she got it from her mama

when luke was born, people right away started mentioning how much he looked like his dad. looks are notable from day one, but as luke gets older its becoming pretty apparent that he and justin have very similar personalities too. like justin, luke is reflective, observant, mechanical, mellow (with a firey temper), crazy about dinosaurs, and will watch the same movies over and over (and over) again. sometimes when i watch luke i feel like i'm looking at a clone of justin! people always give credit to justin for luke's good looks, and i've always felt like my genes must have gotten lost somewhere in there.

while i was pregnant with shannon, i was secretly kind of afraid that i would have another baby who looked exactly like justin and i wouldn't get any credit for how she'd look. it would add insult to injury if my daughter ended up looking nothing like me! (i must make a note here to point out that i think my husband is very handsome, and i'm thrilled that my son takes after him, i only mean that i'd like my kids to vaguely resemble me.) so of course i was totally excited when shannon came out looking so much like me. she seems to be getting some of my personality too, though i don't think she's nearly as difficult as a baby as i was, according to some of the horror stories i've heard.

i think you'll find the similarities pretty striking.