Congrats Beyonce and Jay-Z!

I never thought I'd post much about Beyonce on this blog, but the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, over the weekend is awesome news. There's just something about a mother having a daughter that makes you think about everything... the lessons you want to teach your daughter, what kind of role model you'll be, and maybe, things like hair and fashion, and what lessons you'll teach.

I think Beyonce will be a great mom. And this has got to be one of the most famous -- and most gossiped -- celeb baby births. Beyonce's been pregnant 20 billion times. Then, folks said she was pregnant, wasn't pregnant, a surrogate was having it.  Though, news reports today reported that Beyonce had an earlier miscarriage.

The rumors got to be unbelievable at one point. Everything about this pregnancy was shrouded in secrecy, including the child's birth, (reportedly, an entire floor of a NYC hospital was rented out for $1.3 million and the staff had to surrender their cell phones). No word yet on the baby's weight. 

As mothers, children look up to us first -- especially our girl children.  They learn how to be a woman from us -- how to style their hair, wear their clothing, put on their makeup, all of that girlie stuff. And while our children will take what we give them and make it their own, I'm a total believer that we set the foundation for them.

If you have children or one day hope to have them, what are the lessons you hope they'll learn from you? Will your "lessons" have to do with natural hair?