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flexagonI flew outta here early on Friday morning, and that afternoon I got to hang out with my biological daughter, who I'll call Birdie. It was the second time I'd seen her in person. She's two and a half now, and seems big... though clearly I'm confused about child development; later in the weekend I saw a 6-year-old and was surprised at how not-developed that kid was (mentally, mostly). And I believe both kids were normal. Anyway, Birdie was shy and didn't want to deal with me at first, but then she started flirting, and wanted to come over, and we ended up getting some cute shots of her and me playing with crayons, etc. She still looks like me around the eyes. She can tell you what color a crayon is, if asked nicely, though she's shy and quiet... to tell the truth, she's exactly at the stage I'd sort of like to be a parent through, which is the whole language acquisition phase. I think it would be fascinating to teach her (or another child) to talk, and watch her learning... and while we're on the topic, yes I did have a little heart-melty moment when she looked up at me with those just-like-mine eyes and hugged me. But then there was also the wet diapers part where I was quite glad to send her off with Daddy to the bathroom. I don't think she's in danger of me babynapping her just yet. :) But I do want her to like me, and hug me, and remember me and know who I am.
Later in the weekend, by the way, I ran across an article in Glamour about women who were the result of sperm donation--some had tracked down their donors and others hadn't. There was just one of the seven, a daughter of lesbians, whose donor was a family friend and who had always known, and she was very positive about the whole thing. Yay!
I will perhaps post a cute picture of me with Birdie once we sort through them and get them off the camera. It's important to get those cute photos so I can prove my happiness with my reproductive history when it comes time to ask the doctors for the snippy-snip, but it's also just fun to have the cute pictures. I did ask E and V about the timing of Donation #2, after which the snipping (actually, plugging) could occur, but I don't think they're sure about the finances yet. Ugh, I do hope it doesn't get pushed back too far. Even if it happens late this year as originally scheduled, ten years on the pill will have been more than enough.
Later in the weekend, by the way, I ran across an article in Glamour about women who were the result of sperm donation--some had tracked down their donors and others hadn't. There was just one of the seven, a daughter of lesbians, whose donor was a family friend and who had always known, and she was very positive about the whole thing. Yay!
I will perhaps post a cute picture of me with Birdie once we sort through them and get them off the camera. It's important to get those cute photos so I can prove my happiness with my reproductive history when it comes time to ask the doctors for the snippy-snip, but it's also just fun to have the cute pictures. I did ask E and V about the timing of Donation #2, after which the snipping (actually, plugging) could occur, but I don't think they're sure about the finances yet. Ugh, I do hope it doesn't get pushed back too far. Even if it happens late this year as originally scheduled, ten years on the pill will have been more than enough.
