Back in my college days, I had a roommate/friend that was pregnant during the time we lived together. Converse was so nice to her and always wanted to cuddle with her. My cat is not a cuddly cat, he is grumpy, and on very rare occasion he is nice. We both were convinced that his new found cuddling was because she was pregnant. So when I became pregnant, I was waiting for this to start with me,( and really counting on it!) For the first three months of my pregnancy he was his usual grumpy self, if I picked him up he tried to run away. It wasn't until about my fourth month that he wanted to cuddle more, and now he always wants to be around! He also is being extra nice! It might be that I'm looking for ways in which he is demonstrating that he knows I'm expecting, but I'm pretty convinced that he does. He has never been this nice before, even though on occasion he does give me some attitude. The other day I was laying on the couch with Rocco, I was on my side and Rocco was laying in front of me. There wasn't any room for Converse, so Converse laid down on the side of my tummy and ribs. The three of us watched a movie together, neither the cat or the dog moved, it was pretty awesome.
Last weekend we had a family over for dinner, they brought their two month old over and I was so excited to be able to hold a baby and see her size and behavior at that age. I'm not sure why, but I was under the impression that at that age babies are not as alert yet, and are still sleepy and mostly kept to themselves. This little girl was so alert and very aware of the things around her.
Rocco was so curious and sweet with her. He came over and would try to lick her feet and would wag his tail more if she cried. One of the funniest moments for me was I brought Converse downstairs so the family could meet Converse, he was his usual snobby self, asserting himself as ruler over the house and sat on the couch occasionally giving attention to the little girl who was petting him. The moment that baby let out a big cry he dodged up our stairs so fast and into our bedroom, he was not hanging around for any of that noise! I think Rocco is going to love having a baby around, Converse not so much, and I'm alright with that. Cats with babies scare me, I've never heard of any personal stories of this happening to anyone I know, but I have heard that cats will lay on babies faces and smother them. I don't think they do it to be mean but because they like the smell of the milk on their breath. Again, it's one of those thing I've heard through the grapevine, I'm not sure if it's even true, but I plan on being extra careful with Converse and the baby. Once we get her nursery up, he will not be allowed in that room, even though she will not even be born yet. I want him to get use to the idea that he isn't allowed in that space. He is such a prince that keeps to himself anyways, I'm sure he will be fine with the arrangement.
I wonder if all the extra pregnant lady love is because they know the time for it being just them is coming to a close. I love my pets so much. Converse and Rocco have both gotten me through the times when Sean was either in basic training or deployed, they were my best little friends during that time. A baby is not going to change this, just add to the love in our home.
Don't you love that scowl in the background?
It hit me that after my 25th week of pregnancy that I would be six months pregnant! I have been so use to telling people I was 5 months that when I became 6 months it completely snuck up on me! I have had a few moments of panic over it. I'm a little flustered that we have several things for her nursery and it is not yet set up, that even though we have saved up so we could go shopping for the things we need for her, we still have not done that yet! Only 3 more months to go! I want her here so so bad, but I'm glad she isn't here yet because I'm definitely not ready. I keep telling myself, that I can do anything, I just can't do everything. I'm a huge perfectionist and I like quick, fast results. I like to know exactly what is going on and when. This whole experience of bringing a human into the world is testing that part of my comfort zone extremely. Even though we have money saved up for her, we would like to use money from our paychecks to slowly and steadily get things for her and save as much money as we can for savings and her college fund. If I had my way, we would be 100% ready by now, completely stocked with clothes, diapers, blankets and what not. We could be, but are choosing to go slow and steady and it is driving me nuts! I've also had several people tell me to hold off and wait for my baby shower to see what I really need after that, another thing that is driving me a little bonkers. After my baby shower I told Sean that I will be unstoppable, that the shopping sprees will be glorious. Speaking of baby showers, look at what I got in the mail yesterday!
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