Identical or not?

I've been asked if they are identical, and whether there's any anxiety about telling them apart. The answer is: nope. These are two obviously different little girls.

Miranda & Elizabeth


Miranda has big cheeks and scrunchy eyes, and looks a lot like Parker did as a newborn. Elizabeth has delicate features and great big eyes. Miranda looks hearty and Elizabeth looks dainty.

Here's Miranda:



and Elizabeth:



So you see, there's really no mistaking them.



By comparison, here's Parker as a newborn:



And here's one of Parker as a ~2 week old looking every bit Miranda's big brother:



Miranda looks so much like Parker as a newborn, I feel like I have a pretty good idea what she'll look like as she grows older. She's lucky, because Parker is good looking, as seen this morning over breakfast:



This should provide some comfort if she follows Parker through a Telly Savalas phase.



So, no, the girls are not identical, they are quite unique. And I look forward to watching them each grow up her own way.



All which is very interesting, incidentally, but does nothing to resolve one of the key issues facing any parent: which primate does my child most resemble? In my view, Elizabeth's delicate features and prominent eyes make her a near cousin to the Bonnet Macaque:



Miranda clearly has a Rhesus thing going on:



And Parker passes for none so much as Dr. Zaius himself: