Embarrassing Moment #2
by Kym on August 24, 2007
While pregnant with Emma I cherished the hope of having a red headed baby. There was a tendency towards red on both sides of our family, so I thought there was a good chance.
Neil? Thought otherwise. And he all but rolled his eyes when I babbled cheerfully to friends and family about my hairy hopes.
When they first put Emma in my arms, I felt a surge of triumph. Purple scrunched up face, and vivid red hair! If I’d had the energy, I would have gloated gleefully.
Later, after she’d been cleaned up, they brought her to me again. Her squalling purple face had settled into that lovely mottled pink of a healthy newborn, and her hair? Brown.
“What happened to her red hair?”, I asked dazedly.
“Kim,” Neil replied, in an exasperated tone, “that was blood.”
21 comments
Oh I needed that today.
Love you!
by Dedee on August 25, 2007 at 12:57 am. #
ROFL!!!!
Okay, it’s so fun getting to know you better. I’ve already decided I would love to meet you someday.
I have always wanted a red headed child. I was hoping my latest might have been blessed so. her hair looks slightly strawberry blonde in the sunlight and she’s but 4 months, so I am still holding out hope. My Uncles and Aunt’s on both sides of the family have blazing red hair. Both of my parents; brown.
I can’t tell you how many times I have proudly donned dyed red hair. I need to dye it again soon. It goes perfectly with my fair skin and freckles. Why wasn’t I born with it?? Boo Hoo!
by Summer on August 25, 2007 at 1:02 am. #
I started out with very dark hair that gradually turned a nice red, then went lightened, then turned to its current mousy brown. I never even had to dye it.
I always wanted a baby with curly hair like I had. One of the boys had somewhat curly hair, but it grew so fast that he really needed a major haircut by the time he was three months old, and it hasn’t been curly since.
by Heffalump on August 25, 2007 at 1:43 am. #
Ewwweee! Ok, but it was funny too! :)
by Deanne on August 25, 2007 at 2:12 am. #
seriously lmfao
by M on August 25, 2007 at 2:51 am. #
LOL, that was funny. I red hair too. Emma is such a cutie pie just like she is though.
by Tonya on August 25, 2007 at 3:13 am. #
So funny!! See, I had an opposite experience. I have no red headed genes on my side (or so I thought) and I didn’t know that Hubby did. I figured all our kids would be blonde or brunette. When Red was born it kind of freaked me out. His hair was copper – like a new penny. Hubby took sweet little Red out to meet his grandparents. My parents said “Who’s baby are you holding?” and his parents said “LOOK! He’s got Great Grandma’s hair!” :)
by Melissa on August 25, 2007 at 5:37 am. #
ha!
by k on August 25, 2007 at 5:57 am. #
It was the surge of hormones that caused you to believe that :) !!
by An Ordinary Mom on August 25, 2007 at 6:36 am. #
*SNORT*
by That Chick Over There on August 25, 2007 at 1:34 pm. #
I want to think of something really witty to say but, I haven’t had any evil coffee yet
I printed your picture out, put it on my firepace mantel and I swear your eyes follow me even into the next room
did you have anothe blog before? your pic looks familiar
by Jean Knee on August 25, 2007 at 1:42 pm. #
LMAO You know I thought my son’s hair was curly when he was first born because it was all matted in blood. I guess we see what we want to see, huh? His hair did get curly later though, I am assuming that her’s stayed brown. :)
by Serina Hope on August 25, 2007 at 5:33 pm. #
So funny! My 3rd child has red hair and it seemed like such a statistical impossibility that I was sure it was just blood, but he had to have an iv for blood sugar (I had gestational diabetes) and the only vein they could find to hold it was in his head! So they didn’t dare wash his hair for fear the needle would pull out. It took 3 days to finally get confirmation that he was indeed a red head!
by Sketchy on August 25, 2007 at 5:54 pm. #
I too have hoped for a red headed child. My husband has red hair…he despises it. Half my relatives have red hair. So I figured we’d have one. But both of our children have brown hair. The youngest is only 4 weeks old so I’m holding out hope. Our 2 year old has red undertones…although Josh refuses to admit this. LOL!
by Natalie on August 25, 2007 at 8:10 pm. #
I could see where you would think that, I thought one of mine had curly hair at that same moment. Nope.
I wanted a red head too, for I was my mothers one “strawberry blonde” child. No red head, no boy either. That’s ok, they are kind of cute anyways!
by PJ on August 26, 2007 at 12:20 am. #
“Hairy hopes”–Hee Hee
Funny!
I keep hoping my kids will get Aaron’s eye color. So far my brown has dominated!
by Tirzah on August 26, 2007 at 12:22 am. #
HAHAHAHAHA. That’s so stinkin’ funny.
Sorry I haven’t been around lately. But I’ve just spent a good chunk of time catching up on all the posts I missed. Great stuff, all of it. Thank goodness–I’d been going through Kimberly withdrawals.
by Brillig on August 26, 2007 at 12:41 am. #
teehee! well, it was red for a small moment there. we take what we can get, eh?
by Nic on August 26, 2007 at 1:07 am. #
Well, for the hair that Emma wasn’t blessed with…..there’s Little Orphan Annie fright wigs.
by elasticwaistbandlady on August 26, 2007 at 2:08 pm. #
I was only kidding about printing your picture out… it sounded creepy when I re-read it.. really
by Jean Knee on August 26, 2007 at 8:07 pm. #
kimmy: i like how you called it “hairy hopes.” you made me smile.
love you,
by so grateful to be Mormon! on August 28, 2007 at 1:56 am. #