Return of my sister

My sister Rosemary has moved back from Georgia and will be staying with us for a few months. She brings with her two dogs and two cats, so Jacob's world has been infused with new and exciting interactions.

Jacob has seen the dogs before (see this and that video). He is older now, which means that he can do more than ride and point at noses. He has tried to grab on to them and hold on as they walk away. So far, this has only yielded little fistfuls of fur. He must remember that he rode one of them once, because when they lie down he tries to get on their backs. We've been pulling him off before he gets in trouble. Luckily, the dogs are very sweet and patient and put up with a lot that others would not.

The cats are fairly new to Jacob. He's seen them maybe three times before now. They are hanging out in the basement so Jacob doesn't see them too often. When we go down for laundry he gets extremely excited, i.e. he squirms and squirms until he is free to pursue them. The younger cat, Cyclopes, is smart enough to hide under the couch when Jacob is wandering around. Romulus, on the other hand, has been venturing out into the danger zone. Jacob has tried to sit on him as if he was one of the dogs! He has also tried to pet him and drum on him. Romulus has been amazingly patient and keeps coming back for more. I wonder if he will hit a breaking point or not. And if Jacob will ever get to see Cyclopes!

Angie and I are most worried about the possibility that Jacob will want to have a pet after Rosemary is gone. Hopefully he'll be satisfied with a little sister.

Jacob is cute again!

Auntie Rosemary arrived late last night to spend the week with us. This morning when Jacob woke up, he wasn't super excited to see Rosemary (though I credit that to his having just awakened). When we got downstairs and opened the blinds to the back porch, his enthusiasm changed entirely.

Rosemary brought her two Pyrenees dogs with her. They were hanging out in the back yard. As soon as Jacob saw them, he made a bee-line to the back door to point and shout and laugh at the dogs. We went out briefly this morning to pet the dogs, which would have been the highlight of the day, except we went out later.

In the afternoon, we spent a good deal of time in the back yard. Jacob had a lot of fun running around after the dogs. He had a lot of fun using the grooming tools on the dogs. He also had lots of fun splashing in their drinking water. I tried to convince him that he was getting their water dirty, but he wouldn't listen to me. But then the piece de resistance came. Jacob did this:



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