We were looking over some old pictures of Elsie and I realized just how true that old saying is, "A face only a mother could love..." It's not that Elsie wasn't lovable and cute in her early days, but it's really true that we parents are blind in our belief that our new little offspring is perfect. Yes, they are perfect to us, but why can't we see that not everyone else is going to share our feelings? Let's face it, most babies look pretty strange during that first month, but fortunately nature has provided us with some kind of filtered vision when our own children are concerned. We're blissfully ignorant!
For instance, here's a picture I liked to show around when Elsie was about 1 month old. Her head looks tiny and strange! And on top of that I look like a doofus with that silly bow tie. Blind!
Exhibit B:
That was Elsie, 4 months old. That might not have been a very flattering angle, but anyway, you get my point.
But now, oh now, she's a cute lil' girl. I'm not blind anymore, that's for sure. Here she is playing with her new favorite toy, a cooking pot. She can bang that thing around for hours.
