I remember one of the expectant mothers was a young teenager, and she was asking questions like "How soon after giving birth can I drink alcohol?" I wasn't too impressed.
Anyway, at one point in the class, the teacher had each of us tell what we were most looking forward to about our babies. I remember the teenage mother saying she was most excited about dressing up her baby in different outfits.
Needless to say, I didn't think much of that answer.
But now that a few years have gone by, and I am much less idealistic, intellectual, and judgemental, I have to admit that I do quite like dressing up my babies :)
With Benjamin, I couldn't wait to put him in the first button-up shirt I bought for him.
Janae had all sorts of dresses that I was dying to put on her--I think I posed her for pictures every Sunday before church because I thought she looked so cute.
Alaina has had a few new dresses of her own, too, that I've tried on and tried on, hoping she would fit into them. One that Auntie Anita sent (complete with a stuffed bunny in the pocket!)
and another very Victorian one that my mom bought before she was born (a real "Beatrix Potter"!).
I still wouldn't say that dressing up my babies is what I most look forward to, but it is definitely a lot more fun than treating cradle cap, cleaning up after "accidents," or breaking up fights.
One of those unexpected joys of motherhood, I guess :)
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What cute babies to dress up :0)
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