Help me get excited about having a nephew

[Shugardrawers]

My bestest friend who's like a little sister to me is pregnant. She found out today she's having a boy. I have a nephew I adore, he's the child I never had but secretly I always wanted him to be a girl. All my life I wanted a little girl. I wanted to dress her in pink with pretty fluffy dresses with little white panties with ruffles on the butt and put her in delicate bonnets and have Princess parties and buy her barbie jammies. Of course, I didn't let Jennie know I was disappointed but I can't help it. I just can't get excited about having a nephew. I just can't really relate to little boy stuff I guess. Remind me what's so fun about little boys?

 

[tevagirl]

You can still dress them up! See..

For the record..I did not do this. His 5 yr old girl cousin did it.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Whats the old saying?

Snips and snails,
And puppy dog tails,
Thats what little boys
are made of.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Teva, that is adorable! Bet he'll love it when he's 16!

I like girls. Have 3 boys. Didn't have DD when she was little, so never had the fun.

My best friend is having a girl and I CAN'T WAIT!

 

[Shugardrawers]

Oh Teva, that's hysterical!!! How long do you think I should wait before I try to start cross dressing him?

Another bummer, she was going to name the baby after me if it was a girl. Now she can't.

 

[princess pooh]

Oh Teva, that is blackmail material!

My nephew is almost 3 and he's definately not the kind of kid you can dress up and take to high tea. It's hard to play with him because he's really tough and I usually get bonked in the head with some ball or toy, but it's nice to cuddle with him

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Well, I have one DD and 3 sons. I think boys are less complicated to raise, but you don't need to worry about that part of things since it's not your child. Well, I think you need to keep teva's image in your head! Really, though, in the end you'll want her to have a healthy baby--that's the important thing. What does your friend think about the baby being a boy? There's no guarantee that a girl is going to like all the girly-girl stuff, either. My DD did, for the most part, but plenty of girls don't.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I have 2 girls that HATE getting dressed up, so let me tell you that stinks even worse!

Plus the clothes are on the too revealing side so it is not all it is cracked up too be.

Let's see....right now my 9yodd, is wearing BIG shirts as PJ's. Why? We cannot find ANY PJ's that do not have "character's" or they are too pink, too girly...aaacckk.

 

[CanBeGrumpy]

Well, my 7-year-old son just recently got rid of his Disney princess tea set, so there is hope that you can enjoy some of the "finer" things in life with a little boy!!!! He also likes to shop, and get this---he has my mother teaching him how to knit! He LOVES to try to knit! It is sooooo cute to see him with his knitting needles! And no, I'm not worried--he likes plenty of "boy" activities, too! He's just versatile!

Personally I love having boys because I'm not all that into "girl" stuff (my son is going to have to teach me how to knit! ) I think you can have a lot of fun with boys, especially if you follow their lead and allow them to explore their own interests. You will probably learn a lot about topics you never knew you were interested in! I have two boys and neither one of them is into sports or rough play. They do like dirt, though!

And of course, who can resist holding a baby, whether it is a boy or a girl!! Sooooo nice!!! You are going to have a blast with this child, you'll see!!!

 

[willis37862]

Ahhhhhhhh little boys are great. I love that you can take them out in the yard and get dirty and it's ok. I love little girls too. Our very close friends have three little girls. And I love them dearly and wouldn't trade them for anything but sometimes the whining and prissy stuff gets on my nerves. I think if they are healthy it is all good. You can have fun with them and love them boy or girl.


OT- when my DB was little I would dress him in girls clothes. He says I made him do it but in the pictures he has the biggest smile on his face. I need to dig them out and show his wife.

 

[4nana]

I love little girls and all that goes with them too, had 3 of my own, plus a son, I would not trade any of them for the world . Now we're blessed w/12 grands - 9 boys, 3 girls, to thoroughly enjoy and love

Rest assured, once you hold that little blessing in your arms, he will fill your heart with much love and joy, you will love and spoil him as your own. Ruffles, bows, tea parties and pretty dresses are so sweet, but little boys have their special charm of their own too. Enjoy, do lots of fun things with him, remember he needs you, and will be grown in the blink of an eye.

PS - Tiva, love your son in that pic! I have one similar of my 4 yo GS playing princesses w/his little girl cousins. Isn't it great they can play make believe so innocently having such fun.

 

[pat fan]

Oh my goodness....boys are the absolute BEST! I have 2 sons, 2 nephews and 6 nieces. The girls are sure not my cup of tea! Love 'em to pieces, but bring on the boys!

I really never wanted a girl. I kind of wanted 3 kids, but when I had my second son, I decided the odds of having a girl were growing and didn't want to risk it. Boys are great fun. They play pretend games when they are little just like girls (the themes may be different, but not much), they still love to go out to eat, they love the playground, movies etc....There is really no differance. My boys are getting quite grown up ( 17 & 14) but we all still like hanging out together and doing stuff together. Looking at my nieces, they would NOT want to be seen at the mall with mom & dad during the teenage years but my could care less. They stil give hugs and say I love you, still ask to go to movies as a family, and go on trips alone to the mall to do Christmas/ birthday shopping and wahtever. They are awesome.

Don't worry about missing the frilly girl things....IMO, it's highly over-rated

 

[kelleigh1]

I grew up with two sisters. I always wanted a twin brother, but when it came to thinking about having kids of my own, I always imagined I'd have a girl first. For some reason, a boy never really stood out in any of my fantasies about having kids.

Then I met my nephew for the first time and I was sunk. He was 4 months old and I still remember holding him as he fell asleep on my chest. My sister offered to take him and put him in his crib, but I wouldn't let him go. That was it! He's now 11 and we're still extremely close...even though he's lived in Ohio and Germany since he was 2 and now he'll be living in Illinois, all while I'm still in MA. They were home for a week back in June and everytime we'd go somewhere, he'd come right over to me and grab my hand. He turns me to mush! I love my niece beyond belief too (she's 12), but my nephew and I just really have a special bond that I can't even explain.

 

[puffkin]

When you hold him for the first time....you will forget about wanting a girl.


Trust me, I wanted a girl in the worst way. I cried at my ultrasound when we found out he was a boy. But now that he is here....I wouldn't want it any other way. You will love your nephew when he is here, trust me!

 

[BeckyEsq]

My first godchild was a boy and now I have two goddaughters!

Boys can be fun to dress up too. Just think, for Halloween they can be a Pirate, or a cowboy, or Harry Potter, or a little train conductor. And you can buy them a cute little outfit of your favorite sports' team, or a baseball shirt with their last name on it from www.personalcreations.com.

 

[Shugardrawers]

I was a girly girl to the extreme growing up. I wanted to do ballet, gymnastics, sew, play barbies and wear frilly dresses. I grew up in a family much too poor to do any of those things. I think the appeal of a little girl is to relive my childhood in the way I'd wanted back then. But...I can't have children of my own and so I must take what nieces and nephews I can get.

My sister was very disappointed to learn Ian was a boy. She wanted a girl in the worst way. Even when he was born she wasn't so sure. But it only took minutes for either of us to fall in love with him, peeny and all. I'm going to try to get in the spirit this weekend. Target had a really adorable blue pooh bear outfit and some cute classic pooh plush.

She says this am she wants to call him Jaden. Jaden??? That's a girly name!! He should have a strong masculine name. Like Michael, Daniel or Richard! I'm trying real hard to switch from princess to pirate mode here and calling him Jaden isn't going to help!

 

[kelleigh1]

Every Jaden I know of is a boy.

 

[CathrynRose]

You can still dress them up! See..


For the record..I did not do this. His 5 yr old girl cousin did it.

R F L L!

Nice.

My oldest wouldnt leave me alone when I'd paint my nails.
PeeeeeeeeeeeeaZZZe?!?!? - he'd beg of me.
Finally I said "ahh, to heck with it"

So, your new nephew might also enjoy having pink toenails, who knows!!

Besides - I have no sympathy for you. I wanted girls with both of my pregnancies. Frill dresses, ponytails... the works! I have 2 stinky, smelly boys.!!! - who, I must say my Gramma was right, are much easier then girls. I see the stuff my g/f's go through with their daughters. Forget it. Boys are easier.

 

[kmebee]

I had 8 nieces before my twin nephews came along. I used to always want a boy to buy things for. Then we had a "run" on boys in our family. First the twins, then another nephew. Then the older nieces were old enough to have kids and more boys came along. I was so happy when my niece finally had a girl last year. It was unbelievable. Lesson learned. You'll love ALL of them no matter what!

 

[Tracey1974]

For about 2 seconds after my ultrasound I was sad that I wasn't having a girl. Now that he is and has been here for a year, I can't imagine being without him. Little boys are so much fun! Don't get me wrong, I would love to have a girl to dress up and buy pretty things for but boys are just so much fun.

Don't worry- you will love him to death and forget you even thought differently about it! I do.