In the Genes

One of the great question marks during pregnancy is what exactly the final product is going to look like. I can remember having dreams about our unborn child last year, from the sweet to the totally bizarre, but no matter what the dream I could never quite make out what exactly she looked like...or even what I thought she looked like. Would she have Dan's fine, straight hair or my thick, curly locks? My blue eyes or his hazel? His cute dimples? My earlobe-less ears? Would she really even look like either of us (a question particularly puzzling to me, as I grew up thinking I didn't really look like anyone in my family)?

I studied both of our features and endlessly wondered. Then, when we finally met our sweet Caroline in September, we both took in every tiny newborn trait, trying to determine what looked like who and continuously changing our minds. Everyone always asks of a new baby, "Who does she look more like?" Or they have an opinion of their own, declaring "She looks JUST like Daddy!" etc.

I think that Caroline is truly a combination of the two of us. It makes me smile everyday as God reminds me - visibly - that he has made 1 life out of 2 for Dan and me. One of His many mysterious miracles that He allows us to enter into.

Just for fun, I wanted to hang baby pictures of Dan and myself in Caroline's nursery - a "project" I decided on before she was born and just completed last week. My name is Kali and I am a procrastinator. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy seeing these as well. Is it any wonder our child is round and bald?

So I'd really like to know - what do you think? Do you see more of Mommy or Daddy?