Posted by the boys' humommy on July 21, 2000 at 16:31:12:
In Reply to: So, Iz's Mom (+ Kirby too)... posted by Dishy on July 21, 2000 at 15:10:35:
iZ seemed to be *thrilled* to be back on his old supper shelf in the livingroom after a month of not wanting to be social ... he happily chomped away at his salad ... all of a sudden, he stopped, he'd caught scent or sight of Kirby across the room ... (i hadn't bothered to put the blankie over Kirby'shouse, i figure they had to meet sooner or later ...)
iZ spun around on his shelf and was gonna climb down onto my puter (*his* favorite trick, *my* least favorite ... he's got a perfectly nice lattice to climb down, he doesn't have to trash my desk more than it already is!) ... anyway, i digress ... *grin*
so i got iZ + i took him over to Kirby's side of the room and set him on the back of the couch, about a foot from Kirby + his enclosure ... Kirby absolutely *froze*!!! ... iZ sat on there and bobbed like mad + then he'd wait for a reaction from Kirby ... Kirby never moved a muscle, he had flattened himself on his stick + never even blinked ... iZ would bobbobobobobobobobob and then wait for a reaction + then bobobobobobob some more ... the entire time, i sat on the couch + pet iZ and talked to him and told him how teeny tiny Kirby was and that Kirby isn't even allowed upstairs and certainly *won't* be ever sharing iZ's room + all sorts of mushy stuff how iZ is the very best dragon baby in the whole world ...
iZ stayed pretty calm the whole time ... he'd bob at Kirby but wasn't posturing or anything ... since Kirby's non-reaction was the appropriate response as far as iZ was concerned, all is ok! after about 1/2 hour of this, i was feeling *really* bad for Kirby, but i'd *had* to make sure my 1st-hatched was ok with this ... i took iZ and hugged him + put him back up on his supper shelf and he went back too eating like nothing had happened!!! *whew*
then i look over at Kirby and *he'd* come down off his little shelf and was chowing down his supper as well!!! *kewl* ... neither one was traumatized by it!!
shortly after all this, my DIL brought the 2 g-daughters over and that was too much for iZ ... he doesn't mind the 2yo, but the crying 2mo totally stresses him out ... so he went back upstairs ... *grin*
and now, it's bath/supper time again ... hope i haven't jynxed myself by giving such a glowing report of last night!!!! i'd really pictured having to steri-strip myself back together ... *grin*
would *love* to get a picture of the 2 boys together!! it just blows my mind!!! it'll definitely have to be a 2 person job tho, don't think i'd try to hold both boys at once, even tho i do have a nice sotck of betadine and steri-strips ... *grin* ...
off to build salads + fix baths!
Bon.