8-weeks-old

Baby Veronica is 8-weeks-old today. She has grown at least three inches since she was born and I'm astonished every day by her alertness and interaction with the world. Yesterday we went to a local park that has a rushing stream and she loved the sound and sight of the water. She has already outgrown her first size cloth diapers and some of her footy pajamas. She's close to growing  out of her second size cloth diaper covers and her Mommy is making some experimental diapering choices in the mean time. 

Today was the Blessing of the Animals at our Unitarian Universalist Church and we opted to bring Mamma Amma Rose with us. She is such a well behaved, sweet and gentle cat that I thought she would be the best choice to represent the tribe. And I was right! Amma behaved perfectly. When she got a little nervous she just cuddled up to one of us or near the baby's car seat and sat quietly. She let anyone pet her who was interested and never once made any negative sounds or postures. For months I've been considering training Amma as a therapy pet and today certainly proved that as a possibility.