Brad's 'Mini-me'

Genetics are kind of spooky

Published on February 13, 2006 By JillUser In Home & Family

Our 5yr old son, Ryan, is so much like his daddy. It is kind of spooky sometimes. As he gets older we see more and more similarities.

We started calling him Brad's mini-me at an early age because he looks so much like him physically. His hands, feet, and build are almost identical. There are pictures of Brad when he was 4 or 5 that you would be hard pressed to be able to discern from some pictures of Ryan.

The spooky part is the mannerisms. Ry chews exactly like Brad. Their body language is exactly alike. They both even move their mouths when drawing or writing something. It is quite fascinating to see.

Our 9yr old has a lot of Brad's mannerisms too but he looks more like me physically. It is really neat to see how the two of them are different blends of the two of us. Makes me wonder what the next one will be like.

Comments

Dr Guy

on Feb 13, 2006

When we were expecting our third, I was wondering which one of the 2 older ones would they be like, because the first 2 were as different as could be (plus one was a girl and the other a boy). Then out popped number 3, and she was like neither of the first 2! I dont know what the third one will be like, but chances are you will be surprised.

JillUser

on Feb 13, 2006

I dont know what the third one will be like, but chances are you will be surprised.

I don't doubt that. Brad was pretty surprised with Ryan too. He expected him to be just like Alex but we could see how unique he was from the second we saw his little face. It is very exciting to think about meeting the new little person!

Peter

on Feb 13, 2006

"It is really neat to see how the two of them are different blends of the two of us."

I'm sure you'll be glad to know Brad is the father.

JillUser

on Feb 13, 2006

I'm sure you'll be glad to know Brad is the father.

What is that even supposed to mean? If you are implying there is any doubt who the father is, that is very laughable. If you mean I am glad he is their father, you would be very correct.

dharmagrl

on Feb 13, 2006

Shea: all me. As babies, we were identical.

Davey: all his dad. We have some pictures where you're hard pressed to tell if it's Davey or his dad at the same age you're looking at.

Jake looked like me as a baby and still resembles me when I was his age. But, I see some of Dave in him too, and I can see some of Dave's grandfather too. When Jake was about half an hour old, we called Dave's grandfather to tell him that Jake has his ears, but without the hair growing out of them. He does, they both have very distinctive ears with separated, fleshy lobes. Jake just doesn't have tufts of grey and white hair sprouting out of his!

JillUser

on Feb 13, 2006

they both have very distinctive ears with separated, fleshy lobes. Jake just doesn't have tufts of grey and white hair sprouting out of his!

That's hilarious!

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