Have cats? Have a baby?

[sirrahbed]

I currently have two grandbabies who are at our house every week and have been since they were born. Of our five cats, only one (Lizzie) will come even close...here she is with Annika from this past week. Lizzie LOVES babies and has taken it upon herself to be one of the babysitters. She *always* stays around the babies but never too close...

Annika loves the kitties and gets so excited to see them. Our big orange Dylan likes the babies as well, but prefers to sit from a nearby perch to watch them, The other three stay mostly far away

At her house, Annika and Misha's family also have cats - Her mommy saw this sweet sight a few weeks ago and got the picture

That picture is also in this thread: Who says babies and cats don't mix?

The kitty belonging to my youngest daughter had been previously been given up because of a new baby. Since then, she has had her first child who is now almost two. Boomer sits right next to him and lets Tyler pet him - but also knows to move away if Tyler forgets to be gentle. They will be having baby #2 very soon and I know Boomer will also remain part of the family.

I love seeing babies and pets together. I may not be the norm, but I also let the cats hop in the baby crib if they wanted to. I do not believe there is any danger whatsoever. My three children were all raised around cats and other animals and now all three have grown to be animals lovers as well. All three families post here: chrangharris, sirrahved and sirrahsim. All the grandbabies will grow up with their pets, including multiple cats They are learning how to love and care for kitties and hopefully will carry on the tradition of keeping pets.

Bill - if you happen to read this thread I hope you will be encouraged to keep your kitties. They can be such a positive part of the family. Some folks do such things as install a screen door on the nursery just to be safe and that is something you can consider. In all likelihood, your cats will steer clear far from your baby - unless one or both of them take a special liking and chooses watch them. I always felt that my babies and grandbabies are actually protected by our kitties.

Anyone else have some good stories or pictures with kitties and their babies?