the cats

One of the questions that people have been asking us is "How are the cats coping?". We have two cats Lucy (fluffy gray and white) and Simon (velvetty gray). As most people know, they really were the center of the household for a number of years. And then BINGO, along comes the number one Little Dude. So how have they been coping being bumped down into second and third position (we'll let them worry about who is in which position)? Well initially they were quite disgusted, then alarmed that there were certain rooms (our bedroom and Jake's room) that they were banned from. They were used to full run of the house, and used to full cuddling on the bed at night. Our sleeping has been much more restful since the ban by the way, somewhat because we are more tired but mainly because there aren't two 9 lb furballs hogging up the bed. Lucy also initially was startled by Jake's cries and kind of had a look of disdain akin to "What the hell is that?".

Now they take what they can get in the way of attention, which is still plenty. They are much more pleasant to have around the house, happy to see us and all. They did go through a phase of hanging out with the baby stuff to try to be close to us, but they are not allowed near the baby. Lucy would lounge on Jake's playmat
and Simon did put up with cuddling under Jake's baby blanket.
One thing is for sure, the two cats now rely on each other for playtime and for cuddle time. Seeing them sleep next to each other would be unheard of a year ago. Now look who has learned to get along.