A Little Girl in a Boys World

When we got pregnant with Neal, and found out we were having a boy, I knew my whole world would be changing.  Not only would it be changing simply by the fact that Tyler and I would soon be parents but also changing because we were having a boy.  Since I come from a family of all girls (except for my dad), having a boy was going to be a whole new world for me.

The last few months I have started to see how different life will be for Gwendolyn too.  I never grew up around boys so my house and memories are filled with lots of girly things.  I remember playing with barbies, Rainbow Bright,  My Little Ponies, having dance parties and reading Little House on the Prairie.   I never remember even hearing much about any Superhero, Ninja Turtles, pirates, or having battles.   I'm sure there will be lots more girly things coming to this house now that Gwendolyn has arrived.  However the environment Gwendolyn is growing up in is so much different then mine was.   I can already tell she loves all her brothers toys (she even picks them over her dolls/books sometimes).

I love watching Neal's imagination and how he is always pretending to be a different superhero.  You wouldn't know that we owned any toys in our home, because if you come here you will most likely only see superhero costumes and any random object being used as a sword or gun.  

I love the toys that fill our home, and the new adventures I have with Neal every day and I especially like watching as Gwendolyn takes it all in from her little seat in the middle of the room.  She can't take her eyes off Neal when he is running around playing a superhero or "saving the world".   Gwendolyn is going to have a lot of different memories then I did.  She is going to be well versed in superhero lingo, and will surpass my knowledge of these things before I know it.  Just look here...she looks pretty excited about all these action figures.

When we play trains here we don't drive the trains around the nicely constructed train tracks (as I would have growing up).  The trains here are on a collision course for each other and usually some dinosaur, superhero, or Godzilla is destroying the trains and the little town within seconds.   I know Gwendolyn will have tons of fun with her brother and I'm sure she'll take on the roll of the princess who needs saving sometimes, but I also think she'll be pretty good at battling and "saving the world" right alongside her big brother.