Kitty!

My son Brandon's first real word was "Kitty." When he was born we had five cats. He loved them all. Slowly we were able to find new homes for most of them. We still have one. He's going to be five years old this April. He's a very shy mostly black cat named Alex. Brandon gets all excited every time he sees him and yells "Kitty!" At that point Alex knows he's been spotted and he runs as fast as he can in the opposite direction. Most of the time he hides in my bedroom under the bed, but he's been finding some new hiding spots. Alex loves Xander! Even when he's pulling his hair and screeching in his ears he's content to just lay there. I'm sure Alex will start running from Xander at some point but for now he likes to lay by him and often even sleeps next to him at night.

Today we went to a friends house who has three cats and a dog. Brandon was so excited! He just loved having all of the animals around. He likes to talk about the dog and look at her but he doesn't seem to like when she licks him or jumps at him. He gets a little scared when she first sees him and gets all excited. He's just learning to pet animals and be gentle with them, but sometimes he still gets a little carried away. He was having so much fun he didn't want to leave!