It's a girl!

Let's just start by saying I never imagined I would have a daughter. Having no sisters, and marrying into Joe's family, with six boys and no girls, I just figured my chances were slim. Plus, girls sort of scare me. I have no idea how to do the girly-girl thing. I was a tomboy, I didn't have any girls in my neighborhood to play with, so I hung out with all the boys, racing bikes, playing football (complete with tackling), playing baseball (I take great pride in the fact I have never thrown like a girl), and in general making sure they all knew I could hang with the boys in all they did, if not flat out beat them. I don't think I ever owned more than one dress at a time until I started working at Morgan Jewelers! So when that ultrasound tech said it was a girl (and Ben burst into tears), I knew I could be entering new territory.

And yes, Lillie is a total girly-girl. Her favorite color is pink, she thinks a tutu matches any outfit, and she wants so badly to be a dancer. And while I still don't understand the drama, and I have no idea where she gets the poses she does when trying on new clothes, she is not the "typical" girly-girl I was so scared of. She still hauls out and smacks Ben for bugging her, she immediately wanted to ride her bike when the boys figured out how to ride this past week, and she puts together outfits like this:

And this:

Now that is a little girl I can get along with!