Levi has been Doug's little "mini me" from the beginning. Even the ultrasounds showed just how alike they were. Everyone that knows Doug and sees Levi immediately notices the similarities and comments on them.
But when it comes to William most people question who he gets his looks from. Even I couldn't see it for the longest time. But in the last couple of weeks I have been noticing some of his features that are similar to me and yet I still didn't see me in him. When he smiles really big his eyes will almost close. The eyes become a downturned crescent moon shape which mine do the same thing. He has fine lips like mine and Levi has the big full lips like his Papa.
A few days ago my Mom and I were talking and we realized that William has the same smile as her father. It's a little bit lopsided. One side of the mouth pulls back toward the cheek and the other side opens more with the upper lip pulled up a bit more. It creates somewhat of a triangular effect making it seem lopsided. I love this smile and it makes it even more special to me to know that he gets it from his Great Grandpa. Now I can see a bit of my Grandpa each time I look at William.
Today we were again talking about Williams features and my Mom said she had been looking at him and said she had seen that face before. So she pulled out an old family portrait taken when I was about three months old. In the center were my Grandparents and sure enough there was my Grandpa's smile. That was William for sure. Then I looked at me. I have seen this picture a thousand times whenever I went to my Grandparents house but I realize I never would really look at myself but study the faces and clothes of the rest of the family. Anyway, when I looked at my face, the eyes, the mouth and just the expression I realized at that moment just how much he looked like me. We are so amazingly the same.
I have never felt bad that the boys didn't look like me or that most people couldn't see me in either one. It just was what it was. I don't think I ever really thought much about it. But once I saw that picture and saw that William really was my little "mini me" it made me feel really good. I don't know why but it did. But more than that it felt really good to know that he has my Grandpa's smile. I hope that his smile doesn't fade with time. I want him to always have that lopsided grin so that I am always reminded of my wonderful Grandpa. William will never have the chance to meet him but a part of Grandpa will always be with him.
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