Let the terrible twos begin!

Emma Grace Liljenquist 2 years ago......

Okay so this could possibly be a long one but because
I do not keep any sort of journal and I am planning on
turning this blog of mine into a book soon this is where I
am writing things I want my kids to remember. So now
you have to endure yet another post about my baby girl.


Because I apparently have none of that motherly intuition stuff when I am pregnant, during both of my boys pregnancies I was pretty sure they were girls. I even had dreams about my baby girl only to find out at both ultrasounds that I was in fact having a boy. I was happy to have boys both times but for some reason I thought that I would be one that would have a whole family of boys and I wasn't exactly okay with it. Third pregnancy I just planned for a boy and thought it would truly be a miracle to get a girl. Also most of my friends have all boys and little girls seem rare in my life. When the ultrasound tech started to look and then proceeded to say she didn't see anything and this looked like a little lady I really wanted to be her best friend. I was so shocked and happy and felt that for some reason my life was now complete. Weird I know but for some reason having a daughter just seemed to complete my life.
When they pulled her out of my stomach I was so anxious to see how big she was and was so happy to have a baby in the 7lb range. She was tiny(to me) and perfect. I had a much harder recover with the 3rd c-section which turned out to be nice because I really just held her for a couple weeks straight at least. I of course think she was the cutest baby and the only time I ever want to have another baby is when I am looking back at pics of her as a newborn but that feeling quickly leaves when I remember that she still gets up during the night. ( she used to be trained but now she only sleeps in her bed for a whole 2 -3 hours before crying to come into our bed) Yes, having a girl means that I get to buy all the cute clothes that I have looked out for so long(seriously, ever since elementary school I have looked forward to dressing my kids cute, another weird thing i know) but I just love that I have that special bond with her and that we can go do our own fun stuff when we are tired of hanging out with the boys.
She is a very loved little girl that our family has so much fun with. I really want all my kids to be treated equal and don't ever want her brothers to resent her for getting treated like the baby of the family and am always telling the boys not to let her do things like walk over to their snack and take it from them to eat herself or basically just do whatever she wants to them and boss them around. But..... my boys really are too nice to her and let her get away with it all. These last two years have gone by quickly and I can honestly say that I have loved pretty much all that comes along with having my girl. For some reason fits are even easier to deal with when they are in a cute dress and pigtails. Don't ask me why. I just have to laugh at her cute crying. I can't wait to see her personality as she gets older. Happy Birthday to my baby girl!