A new friend

It finally happened. This weekend Leah and Daisy discovered each other. Daisy has been aware of Leah since we brought her home, but I think she was more of something to kind of sniff at every now and then.

On Saturday, Daisy came over to smell Leah while I was holding her and brought her muzzle right up to Leah's face. Leah just started laughing. At another point that day Daisy was sitting in the doorway and Leah stopped nursing and just watched her.

I think Daisy has started acting differently towards Leah as well. She's always been protective of Leah by making sure that she is not left alone with "a stranger". She usually sleeps through late-night crying fits, but on Saturday night she came into the nursery while I was rocking Leah back to sleep and curled up on the floor by the crib. She has come in before but usually looks at me with a face that says "I really need to go outside". This time she just went to sleep. I actually had to call her to come back to our bedroom.

The whole experience really makes me breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone who has ever met Daisy knows that she is full of energy and Darcey and I actually worried about her rough-housing with a baby. I think they will be good sisters together and it is just so cool to witness the birth of a new friendship.

Now we just need to get the cat on board.

-Sefton