I’m pretty excited about having a little boy. Growing up around all girls, I never had the experience of having a brother, and spending summers with my male cousins made me a little wistful that I never would. I’m glad that any future female children of mine will have the chance to grow up with an older brother. Everyone says that little boys are messier and more difficult when they are little, but I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t secretly hoping to see boy parts on that 17-week ultrasound.
I’m excited about experiencing that special bond between mother and son, but I am also really looking forward to seeing Stuart interacting with and raising our boy. I think that years and years of babysitting have me going into this with more experience, and I’ll probably be the more hands-on parent to our infant, but I can’t wait to see Stuart with him as he grows from a toddler, because I just know that he’s going to be a natural with a little boy. Yes, it sounds cheesy, but he just has so much knowledge, so I think our son is lucky that he’ll be able to learn so much from him, just like Stuart learned from his dad. And, like me, his future wife will be very lucky to have a smart and handy husband!
I came across this article as I was perusing one of the thousands of parenting blogs and websites that I seem to be reading lately, and I really took it to heart. I need to remember this because I know that I will want to over analyze things, or hover, or just worry too much, because that’s what I do. I am glad that Stuart will be there to remind me how boys work, and to just chill. I think we’re going to make a pretty good team. Although I’m not crazy about the fact that Stuart will probably want to take him hunting.
Things I will not have to worry about with a son:
- Teaching him how to aim, shave, use tools, ride a bike, grill out, fix cars, and all sorts of other guy stuff
- Giving him the sex talk
- Understanding the appeal of 2026′s version of Justin Bieber
- Being on the receiving end of epic teenage girl hormonal meltdowns
Things I will have to worry about:
- That skinny jeans will be back in style and he will think they look good on him
- That he will think it’s funny to do any of the things that might land him injured and/or on Tosh.0
- That one day he’s going to grow up and get married and start his own family and won’t be Mama’s little boy anymore
Regarding the Justin Beiber comment. Pick up Stuart’s 8th and 9th grade yearbooks sometime soon, you will be shocked at the girly hair your macho husband had. And then ask Mom what happened to it
By: Becca on March 25, 2011
at 2:44 pm