Little Girl

These are a few pictures that my sister scanned and sent me from when I was around Trip's age. Let's just say, my mom did not hold back when it came to all things girlie. I have straight hair that she frequently curled, I was obviously allowed to experiment with makeup at a young age, and yes, I did the beauty pageant thing as a child. It was no "Toddlers and Tiaras" but I did win Little Miss Columbia in my hometown (see picture below and bring on the comments).

I think my girlie upbringing has made me resistant to all things pink ... until now. I mean - have you been in Baby Gap lately? The ruffles and tulle and pink are all so darn cute that I feel myself jumping on the 'girlie' bandwagon as I write this! I have surprised myself at the amount of pink there already is in AK's nursery.

Needless to say, I have been thinking a lot about what our little girl will look like. Will she look like me? I'm not sure why, but the anticipation to know is so much stronger with this pregnancy than it was with Trip. The consensus has been that Trip is a blend of me and J - that he doesn't look distinctly like either of us. He is unique (and pretty darn handsome in my opinion).

I guess it won't be too long until we find out what little Miss Anna Kate looks like. I can't wait!

[Just for grins - here is a picture of me with my own "Monkey" around Trip's age. Must be where he got the obsession!]