Your big birthday gift from Mommy and me was an Our Generation bedroom for your dolls; which you specifically asked for.
I laughed out loud the first morning I walked into your bedroom after you set it up and broke it in, by having your dolls arrange some of their accessories in it.
The thought is hilarious, absurd, and yet completely logical for an 8 year-old girl:
That a little girl’s bedroom is now inside of a little girl’s bedroom.
When I asked you how old your newest Our Generation doll Jenny is, you responded, “She’s 8, like me.”
So it is confirmed: In my house, I have an 8 year-old girl with a bedroom that hosts its own bedroom for another 8 year-old girl.
Back in December, Mommy and I proactively bought your main birthday gift. We picked Willa, the American Girl doll, as she seemed to best match your complexion and personality.
After months of living in a closet, Willa finally got to meet you this week for your 1st birthday!
I will never forget your reaction to realizing what was in that box, as you were tearing off the wrapping paper. Once you saw her face smiling through the plastic window, you literally jumped out of Mommy’s arms and scurried on top of the box.
Mommy picked you up and lifted the box up so you get a better look. Your eyes opened wider than I’ve ever seen before. It was a crazed, and hysterical, look you had.
You were immediately fanatical, as if to say, “Hey, how do I help her get out of there?!”
I must say, I saw a side of you I had never seen before. It was as if a new part of your personality became unlocked.
Granted, you authentically loved theGuardians of the Galaxy raccoon I had gotten you just a few days before; which is marketed more as a boy’s toy. You naturally can appreciate a toy that is not specifically a “girl’s toy”, which is also evidenced by your fascination with your brother’s Monster Jam monster truck he lets you play with each morning before school, as I’m packing everything in my car.
However, it was very obvious that as a sweet little girl, you instinctively were connected to Willa, the American Girl doll.
It was a thrill for me to see you that way. I am just so happy I get to watch my little girl grow up.
I guess you’re starting the American Girl doll obsession early.
Last week an ad showed up on Mommy’s Facebook page, advertising American Girl. Mommy clicked on the ad, after catching a glimpse of a doll with your complexion. As she saw a close-up of the doll, which is named Willa, she realized that the doll looks so much like what Mommy and I think you will look like, that we might just have to get the Willa doll for you for your 1st birthday coming up in April.
I did a side-by-side photo comparison of you and Willa. You just happened to be wearing an outfit with a pink kitty on it, like Willa has on her shirt.
Willa has red hair- as for yours, we’re not sure yet which color it will be: Up close, your hair is light blond. But from several feet away, it has a reddish tint. Plus, it was even redder a couple of months ago.
So Mommy and I just assume we have a precious little future redhead on our hands. I think the red hair is really what caught Mommy’s attention when she saw the ad.
Even the spunky bunny ears Willa is wearing, along with the matching almost-Bohemian shirt pattern, is in alignment with my vision of what you will be like as you grow up.
So yeah, I guess at this point we kind of have to get the Willa doll for you, even if it’s more for us than it is for you right now. Mommy and I love imagining how you’ll be once you evolve into a little girl.
It’s just too easy to imagine that you’ll be a happy, beautiful, and adventurous little girl, since that’s what kind of baby you are.
You can probably see that I am sort of fascinated by you.
By turning one of your recent sonogram profiles sideways, I am able to catch a glimpse of what you might look like once you are born. I had done this with your brother Jack, and he turned out looking like what I would expect, sans the sandy colored hair and blue eyes.
I see how you look like Mommy already. Particularly, I see some French and Croatian in there from her genes.
However, Mommy and I do both believe you will have darker traits, unlike your brother Jack.
The “baby gifts” are starting to come in the mail from family members. So therefore, your bedroom is starting to fill up with clothing that will help compliment your assumed personality.
Jack picked out that doll as his gift from him to you.
Mommy and I predict you will be a feminine girl, not a tomboy. However, we don’t see you as a particularly sensitive or dainty little girl either.
Speaking of dolls, I saw this bunny doll today at Brilliant Sky and sent the picture to Mommy. We both instantly agreed that this style summarizes our thoughts regarding what you’ll be like:
As Mommy worded it yesterday, “Holly won’t be a princess, just like Jack isn’t a prince.”
Not that there’s anything wrong with adopting such romantic and royal concepts, I just suppose it’s not our family’s style or culture.
Sure, you’ll love baby dolls and tutus. But you’ll also have access to Jack’s exhaustive Thomas the Train and Hot Wheels collection.
Plus, I think my personal love for outdoors and adventure will guide you in becoming a fun little girl who is able to keep up with your brother and me.
Granted, you’ll also be exposed to all my quirky musical and video-making antics.
I am so excited to think about the fun little girl you will become.
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