This week we brought 2 new members of the family into the house.
Luna. A beautiful 10 month old rag doll cat who I’m slowly falling in love with.
Toodles/Minnie. An 8 week old kitten who is playful and mischievous. Lamb wants to call it Toodles if it’s a boy or Minnie if it’s a girl. It’s teeny tiny and terribly cute. But it’s a handful. And Luna isn’t too keen on sharing my love.
For those of you who have followed my blog for the last year, you will know I’ve not had the easiest time since Lamb came along. I have, what I like to call, a ‘dark cloud’ that hovers over me. No, I don’t have postnatal depression, well, not confirmed, but what I do have is heightened emotions and crazy hormones.
Yesterday was my first day home alone with the 3 of them. Lamb, Luna and Toddles/Minnie, and it was hard. Luna hissing, kitten scratching, Lamb tormenting. Enter the dark cloud.
This may sound crazy, but I genuinely felt the dark cloud slowly creeping over me and I wanted to crack.
Is this what’s it’s going to be like when I have another baby? Am I going to crack every time the pressure is put on? I honestly felt like I couldn’t cope with more than one. Maybe it’s because I’ve only just mastered parenting Lamb, that I’m not ready for another responsibility. Hopefully by waiting another 2 years before trying for another baby, I’ll be totally prepared for the responsibility?
I know this is a short and random post, but this has been playing on my mind all day.
Let’s see how the rest of the week goes with a house full…
Alex x
P.S. It doesn’t help that I’ve got the cough from hell. Rant over.
Oh Alex!!! So sorry you felt this way. I think maybe it was just a day of realisation rather than taking on too much. Hopefully you can figure out some ways to manage the cat and the kitten together. It took ages before our dog who was a puppy at the time to be nice to the cat and realise she was older! Hopefully it was just one day of just testing you. Big hugs!!! Thanks for linking up #MummyMonday xx
Oh look at him/her! What beautiful markings! I do hope Luca loves him/her as much as you do and they grow up and become best friends! We had a cat before Baby E came along and she hates everyone excpet for him, she has no life but she has never touched him – even when he is pulling her tail! Suz xo http://www.beauisblue.com
I totally understand how you feel. Well, I have my own experiences of what you’re describing, anyway. The dark cloud lurks over my head too. Luke is 18 months and I feel out of my depth at the moment when it comes to parenting. Things are getting harder and tantrums and fussy eating and sleep regressions are really adding a heap of rubbish onto my already very full plate.
Those kittnes are adorable and I am a little jealous of their cuteness, but not at all jealous of the kitten/toddler situation. I don’t have any pets other than fish, Luke has no clue how to act around animals really. I hope the cloud clears a little for you soon. 🙂 #MummyMonday