She's One

DaraLynn is one today!! It's crazy!! I can't believe it!! I kind of laugh at myself as I look back at a year ago. I was scared to death to have a girl. Crazy I know but it was very intimidating for me. I have never thought of myself as the typical girl. I am the furthest thing from a girly girl. I have always loved being a tom boy. I just kept thinking how am I going to raise a girl when I always wanted to be doing boy things growing up. I guess I just wanted/want DaraLynn to be a girly girl if that's her personality or be a tom boy if that's her personality. I just want her to be her and not what she thinks I want. Does that make sense? I was always a little scared of how I would handle my daughter if I got a major girly girl. I wondered how our relationship would be. I guess I just thought it would be harder with a girl but so far it's not. It's definitely different then the boys but in a good way and we are enjoying DaraLynn and the bit of girlyness she brings to the house. It sure has been good for the boys to have a girl around. How could you not love this face??? Ape