cowbellz's Diaryland Diary
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oh man oh man oh man
no, the picture of a baby does not mean i'm going soft on you. don't worry. (this is my cousin patty's newly adopted daughter, parker. she's pretty rad. and i couldn't resist the tongue photo.)
i've been bombarded with baby information lately. and it's FREAKING me out.
the reason? my younger cousin misty rene (i'm kristy rene. REAL cute, huh? yeah, exactly. we've always thought so too.) is having her first kid next month. so i went up to dallas this weekend for her shower.
oh man.
first i had to buy a gift. that means a trip to babys r us. have you been to this place? don't go if you don't have to. it's a scary scary place. i bought her a pillow called a boppy. a what? yeah. that's what i said. she really wanted it. it looks like an oversized neck pillow you would take on an airplane. but for babies.
then came the shower. i was SO the outcast. keep in mind, we're in suburban dallas. i was the one from austin. wearing all black in a sea of pastel. with my emo's stamp still visible on the inside of my right wrist from that punk rock show i went to two nights before.
awesome.
people didn't know what to talk to me about. one girl came up to me. probably around 25 and a mother herself and asked me, "do you think misty's carrying the baby high or low? do you think it's dropped?"
HUH?
i looked right at her and replied, "i have absolutely no idea what you're talking about."
she cocked her head to the side and said, "oh." and then walked away.
apparently if you can't talk baby talk at a baby shower, you can't talk at all.
everything was lavender and pink and had the baby's name all over it. i sure do hope she ends up having a girl. or she's screwed.
so, yeah. i've decided it's not actually babies that freak me out. i don't so much mind them. it's becoming one of THOSE people that freaks me out. one of those people who can only talk about their baby. and baby stuff.
oh, and the smell. you know the baby smell? once you hold the baby, you smell like the baby until you shower. not good.
but i'm really happy for my cousin. she'll be a great mom. props to her.
12:24 am - 26 january 2004
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