My cat, Billy, is addicted to water. Whether it is a rainstorm, shower, me refilling his water, whatever. He is absolutely intrigued by water. The rainstorm thing is funny because he will just stand in it, like, maybe I should go inside, but he doesn't. The shower thing is unnerving. If I forget to shut the bathroom door, I suddenly see ruffling on the outside of the curtain and feel like I'm being watched. The water dish is frustrating. Usually after I clean out the water fountain (yes, our cats a fountain) and fill it with fresh water, it's a matter of minutes before water is spilled on the mat and the culprit's paws are wet. I don't get it. I thought cats were supposed to be afraid of water. We came home from our trip not to long ago to find Billy's head wet. I figured it was their water dish again, until I went in our bathroom and realized that the water faucet was dripping. And there was black cat hair in the sink. Hmm, best I can tell he actually figured out how to turn the water on himself! Weird...
I have interesting cats for sure. Mally is starting to really get on my nerves. She is so NEEDY all of the time! At the first sign that I'm awake, she is in my face purring, demanding her morning rubdown. It is something that she has always done, but has suddenly become very annoying. Which concerns me (some of you may already see where I'm going with this.) A cat that is self-sufficient in most ways (minus the obvious) is getting on my nerves. Am I going to be able to handle a baby?! I would like to think that I'm a very nurturing person. I like having people depend on me, but I also like to be independent and free to do my own thing. I haven't had those "maternal instincts" kick in yet. S has been nesting to a certain extent (finishing up projects around the house, furnishing and decorating areas of our home that we haven't gotten to.) Other than crafting a few onesies, I haven't felt the urge as much as I thought I would. The novelty of being pregnant is starting to wear off, although I found that buying cute clothes that actually fit me is helping. I miss parts of my pre-pregnancy routine. I'm anxious for this to all be said and done, but at the same time anxious as to whether or not I will be a good mom and hoping that I can do this! I try to remind myself that if having children weren't such a wonderful thing that the human race would have ceased to exist long ago. I also try to remind myself that I must have maternal instincts somewhere in there and that eventually, they will make themselves known. In the meantime I'm just trying to be patient and not kick Mally off of the bed.
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I worked with a girl who had absolutely no maternal instincts whatsoever. She didn't even want to go register for the stuff she needed. It held no interest for her. It was also really scary. But she said as soon as she held that little boy in her arms, it all changed :) Maybe you just need to have your little girl in your arms before the strong maternal instincts kick in :) I kinda know how you feel...just in the fact that I feel like I could easily wait another 5-7 years before I'm ready to even THINK about having kids. Clint is so baby-hungry, its funny. He really wants to be a daddy.
For some weird reason I couldn't buy clothes for my baby boy when I was pregnant. I'd go to the boy's section and try, but I couldn't even like look seriously through the clothes. Occasionally I would buy something, and just like two or three weeks before he was born I went and bought a few tiny outfits for him because I thought he was going to drown in all of the clothes that I already had (which were gifted to me.) I didn't really do much shopping for him either when I was pregnant, and I don't know that buying things equates to maternal instinct, but I did think it was weird that I wasn't more enthusiastic. But I tell you what... it is AMAZING, INCREDIBLE, the instincts that do come along as part of the motherhood package. I wouldn't worry too much if I were you... just keep going with the flow and the time will come when you'll realize that you've got a LOT more instincts than you ever guessed may be in there. Being a mom is so neat, especially a new mom. I'm so excited for you! But yeah, go easy on the cat. I don't know if I'd have the patience for an animal, having a baby around. Not that I don't love them, and cats are my favorite... it's just... different.
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