I was recently looking through some pictures of myself as a baby and was struck by some of the similar things that I did as a baby and that our son has done in his first fifteen months. Here are a few examples…
I’ve talked about slings in some posts on this blog, partly because we live near a village called Sling and partly because going round the supermarket with my son in a sling has become an unexpected father and son bonding activity. As it happens, I was a baby who was carried around in a baby carrier by my dad over thirty years ago…
Another thing that I seem to have copied from my dad is wearing matching father and son stripey t-shirts. The one on the left was taken in Scotland in the early 1980s and the one on the right in Wales last year…
Our son also seems to be following in my footsteps by developing an early interest in reading, or at least pulling books off bookshelves…
…and he seems also to have developed my love of sand and sandpits.
As I mentioned in a recent post, our son has tried to water our chickens while walking around our back garden with a watering can. Judging by the picture below on the left, it looks like my parents took steps to make sure I didn’t get too close to chickens whether or not I was carrying a watering can!
Finally, it seems like my son and I also share a love of swings. Here’s a photo of baby, daddy and granny in a play park…
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Jul 15, 2014 @ 20:42:19
Super cute! What a fun way to capture and relive memories! Love the chicken pictures. How funny that you were restrained from them!
Jul 15, 2014 @ 20:49:07
I think I might have been exaggerating a little bit. My memory’s not all that fresh, but I think that my parents didn’t just used those reins to keep me back from chasing after chickens.
Jul 15, 2014 @ 22:07:22
Great idea for a post. What you should do next is actually recreate some of your baby / toddler photos with your little one! Find the same places you went with your parents, dress as your dad did and dress your son in the stuff you wore. 🙂
Jul 15, 2014 @ 22:10:10
Thanks, I absolutely love that idea! I saw an article about a couple of brothers who did just that recently: http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2014/07/15/two-brothers-re-create-childhood-photos/
Jul 15, 2014 @ 22:16:58
That is quite possible the greatest thing I’ve ever seen! Definitely going to ask my bro if he’s up for doing that 🙂
Jul 15, 2014 @ 22:19:28
If I wasn’t an only child, I’d definitely be up for doing that as well. Maybe I’ll just have to get my parents to help recreate some of the photos of me as a toddler then! 🙂
Jul 16, 2014 @ 11:37:23
My son is so much like his dad. His dad is a lot like his dad too. I think they all wear same things too.
Jul 18, 2014 @ 10:01:50
I love these kind of ‘then and now’ posts- especially with pictures from ‘then’! Great post and I’m stopping by from #PoCoLo and will share this post via Twitter too! 🙂
Jul 18, 2014 @ 10:02:54
Thank you! I’m about to head away on a camping weekend, but will try to share some posts from #PoCoLo when I’m back on Sunday evening.
Jul 20, 2014 @ 00:16:00
Amazing! I am just lost for words on how to describe how awesome this post is. My son doesnt have a grandfather here as my husband’s Dad died when he is a young boy. My father is at home miles away from here. My son spending time with Grand Dad like this will never happen. So this is something I am really really envious of. #pocolo
Jul 20, 2014 @ 03:11:46
Just today my husband and my son were wearing the same bright orange color of shirt. I hear stories about him as a child and it sounds so much like our son. My daughter looks exactly like me, at least once a week I hear someone call her by my name.
I LOVED your photos! That is adorable that your son wants to water the chickens.
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Jul 21, 2014 @ 09:09:50
Great post! I often think that my sons’ childhood is quite similar to my own in many ways. Think I need to have a look through some old photos to make sure!
Jul 21, 2014 @ 13:46:10
Wow, I bet that was rare yo see baby carriers 30 years ago, and even more do for guys! Awesome! Great post and those are good similarities! My 8 month old is getting curly hair like I had as a baby, but until she’s walking, we probably won’t see much more…….yet. 🙂
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