, even though I saw myself with a clutch of girls only. My token male is enjoying the fact he’s growing taller than me and points it out often.
I think DS is really going to enjoy it when this happens.