On the eve of what hopes to be a historic day in American history my BFF Rene just called with the news that she is having a baby girl.  A baby girl! I am besides myself and so excited for her.  I know she would have been happy with either, but I was unapologetically hoping for a girl (and it looks like I got my way).

I fully admit that I plan on living vicariously through Rene and this baby. I have already been eying a bunch of things to get for this kid and can’t wait to be a bad influence. It’s going to be on like Donkey Kong! All the fun, none of the responsibility.  Yay!

I never planned on having anymore kids aside from Paige but I have to admit that on occasion I think about what it would be like having another one. I don’t long for it, but I think about it.

Honestly, I am just on the cusp of figuring out who I am and what that means … and that seems like enough of a challenge for me right now.  Having more kids would mean settling down with someone which really seems unlikely (not that I am a pariah, I just am a commitment phobe).

But life always is full of twists and turns and I haven’t been able to predict much of anything so far.

Tags: babies, girls, having kids, paige, panda, Parenting, rene