Mini me(s)
May. 27th | Posted by Nicky
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I know from talking to a lot of people pre-adoption, that a common worry is “what if we get matched with the WRONG kid(s)?” After all, they kids aren’t made of your DNA – if Jrock and I had chosen to make a baby, no doubt the offspring would have burnt easily, been smart cookies, and acted clumbsy as all heck. But when you adopt – these kids don’t come from you. So you wonder – how alike can they be? How well will they fit it?
I firmly believe that we are all born with our own special gifts and own special hang-ups. But our development is heavily influenced by opportunity. I mean, you grow WITH your kids. I don’t know if it’s possible to end up with the wong kids, since you grow with each other. You broaden your interests because of who they are and what they like; they grow to know and learn from you, what’s important to you and what you enjoy.
Turns out, our girls couldn’t have been a better match. They ARE smart, and they share our same stubborness, determination, terrible sense of humour - but they are also lots of things we aren’t. Such as coordinated.
This particular post is a celebration of some of the fun things that my girls and I have in common. Nature or nurture, it’s there. And I have to say they are two of my little best friends, as well as my daughters!
We all love to draw and paint and make crafts.
We're all voracious readers – this is us making our biweekly library pilgrimage.
We love biking, and walking to school, and traipsing about the neighborhood.
We love snails! and other exotic foods. They love all sorts of things most three year olds won't touch.
And all three of us love a party! And dressing up for the occasion. They are serious clothes horses.
This made me smile, along with a little ache of wondering what the commonalities and differences will be when I know my children. Those are all great things to have in common!
Super adorable pictures! I’m impressed with their appetite for exotic things!
You’re ‘mini-me’s’ are adorable! Love the snail’s shot
shirley
I love it too when I see all the ways that we were “meant to be” – then i look at all the biking, reading, crafting and think, who would NOT want to be your kid? Such a lovely family you are developing there. So happy for you guys. sk
lol – the pictures don’t capture the screaching and grumpy days, of course!!!
Awesome post and great pictures! I agree that the kids we end up with are just meant to be our kids and we are more alike than we are different no matter where in the world we were born!