Just received photos of a friend of mine's brand new baby girl, and I'm happy to report that she's beautiful. The honest truth is that I don't automatically find babies beautiful or cute or adorable. Far more often, I find them ugly... weird looking.
Ever see a kid with food all over his face and a stupid grin? Drooling? Parents beaming with pride? Ugh.
Of course, Mary and I are both convinced that our baby will be actually beautiful. We don't mean parent-beautiful. Actually beautiful. When we send you our photos, please don't send back emails telling us that our baby is "beautiful"... please specify "actually beautiful" or we'll know what you're really thinking.
