We welcomed Lucy back into our lives last weekend. She had been staying with a family in our neighborhood while we've been displaced from our apartment. The family couldn't keep her any longer, and with just 2 weeks left until we're able to move into our home, our landlord was gracious enough to break his no-pets policy for the remainder of our stay.
Anyway, Abby hadn't seen Lucy since December, and we were wondering how they would take to one another. It used to be that Lucy would try to sit on Abby while she was reading or playing, desperate for any kind of attention, even that of a sticky fingered, ear-pulling toddler. Abby would push her out of the way and say, bye-bye, kitty.
It seems the tables have turned.
Abby adores Lucy now, and chases her around the apartment shouting, "Hi, Kitty, hi!" She follows Lucy carrying her bowl of cat food and says, "Kitty, I have cat food for you!" If she happens to catch Lucy lounging on the couch, she gives her a kiss and pokes at her nose, ears and paws. She tries to make Lucy play hide and seek with her by pushing her into a small built-in closet in our dining room.
I thought maybe Lucy would revel in the extra attention, but she seems rather annoyed. She tucks herself deep into the hall closet and emerges when she is certain Abby is not in sight. She lumbers off the couch in a preemptive strike against a toddler's effusive affections.
Mmmm...Poetic justice, indeed.
Thank-you for sharing it. I saw it all through your words. Love you all.
Posted by: Mamma | 05/27/2006 at 11:03 AM
you know, keep this up and there'll be a book that should make us laugh, cry, and remember when our babies were babies.
Thanks for a nice break in my day. Looking forward to the nest episode.
Posted by: Grandpa Shewmaker | 05/30/2006 at 10:07 PM