The answer is ... surprisingly well.
Matt and I were really worrid they would be jealous or mean, and start pooing and peeing around the house. So far (knock on wood) that has not happened. First off, when we did the nursery, we always allowed the cats inside. We never shooed them away or made them feel unwelcome. When Guinness showed too much interest in the crib, I would just pick him up and move him away.
When the baby came home, we never made any loud noises when they went near the baby; we just watched and observed. We always wanted them to feel like this was a non-threatening thing to their environment.
Guinness watching the baby
And so far we have found that Guinness is very interested in the baby. He loves to go up to him and try to smell him. When he's in his bassinet, Guinness lays in the bed so he can look over him. On occasion I've caught Guinness's paw in the bassinet but that was only because he wanted the pacifier.Mini, on the other hand, can care less about the baby. One time, the baby's arm was outstretched and Mini tried to rub against it. When she realized he wasn't going to rub her head, she deemed him useless and walked away. When the baby's in my lap, that doesn't stop Mini from trying to edge herself in too to get some much needed rubs.
This is all better than a mean pooing cat!
2 comments:
Yay! I'm so glad to hear they are adjusting. The next test will come when Wes is mobile and trying to grab for the cats.
Yes the cats are handling the change remarkably well!
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