Sibling Rivalry

I've written before about how Fiona likes to pretend to be different animals. Of course, having a cat around the house means she gets to be highly specific about the feline behavior she imitates. So just as Buddy likes to be pet while he eats, when Fiona's pretending to eat like a cat she wants us to stroke her back.

Buddy doesn't seem flattered by the imitation. This morning when Fiona tried to crawl into bed between her parents, Buddy stretched himself along the bottom of the bed to try to block her.

In response, Fiona decided that rather than snuggle in between Mommy and Daddy, she'd act like a cat and curl up against our feet.

Parents normally roll their eyes when non-parents compare pet ownership to child rearing, but at our house the two activities may be moving closer together.