Whose Child is This? (6 weeks, 6 days)

I had made some assumptions about my baby, and I am woman enough to admit that they were wrong wrong wrong and wrong. For example, I assumed that because Aaron and I are very quiet people and -- reportedly -- quiet babies that we would also have a quiet baby. Yes, feel free to laugh at my foolishness. My baby does in fact make noise and plenty of it at a pitch and frequency that I cannot even begin to describe. I also assumed that we would have a simple, uncomplicated childbirth. It was simple, but it was certainly not as I pictured it.

Here's an assumption that I haven't decided was entirely wrong, though. I assumed this baby would have a lot of my features and would look like me. I don't know why...maybe just maternal egotism or maybe just not knowing what babies are like. I know I definitely was partially right. My baby has dark eyes and lots of dark hair that sticks up on end. I immediately recognized me in these things when Aaron first presented Zeke to me.

But, I was not expecting the number of people who would say that Zeke looks just like Aaron. It makes perfect sense, though. I have never had as well-defined of a chin or nose as my baby boy. Also, I've also always been round of face and this baby is not. I'm posting baby photos of me and of Aaron with our fathers and you can weigh in on whether Zeke favors one of us more than the other.

This is just another way that this journey has brought me closer to the unexpected, the unknown and wonderfully surprising. I am looking forward to learning more about the other ways that our baby Zeke carries part of me and part of Aaron with him.