It's been a long, long time since I have posted.
Ashlynn is now three and surprises me every day with everything she knows. And she never stops talking!
Matthew is 8 months old and crawling, cruising and just everywhere.
But this post is about our cat and our son.
We adopted a kitten when she was 8 weeks old..Matthew was around the same age.
She was so tiny and adorable, but not exactly the best "baby" pet. She slept with us for a little while because she was terrified to be left alone. Of course, Matthew also slept with us.
This kitten, who we named Mokona but actually call "Cat" (so original!), was a little lunatic at night. She mauled our feet and a couple times would bat at Matthew's head or hands when he moved in his sleep. But every night once she got sleepy, she'd curl up in the little space between Matthew and I and sleep. She loved him!
We had to ban her from the bedroom after a while because she was just too hyper and I didn't fully trust her not to accidentally scratch Matthew. She slept with Ashlynn when she was banned from our room.
Now they are both 8 months old and ADORE each other. It's wonderful! Cat isn't a huge fan of Ash. They do like each other and will play together though. Matthew and Cat however? Best friends! When Matthew wakes to nurse at night, Cat will run into the room and lay on the bed until he's done. If I leave the bedroom door open, she snuggles us at night. Matthew has grabbed the poor cat's ears or head and pushed her to the floor before and she just sits there and takes it. We don't encourage or allow this, but it has happened. There's also occasional tail or fur grabs, and she takes that too. She doesn't hurt him when he gets her. She's also very attached to me and spends a lot of time on the couch with me just snoozing away.
So although the baby kitten stage was a little rough, she's figured out what we do not allow (claws and harassing sleeping kids) and is a great pet! All of us love her greatly and are glad we adopted a cat after saying over and over that we did not want cats.
We are cat people though :)
