The other babies

Ethan has been home for two weeks, and it's about time to report on how he is being perceived by the other creatures we live with. That would be our four cats. (Or maybe I should say MY four cats...Brian married me anyway.)

(There is no baby, there is no baby, there is no baby...)

One of our cats is incredibly personable and friendly - we figured that he would be very interested in the Ethan boy when he arrived. He actually took very good care of the two kittens when I brought them home a few years ago, and greets everyone who walks in our door with great affection! Another, our older cat, is particularly antisocial, and we predicted that she would be hiding under the bed until Ethan went to college. The other two we weren't sure about, but lined the bassinet with tin foil for months before the boy was born to avoid having them jump into it and take it as their own!

Joey, believing that the changing pad was his new bed for the first five minutes we had it in the house. He didn't think that for long!

However, all of our predictions were wrong! All of the animals in the house are completely intimidated by the baby, which is actually kind of a relief. When he's asleep, they're happy. When he cries, they're annoyed and leave the room. When I'm feeding him, they will occasionally jump on my lap and take a sniff or two, but otherwise they totally avoid him and just look at the two of us like we have rocked their worlds by bringing this little guy home. Brian and I are both looking forward to Ethan becoming mobile enough to move around the house and chase them - then they'll really thank us!