I did finally bite the bullet and have bought a few things for our daughter. I LOVE shopping for little girl things. But every time I buy her something I am overcome with emotion. I've nearly cried in every store I've been in. (Online too, but that's just sitting here at my desk at home so not as bad.) K., being the truly DH that he is, said, "It's ok. You're just excited. Cry if you need to.", acting as if my shopping crying jags were in the realm of normal.
The funny thing is I wasn't nearly this emotional when preparing for E.'s arrival. I didn't bond with him much in utero, and it took a while to bond after he was born. I think this time I understand how much I am going to love this child and how important she will be to me and how great our life will be with her in it. The second time around, baby, it's great. Teary, but great.
Posted by grrlTravels at February 6, 2005 10:30 PM