Welcome Mason
Many of you may have seen it on our Instagram. Our humans were expecting a baby! And on September 4 the moment was finally there; we welcomed our baby brother Mason! And we would love to tell you how it goes.
The first meeting
Our humans have been home almost every day since March because of COVID-19. They worked from home and were hardly ever gone all day. So it was very odd for us when they left early in the morning and came home late in the evening (around 10 pm). And not only that, they went away together but came back with a little human!
They sat Mason down on the ground in his car seat and Jazz was the first one to notice. She was a little shocked that there was something moving in there. But other than that, we pretty much ignored it.
The nights
Mason slept in my humans room and because our humans did not know what we would do if they slept, they locked us in the living room for the first night. Let me tell you.. I hate that! I meowed a lot and scratched the door. Jazz on the other hand just went to sleep..
They had to come up with another plan. For the second night, they only closed their bedroom door and Mason’s room door so Jazz and I could go everywhere in the house. But still.. I hate that! I love to be near my humans at night and love to sleep on or next to humoms legs (specially with the autumn weather arriving). So I scratched their door in the middle of the night. They let me in and I ignored Mason being there and slept on humoms legs or the scratching post.
That went on for a few nights. Jazz didn’t really mind the door being closed, she just went asleep in other places in the house. But it was not ideal for my humans to get up every time I wanted to enter or leave the bedroom. So eventually they left the door open and it went well! Both Jazz and I left Mason alone.
After a week they tried letting Mason sleep in his own room and that went very well. So now they don’t have to close their door anymore, just his.
How is it going now
We’re still not always aware of Mason’s presence. We just live our lives like we used to. But there are some funny things to mention:
- Whenever Mason is crying or making a lot of noise, I start meowing like a concerned mother cat and won’t stop until he stops.
- Jazz gave Mason a little lick on the head once.
- When humom was holding Mason in her arms on the couch, I joined them on her lap.
Do you have a baby and how does your cat or cats respond to it?
Hello, I am June. I am an Instagram meowdel living in the Netherlands. Welcome to my website where you can find my blog, galleries and more information about collaborations.
That is so sweet! Glad to hear you are all getting to know each other. It sounds like your mom may have two babies, June if you both cry together?
My grandmama, a smoosh-faced Persian cat who is no longer with us, used to love babies! It’s funny because she was so grouchy and did not like most anybody else! She is the one who discovered us at night in the yard. Well, anyway, she would just LOVE ❤️ to hear a loud baby ? crying on the TV ?. She would run into the room, make big eyes, stare at the baby, and then walk around behind the TV do see if she could get in there and save it. Sometimes she would spend about a half hour trying to rescue one.
Grandma Tricia also loved the singer named Robert Plant. If she saw him on the TV she would sit right up close and stare at his golden mane snd if she heard his voice she ran in the room.
Sweet story. I’m surprised, you only spent one day in hospital? I love that Jazz adapted to the closed doors and I can see why June didnt. She is the first baby and that was hard for her. Endora would be like that. I’ve never spent anytime away from her. This is good that Mason goes in his own room so quick after delivering. What a good baby! It sounds like June might have mothering skills. Who knew? Endora will hear a baby cries from neighbor who is walking by and want to go up to them. Very strange. She’ll hear a kitten meow while I’m online and meow and want to see what is wrong. Jazz and June will make excellent big sisters. I love all your posts. Thanks and happy mothering ?