April 2022 Moms
loveanddatadriven
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GTKY: Fur Baby Fest!
loveanddatadriven
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Show us your fur babies! (Or feather, scale, shell, or leathery skin babies.) Adorable pictures highly encouraged.
Pet(s) (#, type):
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s):
Claim to fame:
Pet(s) (#, type):
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s):
Claim to fame:
Re: GTKY: Fur Baby Fest!
We don't really know how she'll do with a baby in the house. She has met my nieces and nephew and they really freak her out. She already sleeps all over me, so I'm hoping that as my belly grows she bounds with the baby.
Pet(s) (#, type): Austin (14) on the left, Kiah (11) on the right
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): Austin seems pretty healthy, if a little deaf and blind, but will be 15 when the baby is born so we're hoping he'll still be around. He will be a great big brother and cuddler. Kiah, we're not sure. She doesn't do very well around kids and bites at their fingers if they get too close to me, but I kind of think she will know the baby is part of our "pack" and be really protective of it and not let other people near it. We are prepared to spend some money getting a trainer for her and we do have some ideas to prepare her for baby.
Claim to fame: Austin will not share toys and still wants to play fetch but can't see where we throw them anymore. Kiah runs and shows him where they're at and then lets him get the toy.
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): Archie adores DD and will follow her anywhere and everywhere, purring all the way. He gets a little freaked out when she moves too quickly or gets loud, but he will sit there for hours and watch her play or let her try to carry him around. I think he weighs over 20lbs, he’s giant. Tori is not a huge fan but she’s just a grouchy old lady. She tolerates everyone but mostly hides and sleeps.
Claim to fame: Archie will let you pet his belly, @loveanddatadriven! He loves any and all pets. He isn’t allowed in our bedroom when DH is home, but when DH has to go away for Army stuff Archie moves in and sleeps under the covers with his head on DH’s pillow. He was my gift from DH before he left for Afghanistan for a year right after we got married. And he is obsessed with DH: Whenever he is talking Archie has to be in on the conversation.
Tori is a grumpy old lady with hyperthyroidism so she’s on a bunch of medications. She poops and vomits basically wherever and whenever she wants and she is just generally a huge pain in my ass but I love her to death. She has never liked being petted or held, every once in a while she’ll sit in my lap but I can’t touch her or she leaves.
Pet(s) (#, type): Minnie, gray tabby mix rescue cat (we think she definitely has Siamese mixed in!). She’s named Minnie Mouse after the hidden Mickey we found in her tabby pattern when she was a kitten!
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): She’s actually never been around babies or kids before! This will be the first on either side of the family, and I don’t have many friends with babies yet either. I’m actually pretty nervous about her snuggling with the baby in the baby’s crib— she tends to like to plop herself right onto my face or neck (especially in the morning when she wants food) and will cuddle there unless I push her off. We’re considering keeping her out of our bedroom at night once we move into the new house just to be safe.
Claim to fame: I swear she is more dog than cat. 😂 She follows us from room to room, runs to the door meowing when we come home, is extremely social and interactive when we have guests over, and talks with us CONSTANTLY! We seriously have conservations with her all day and she literally responds to us— all the time, like we’re actually chatting! 🤪 She also has some spice to her personality and is not afraid to give you sass if she wants something or doesn’t like something (we will get the evil eye). She absolutely loves belly rubs all day and will drool all over us if we bring out the brush. She also spends her days watching and meowing down to a colony of feral cats that live in our backyard behind the lanai (none can reach her because we’re on the 2nd story in our condo).
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s) & claim to fame:
Brie is super tolerant and good with DS and other kids, though she will bowl them over if she gets excited about a ball, squirrel, food, etc. Now that DS is getting a little better at throwing they're having a good time together with fetch.
Gator is a great toddler cat. Has let DS drag him around, push him in carts and wrestle with him since he was a kitten.
Gremlin isn't quite as tolerant, but he just bolts when he's had enough. He's my cuddle bug - loves it when I'm not feeling good and decide to crash on the couch (our rule is no pets in bedrooms). He was the ugliest, saddest, hairless little mongrel when someone abandoned him at our clinic - that's where his name comes from.
Ziggy is ancient and has been a scaredy cat since he was little. Runs and hides from anyone but me.
My friend took mommy and me photos for me and of course had to take some of Diesel.
Her claim to fame is she like the impersonate a meerkat.
If not obvious from above, her child readiness is 0/10. But we will do what we did with DS and keep her separated by a gate at all times.
Her claim to fame: She also loves to watch TV. Like actually watches a TV show. She memorizes commercials that have pets in them and will come running the second she hears that commercial play.
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): They already have one baby and I’m sure they think that’s enough.
Claim to fame: Mr. Whiskey is on Instagram but he’s not very famous. They’re both rescues I literally found on the street.
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): Haha, we'll see. We have had them both since we got married (6 years). Our dog is pretty good with kids aside from her barreling over them occasionally to go after a squirrel. She actually once got in the middle of my nephew and BIL when my BIL was scolding my nephew. But she also thinks kids playing with toys means she can play with their toys with them which results in occasional nips. I think it will be okay as long as we are vigilant! I think the cat will be great. @minnie_yoga_mama He is more dog than cat too! Also runs to greet us at the door.
Claim to fame: Occasional sibling snuggles
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): He's shy around new people but has never hissed/scratched and is so friendly and cuddly with people he knows. We think he'll be great 😊
Claim to fame: He squeaks/sings/talks a ton and loves to play fetch!
Everyone's pets are so cute! Makes me want to get more pets!
Wish we could delete comments lol I'll be more careful.
Mortimer - Merle (lots of gray) Great Dane
Tank - my OG baby lab/terrier
Very few clear pics of them all together lol
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): He is an angel, so sweet and patient. He is already the big brother to DD4 and DD1, so a third won’t make a difference. I am curious to see who he will prefer haha! So far DD1 is his favorite, since she drops the most food on the ground!
Claim to fame: He enjoys hanging out in the playroom with the girls and we recently got a trampoline, I find him sitting on the trampoline while the little one is trying to jump hahaha, Not sure why, maybe he is looking after her?
Oh man I have so few pictures of just him, since the girls were born, 😓
BFP1 04/24/2015 EDD Dec 2015 MMC 10W5d;
BFP 2 09/25/2015 EDD June 2016 MMC 9wks;
BFP 3 03/22/2016 EDD Dec 6th 2016
Readiness to be fur sister(s)/brother(s): Not too sure to be honest. She is nervous around strangers but also quite gentle and tolerant of children.
Claim to fame: We have taught her to roll over with the command "sausage roll"