I have noticed when I look back at photos of the boys when they were younger that they aren't quite as perfect looking as I thought at the time (still gorgeous though ). So I am very much aware that beauty, even with our kids, is in the eye of the beholder and try not to be too biased!
FWIW, I do think all kids are gorgeous, but I also appreciate their uniqueness - their personality traits, quirks and funny things they do.
You know the other funny thing is, when someone says to me "oh, he's really cute", I just glow with bursting pride- EVEN THOUGH I say this to others when I only kind of half mean it (secretly thinking their kid is not half as cute as my kid)...so I KNOW in my head they could be just saying it to be nice, but my heart hears it like "oh, I knew I was right- I have the cutest kid ever!".
I definitely think we see our own kids in a totally different light, not just in looks but also personality, skills etc. Where someone may just see a baby we see a beautiful little boy/girl who is funny/outgoing/strongwilled/insert adjective here. But just as far as looks though I think my boy is so handsome but also has a lot of charm. But there are some kids at my mums group who are just sooooo cute that you notice straight away. I am far more likely to notice if a girl is cute than a boy.
One of the midwives at the hospital told me that we think our babies are the cutest for their survival - if we didnt we may neglect them or do something nasty when they are screaming in the middle of the night. So every mother IS going to think their bub is the cutest ect!!
Haha! We do it with our OWN kids! We say surely #1 wasn't this cute at this age? And then we look at pics the same age and go...oohhh yeah he was! So fun.
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). So I am very much aware that beauty, even with our kids, is in the eye of the beholder and try not to be too biased!
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