Sesame, the negotiator?
I had a prenatal massage this afternoon, and towards the middle of my treatment, the therapist commented about the baby, “She’s going to be mommy’s little girl for sure.†I immediately wondered whether she was basing this on some sort of scientific evidence (she had, after all, just asked if the baby’s head tended to rest on my left side; maybe it’s been proven that babies who have a preference for the left have a preference for their mothers – ?) but then figured she just made that comment to be nice. It certainly made me think, though. Would Sesame be “mommy’s little girl?†Would she show a preference for me or for Q? And would her personality be more like Q’s or mine?
I had similar thoughts last night, at the movies. Q played the pregnancy card to get us better seats at a sneak-preview (“Look, she’s 9 months pregnant – it’s not good for her to stand in lineâ€), and I was marveling at the way he worked the security guy – who ultimately let us jump in at the middle of the line. (Thanks to him, we got great seats.) Not to mention the way he bargained over a major trade with someone in our Fantasy Football league as we stood in line. I couldn’t help but wonder if Sesame someday, too, will be a wheeler-and-dealer – a talker who can negotiate with anyone and get herself out of almost anything. Or maybe she’ll be more like me: someone who tends to follow the rules and not ruffle others’ feathers. (What can I say? It’s the Midwesterner in me.) I guess time will tell…
On a non-baby note, I did some shopping downtown after my massage. Although I was on a holiday-gift hunt, I wound up getting only stuff for me – including a pair of comfy brown sneakers and a cute make-up bag. It’s an awful time for me to buy clothes for myself, but I’m already looking forward to a nice, post-baby shopping spree. I need to catch up with Sesame, whose wardrobe is already spilling from the drawers!
-M