Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Names

My father has an amusing habit of going through everyone's name in our family (including the dog) before he gets to the right person. It goes something like, "TrishaMattNickMickeyImeanCamaron..."

Several people have referred to Isabelle as Julia in the past few days. After they do so I watch them quickly correct themselves and begin apologizing. The truth is that Josh and I have been doing this since I became pregnant again. At first it felt wrong, but then we realized it was just one more example of how Julia will always be with us. And when people refer to Isabelle as Julia, it reminds me that others have not forgotten our first born.

When Isabelle was born she looked nothing like Julia. It was a relief, as I didn't know how I would cope with having a child who looked exactly like her sister. But last night I was laying on the couch with Isabelle and all of the sudden I saw Julia there. As she has gained weight (she is still 5 ounces smaller than Julia) her face has filled out and there is a definite resemblance. I took down a picture of Julia and looked at them side by side. It was another bittersweet moment that reminds me of what should have been. Babies features change so much in the first few years, and we will never know how much Isabelle and her sister would have resembled one another.


4 comments:

sari said...

I actually still have these moments all the time. Tali and jacob looked almost exactly alike when they were both newborns... and I still see his resemblance in her everytime she falls asleep on me. It is still bittersweet - wondering about who he would be, what he would be doing, would he and Tali still look alike if he were almost 3 years old.... but, I also treasure those moments because I can almost "see" him. There is nothing that I wouldn't do to have them both in my arms..... but, that's as close to it as I'll ever get-- and I have no choice but to love it and find some comfort in it.

sari said...

I would love to see their pictures side-by-side.... can you post them?

forward tumble said...

I'm so happy for all of you, welcome Isabelle!

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