I lurve the newborn stage - for me that's up to 3mths old. I love all of it but the newborn stage is especially precious to me as they are only at that stage for such a short time and then it's gone After that they start to become little people and their personalities start to emerge. I really love the 16-24mth stage too because that's when they are on the threshold of independence and you don't have to do so much for them as they transition from toddler to child.