It’s been just about 3 months since Tristan has joined our world, and everyone in our household is finally getting settled down with the new addition. My wife and I made it through the transition fairly well, and I can state with much pride that I’m able to successfully work on a computer with an infant AND a dog in my lap. Speaking of our dog, Loki, he seems to be the one taking it the hardest making the adjustment.
Just to put everyone’s fears at easy, Loki has not made a single aggressive move towards Tristan. If anything, he tries to lick him to death every chance he gets. The poor dog does get very jealous though, since the baby has taken up residence in one of his favorite places. Our laps. Over the last couple of months, we have gotten a bit creative and found a way to fit them both in our laps. This does make getting up in any kind of hurry a challenge however.
Tristan is about to take over the last bit of what Loki might see as his territory in our house. He has gotten to the age where getting some belly time is becoming more important, and has even begun to roll over. For 3 years, the floor has been the one area of the house that was strictly Loki’s. If we laid down, he immediately knew you wanted to play. Discouraging this urge to play with anyone that’s on the floor is going to be our next big step with properly integrating the dog and the baby.
Another observation we’ve made with Loki is his need to ensure his scent is present on any of Tristan’s stuff. Normally, this means rolling around on his blankets or cloths. Sometimes Loki takes it to the extreme and sleeps in Tristan’s rocker, Boppy, and most recently his car seat. As of last night, I don’t think Loki will be attempting to car seat again. While attempting to get comfortable, he rolled the car seat off the couch, and tumbled across the room. Bear in mind that during the fall and subsequent rolling, he was ‘safely’ tucked inside. Needless to say, it freaked the poor dog out and we don’t think he will be looking to take a nap in the car seat any time soon.
