Life in NC

So not a lot of exciting events have been happening in the Willoughby household. We have been much too busy trying to get accustomed to having a new puppy...and it's been even harder getting Jack accustomed to having a new puppy.

Bella is growing quickly, and she sure is adorable. We have been pretty fortunate so far in the fact that she hasn't destroyed anything, which I hear is pretty common with puppies. This could be because we watch her like a hawk. She is never really out of our sight. I am sure eventually as we start to loosen up our stuff may not be so lucky.

Jack sleeps upstairs most the day, and he still refuses to come down at night when she is in her kennel sleeping. I find it really interesting that he doesn't seem to understand that if she is in the kennel she isn't downstairs. And he knows she is in the kennel because he walks by cautiously but at a quick pace.

We have started feeding him upstairs now. At first I thought we were just supporting his disassociation from the family this way, and I refused to take him food more than once a day, but since he won't come downstairs on his own at all now and even when you drag him down he quickly gobbles some food down and runs back upstairs, it seemed wiser to make sure he was still getting everything he needed nutrition-wise.

He is still a happy cat though, oddly enough. He sits on the steps and watches Bella play fetch or watches her from the window when she is outside.

In those moments, I think he is just jealous. Jack would love to be an outdoor cat, but since we want him to have a long life, that is never going to happy. He also still purrs when you pet him, and he still plays fetch with Q-Tips, so except for the fact that he has cut his own living space down significantly, he seems pretty normal.

Anyway, this post is really just so I could post some cute pics of Bella and Jack. I was trying to channel my inner photo journalist with these, so be prepared for some awesomeness (ok, that's a bit of an overstatement). :-)

I don't know if you can see it in the pictures above, but Jack and Bella both like to stick their little tongues out when they pose. Sure makes them seem related (except for that whole cat/dog thing).

Next time I post, hopefully I will have something more adventurous for you to check out.