will you know the sound of my voice right away? will my singing soothe you to sleep in the wee hours of the night? will you have my nose or your father's cheekbones? will your favorite place to snuggle be on your papa's chest under the crook of his neck? will you cry at your first haircut? will the tendril i save in a cute, little baby's first haircut envelope be curly and blonde or straight and brown? will your first word be mama or papa? will you scream at me when i brush your hair a little too vigorously to get the snarls out? will we cry on your first day of school? will you like glittery ponies and the color pink or soccer balls and climbing trees? will you invite me or your dad to chaperon your field trips with your class? will we get to hang a my child is an honor roll student sticker on our car? will i get to take your picture the first time i teach you how to shave, carefully helping you navigate that tricky knee area? or will i get you a teen electric shaver like my mom got for me? will we agree on the type of clothes you choose during back-to-school shopping? or will your father have to tell you to change your mini-skirt or that your shorts are too short or that you have too much makeup on? will you beg me for a belly button piercing or an earring or a tattoo? will i have to learn how to sew a letter on your letterman's jacket or get to read an article you wrote for your school's newspaper? will you get embarrassed when you and your friends catch your father and i making out in the kitchen (because we will.)? or will you be happy that we are still so in love? will our house be the cool place for you and your friends to hang out or will you always be running from house to house? will i get to help you pick out your prom dress or will i be the one to run to the store at the last minute because you ran out of hair dye during spirit week? will you follow in your parent's footsteps and become a Beaver Believer or find your own way? will your future husband ask your father's permission before he proposes? will you try on a million wedding dresses or just a few? will we love your future spouse like one of our own? will your father get to walk you down the aisle or will both of us?
sometimes i just can't help but wonder.
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