Does your cat "get" small humans?

[NCBabyBoy]

PuffinCat is feisty, to put it mildly. She likes sitting on our laps, but equally loves catching our feet. When we adopted her CP said she shouldn't be around small children. However, DS is 11 months and can seemingly do no wrong (she scratched him once when he was about 6 months, but raced off immediately, so we think it was a misunderstanding of sorts - DS lying on the floor where he normally wouldn't). She lets him stroke grab her and allows him to get really close. The other day I hadn't realised she was in the room, and when I came back in DS was practically sitting on top of her. Again, no problem. Could it be that she recognises DS is a "young" and therefore should be treated differently? She did have a litter of her own before we got her. She wasn't interested in him at all until she regained her spot in our bed, now she's lovely with him Anyone had similar experiences of cats being unusually friendly to little humans?

My two were lovely with DS. They were only 11 months themselves when he came along but they took to him straight away.

The used to sit next to him in the bouncer, and he never grabbed or hit them.

They seemed surprised once he started moving but they're still close to him now he's a teenager.

My cats ONLY like my DCs. They look at me with utter disdain bordering on hatred despite me feeding them, cleaning the litter tray etc.

They adore the DCs and follow them round, pine when they are at school, sleep on their beds etc. They accept any poor treatment or manhandling dealt to them by the DCs. If I dared to pick them up the way the DCs do they'd bite me.

I’ve had cats dogs and horses and all of them seem to know the difference between adults and children - and have more patience with them. And if the child gets too much just run away rather than hurt it seems to be a popular activity.

Mammals recognize babies of other mammals, since they all have the same baby characteristics.
So yes, your cat does behave differently towards your son, because she realises he's a baby.

My female cat has adapted so well to my dd. I was really worried because she can also be feisty and playful. When I first brought baby home she kept bringing 'presents'..... dead animals home to try and feed the baby. She would guard me when I was feeding, and I still catch her doing this when baby is asleep. She sits with her back to the baby and watches the door. She lets my dd stroke her. She is always rubbing her head up against the baby's stuff to mark her scent. But the cutest thing I've seen is them playing, my dd has a ball pit, she posts balls through the baby gate to the cat to play with and the cat will push them back through the gate. I've been really careful to teach my dd how to be around cats and dogs. The key word I use is 'gentle' so she knows to be soft and not grab or pull when stroking her. They really love each other and it's lovely to witness.