Don't feel bad, I am the SAME way!!
I have posted several times how I "lean in" when Marcel or Wylie yawn so I can get an extra whiff of their breath, bc they seriously have the cutest smelling breath.
And I LOVE the smell of their heads and necks.
And I actually "rate" their ears with "stars" - i.e., when Wylie first gets his bath, his ears are 0-stars (odorless) - but as he nears his bath time, his ears are often 3-star ears - and I LOVE those cute-stinky little 3-star ears!! I always have to announce to my husband the status of Wylie's ears "We have 3-star ears, honey!" - he's
so thrilled with that.
So, yeah - I think I get where you're coming from....