My DH and I were both in gifted programs as kids, so I suspected that our DD might turn out to be gifted. I spotted the signs first, probably because I was looking for them.
However, I think I was more surprised than my DH at how highly she scored on her assessment tests when the school tested her.
She had not reached many milestones as early as I had as a young child, so I think I underestimated her giftedness. Looking back, I think her giftedness traits follow the pattern of her father's instead of her mother's and so she didn't mirror my own particular development that closely.
