Today was a momentus day for Jacob in that it was his one year checkup. He "checked up" great.
The vitals:
20 pounds, 12 oz.
30 inches long.
We learned some new tricks to try to convince Jacob that eating is OK and actually enjoyable for most humans. The doctor answered all of our questions (we both love Jacob's pediatrician as she spends a lot of time with us and him). The hard part was obviously watching the shots Jacob had to endure. He had three of them; cried as soon as we laid him down. He settled down after a few minutes...but, boy, I don't think either of us can ever get used to watching that pain all the time.
Of course, there is a funny story in all this. At a different point of the day, Suzanne and I heard a lot of whining out of George at the front door. Long story short, George proudly brought us a bird. "Big deal," you might say; all cats do this. I advise you to view all of the pictures of George on this blog. He is not in bird chasing shape and never has been. I believe this is the first bird he has ever caught. Watching him chase it about the front yard was a treat in itself. I was unable to capture the moment on camera...the most obvious excuse is that our pitiful front door is so fogged up you can't see clearly out of it. Nevertheless, Jacob and George had a lot of quality time afterwards as George informed us it was a present exclusively for the little fella. They are definitely buds and I am very surprised at how well George has done with Jacob around.
The vitals:
20 pounds, 12 oz.
30 inches long.
We learned some new tricks to try to convince Jacob that eating is OK and actually enjoyable for most humans. The doctor answered all of our questions (we both love Jacob's pediatrician as she spends a lot of time with us and him). The hard part was obviously watching the shots Jacob had to endure. He had three of them; cried as soon as we laid him down. He settled down after a few minutes...but, boy, I don't think either of us can ever get used to watching that pain all the time.
Of course, there is a funny story in all this. At a different point of the day, Suzanne and I heard a lot of whining out of George at the front door. Long story short, George proudly brought us a bird. "Big deal," you might say; all cats do this. I advise you to view all of the pictures of George on this blog. He is not in bird chasing shape and never has been. I believe this is the first bird he has ever caught. Watching him chase it about the front yard was a treat in itself. I was unable to capture the moment on camera...the most obvious excuse is that our pitiful front door is so fogged up you can't see clearly out of it. Nevertheless, Jacob and George had a lot of quality time afterwards as George informed us it was a present exclusively for the little fella. They are definitely buds and I am very surprised at how well George has done with Jacob around.
Two buddies in motion
3 comments:
Way to go George! He looks like his cousin Max. Cats are funny, they act like they don't care about you, but they really do. Max is our kids' protector. He was out in the yard with Matt one day and kept getting between Matt and one of the bushes out front and wouldn't let Matt go near it. Betty went over there and saw a little snake by the bush!
Jacob,you are such a big boy to endure those 'ole shots.I'm so sorry you cried,but maybe it didn't hurt too long.You should limp around like your daddy did when he got his~did it for days,but then he was always a litle dramatic.(wonder where he got that??)It must have been a sight to watch George chasing anything since I've never seen him move much! I would have never thought he would have tolerated you like he has~sorry George,I just didn't think you had it in you!! I hope you have a FUN day: I am loving the more frequent posts and keeping up with you so tell Daddy I said "thanks".You have lots of fans out there in blog land.
love and more love,
Bebe
I am so glad the fellas are buds. Max will come out of a deep sleep in the house if he hears the kids go outside. He goes out and sits where they are playing. In the spring David and I would walk at night after the kids were asleep (locked in)and Max would sit at the end of the driveway like you idiots those kids are in there alone! I think George and Max actually love the kids!
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