"The Leo Baby is, above all else, loud! Forget sleep for the foreseeable future, Mom and Dad. This is a baby who must be heard and will certainly let everyone in their midst know what they want. Think center of attention, since there really is no other way for this tot! With a Leo baby as part of the plan, family life will revolve around this magnetic child. The Leo baby adores an audience, so it should come as no surprise that many of these tots go on to become stars of stage and screen. This babe is auditioning early on! To that end, this is a child who is also competitive, so maybe they are prepping for that dog-eat-dog Hollywood whirl from day one. When in a play group or any social situation, the Leo baby will make friends easily and will thrive on the interaction, since being on-stage is where they're at. Even so, they will have a hard time sharing things, such as roles, responsibilities, and even toys. The King (or Queen) of everything they see, they will be the one making the rules, after all. To sum up, the Leo baby is the leader of the pack, loads of fun, and will expect to live in the most comfortable of kingdoms. Pity the parent who won't play along!" -http://community.duematernity.com/babyAstrology.php
Uh, oh. Sounds like we may be in trouble. However, I guess I can't picture our child really any other way. This is probably pretty much how I imagine the product of Adam and me to be. "Center of attention...adores an audience...will have a hard time sharing things." Hmmm...sound familiar? Pretty much a combo of the two of us. Which brings me to my next topic...
Adam and I recently "performed" at a local fundraiser. The Center Ball is the annual fundraising event for the Four Rivers Cultural Center (where we got married.) It's an evening of mingling and dancing. Traditionally, our ballroom dance teacher, Peanuts DuBoise puts together some sort of performance. This year she asked us to join in. We were pretty reluctant at first, but eventually for some reason, (see personality traits above) we agreed. The theme was Phantom of the Opera and we danced two dances; tango and waltz. Adam dressed as the Phantom (mask, cape, hat, gloves, and all) for the tango and looked great! We really enjoyed ourselves.
Dressed for the ball
Dressed for dancing
Taking a bow
But then it got me to thinking, once I'm a parent, will I still do things like this? How mortifying will it be for our child that Dad is dressing as the Phantom and Mom's trying to find the perfect red gloves for this silly performance? I can't imagine my own parents doing something like this and I have a tough time imaging how I would have felt if they did. Proud? Embarrassed? I don't know. I'll have to keep thinking on the matter, I suppose. This whole looming parenthood thing sure does have me thinking a lot. :)
Awesome for the dancing! Thats impressive! But on the looming parenthood thing. I would not worry about it at all. For one thing it is a parents job to embaress their children (at least thats what I was always told). Secondly, they won't remember anything from the first few years of life, so you have that in your favor. And Finaly, you will need to continue to do what makes you happy, even once you have your baby you have to put you and Adam first (at least to some extent), because happy parents make for happy children. So if that means dancing when your 85 in red satin gloves then DO IT! :)
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