My son Noah (the one I parent, in case you are a newcomer) loves space. He loves astronauts, space shuttles, rockets, stars, planets. Basically, just about anything that has to do with space. He wants to take a vacation to the moon! He wants to take a doggie with him to the moon! He even asked for a REAL space shuttle with keys for Christmas! I don’t know how long his space obsession will last, if it will continue into his adult hood or not, but we view it as a good thing and certainly encourage it by buying him space books, toy space shuttles, t shirts with the planets, etc.. It’s helpful that my Dad travels to Huntsville, AL once a month and will stop at the NASA store and pick up anything I ask him to.

In a recent phone call with A. (Charlie’s Mom) I mentioned Noah’s space obsession. She commented that it was funny and then began to tell me that Charlie has a new found love for all things space too. Apparently he got a book about space and a poster with the planets on it for Christmas. He has become very fond of them (the poster is now hanging in his room) and he’s now memorized in order the planets! Is that not the smartest five year old in the world or what? That’s my son!!

I am always amazed at first at how much my boys have in common with each other and how so many of their likes and dislikes are the same. I guess that it is expectable since they are siblings but it is just neat to hear it. It’s nice to know that they share interests even though they are separated by adoption. It kind of goes back to the nature versus nurture theory which I am always interested to ultimately see how what is genetic and what Charlie picks up from his adoptive family.