Raising a Girl…thoughts and fears

So as some of you might know (most of you don’t) my wife and I are expecting our first child on December 14th, 2006. Her name is Merci Ann Combs and that is all I really know about her. Well actually, during an ultrasound yesterday we did see that she likes to suck her thumb quite a bit.

This whole experience has been interesting and scary at the same time. At first I was super-excited, to the point of giddyness. However, once we found out that our bundle of joy was to be a girl…I flipped. Now, one thing you have to realize about me is that I love kids (not in the MJ way) and they tend to love me back. Maybe it has something to do with me trying to be down at their level and just experiencing things like they would. I love being with kids, playing with them, and teaching them new things. I have always had more luck with the boys and that is why having a girl is a fear of mine.

My mind keeps wondering into my imagination and seeing boyfriends and driving and and and…it is quite overwhelming. So what is a dad to do? I guess I am just going to have to learn it as I go, HAVE MERCI!