While I was pregnant we had Leda's bassinet in our living room. I had been practicing swaddling on a baby doll and had placed it in the bassinet. Nesta jumped into the bassinet, curled himself around the baby dolls head and laid down. It is safe to say from the moment on I had some real concerns about what was going to happen when we brought the baby home. Would the cat be constantly trying to smother my daughter? Would he continue being wild and crazy and attack her like he attacked us every day, several times a day? Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised.
The couple that we got Nesta from neglected tell us that he was insane. They told us he was affectionate and he had a loud, wonderful purr, both of which were true, but they said nothing about his behaviour. While we were at their house all we saw was an adorable little kitten sleeping on the couch. It took Nesta about one day to get really comfortable and show his true colours. Nesta has a lot of energy! And he likes to play aggressively.
Nesta stayed away from Leda for the first couple weeks. Every once in awhile he would sniff her, but he mostly kept his distance. One time Leda was in her little crib downstairs and I watched him walk up to it and try to swat at her head through the bars. Luckily after being sprayed with the water bottle, he never tried that again.
Now Nesta is around Leda all the time. I am not sure if he loves her as a baby or as a toy, but he loves her. We went through a small period of time were he kept attacking her feet while she played on her play-matt, but Nesta quickly learned what would happen if he did that. The water bottle really is a magical tool. Nesta is a constant companion to Leda. He lies at her when she is in her Jolly Jumper and lies beside her when she is on her play-matt. It really is very cute.
It will be interesting to see what the future holds as Leda begins to grab at Nesta more. Hopefully Nesta will have patience and will remember what happens if he tries to bite the baby. The video shows Nesta loving Leda a little bit and also demonstrates Leda's progress in her Jolly Jumper. Eventually Leda will figure out that she needs to try and jump with both feet together and I am sure she will be impressed with what will happen when she does and I also think it is going to scare the crap out of Nesta when she inevitably jumps on him for the first time.
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