...but will he/she purr and chase their tail?
Hilary is doubtful about whether I will show as much affection to our baby as I do to our cat, George. George is pretty cute, if a bit needy and mischievous. Sort of like children, I imagine, so I reckon I'm well trained. The impending expansion of our family of three (previously four prior to the unfortunate passing of Blixie) to four indeed has been a subject of concern for Hilary and me. Will the children - that is, George and Junior - get along? Will George bully Junior? Will she get jealous of our new object of affection? Will she steal Junior's toys? Knowing George, the answer to one or more of these questions is undoubtedly yes. So we've decided Georgie really should be present for the delivery. You know, have her there so she can bond with Junior from the get-go and learn to play nice. Maybe she can operate the video camera. So, yes, my thoughts are very much with the baby and doing all we can to ensure Junior will get along with her big sister!
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If George is anything like our late but great Kiwi, she will run into the baby's room when he/she starts to cry with the look of panic and wanting desperately to say "What the $%*! are you waiting for, make it stop!" But then George will soon realize that the noisemaker is staying and strategically lie in close proximity to the baby, looking ever so cute and loving in the hopes of regaining some of your attention and love. And you will look at George fondly and say "I'd pick you up but I just put down the other one and I'm freakin' tired of holding little living creatures at the moment." But alas, the beauty of cats is that IF they love you, they love you forever. And IF they love you, they will try and love your offspring too. Kiwi sure loved Sydney. No doubt about that...bless his little heart.
Posted by: Erin | April 18, 2007 07:20 PM