Baby daze

Swing time (he does the "number 1" thing a lot!)

Tummy time (not his favorite)
Protesting to tummy time
Nap timeWearing Daddy's number!

How's Rocky adjusting?

Lots of people are curious about how our feline adopted daughter is adjusting to our new family member.

First a little history: We adopted Rocky shortly after we were married. She was six and had a troubled past. She had a "special" room to herself in the shelter. We were fairly warned that she did not play well with others and had some aggressive tendencies. We adopted her anyway! The first couple months we had her, we barely saw her. She spent most of her time hiding under the bed. But slowly, over time, she grew to like us...and only us. Still, she bites when things are not on her terms, and I am constantly warning guests to give her space.

The first day we were home with Brett, she mostly just glared at Brett and us attending to his needs. But by the second day, when the smelly noisy thing was still here, she seemed to recognize she would have to share us if she wanted to get any attention at all. She started jumping in our laps while we were holding Brett. But she showed no concern for his personal space. She has sat right on his legs, swished her tail right in his face, and even stepped right on his tummy! But it was the last straw when I was feeding Brett, lifted him to burp him, and she turned and bit my wrist! She's no longer allowed to share lap space.

But she is obsessively curious about Brett. Every time we get up with Brett during the night, she is right there with us (on the floor, now). And a few times at night, she has woken us up pawing at his bedroom door!

Brett has not noticed Rocky yet. Rocky has another thing coming when he does!

If looks could kill...

"This is MY spot!"

Brett smiles

But he's camera shy.

He mostly smiles at Daddy, and he puts it away by the time I get the camera out!

Here's a glimpse, and I'll keep trying to capture his full beaming face!

Grandparents visit

My sister-in-law went a week overdue, so our "Sitka" family Christmas has been postponed a couple weeks. Brett's new cousin, Audrey, finally made her appearance on December 26th, at a healthy 9 lbs! She is my parent's 10th grandbaby, and Brett was only the newest member of the family for 10 days! We are all looking forward to meeting Audrey.

So, my parents came for the weekend to meet Number 9.