I am absolutely fascinated with genetics (as if you needed more proof than I'm a total
nerd). It's always so interesting to me to hear people's comparisons of our children,
how much they resemble each other, how their eyes are like their father's and their
smiles straight from their mama. I see both of us in them, little bits and pieces of our
genetic make-up living and breathing in these two sweet souls. Through our love for
each other, we created new life, and it is a living expression of who we are. It is an
expanding life line of our extended families, generations of distinct characteristics carried
on. My sentimental nature (inherited from my maternal grandmother) has made me
a treasure hunter, a memory keeper, a record maker. I gather bits and pieces of all
our memories, both big and small, and tuck them away in special squirrely places,
hoping that, someday, OUR future generations will look back and see parts of themselves
in us. Shawn's beautiful eyes, my crazy big smile, Isabelle's perfect eyelashes, Brees's
sweet cheeks. We are a family, we are tied together through our very own gene pool, and
our resemblances run far deeper than physical characteristics. We share habits and
moods, preferences and outlooks. And it's an amazing thing to me: to see myself in
others. To see what we have created and will continue to build on:
all in the name of love.
nerd). It's always so interesting to me to hear people's comparisons of our children,
how much they resemble each other, how their eyes are like their father's and their
smiles straight from their mama. I see both of us in them, little bits and pieces of our
genetic make-up living and breathing in these two sweet souls. Through our love for
each other, we created new life, and it is a living expression of who we are. It is an
expanding life line of our extended families, generations of distinct characteristics carried
on. My sentimental nature (inherited from my maternal grandmother) has made me
a treasure hunter, a memory keeper, a record maker. I gather bits and pieces of all
our memories, both big and small, and tuck them away in special squirrely places,
hoping that, someday, OUR future generations will look back and see parts of themselves
in us. Shawn's beautiful eyes, my crazy big smile, Isabelle's perfect eyelashes, Brees's
sweet cheeks. We are a family, we are tied together through our very own gene pool, and
our resemblances run far deeper than physical characteristics. We share habits and
moods, preferences and outlooks. And it's an amazing thing to me: to see myself in
others. To see what we have created and will continue to build on:
all in the name of love.
