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It's funny to think back now, to our pre-children days and the plans that we made. Because we were  so sure back then that we had a future full of boys. I liked the idea of a daughter, but just didn't see it in our future really, and both Rich and I pictured a life full of boisterous play, football training and cute little boys becoming handsome young men.

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girly girl

This beautiful girl of mine has always been a headband girl.

As a baby she was rarely without one

and they quite quickly became her trademark.

At one stage we got so used to seeing her in one

that she didn't look right without them.

Her hair is a getting longer by the day

so we change up the headbands for bunches some of the time these days,

but I still have a big place in my heart for headbands,

and my little lady is still seen wearing one more than she isn't.

  

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our little individuals

It makes my heart stupidly happy

to get to parent a boy and a girl.

I love that my husband and I have the opportunity

to learn about raising boys and raising girls.

But it is already clear to me

that however much I might want to try to be fair and equal,

we will not be raising our children the same.

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