ed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chimeMy husband and I have an adorable 27-month-old toddler I'll call M. We also have three wonderful cats, whom I'll call GC (gray cat), BC (black cat) and BWC (black and white cat). We brought home BC first, followed a few months later by BWC and GC, all adopted as adults from a shelter. As is common with felines, our kitties enforced their own hierarchy, with BC on top, then BWC, then GC. GC always waited patiently for the others to finish eating before chowing down. She relinquished any petting she was getting if another cat moved in. She rarely occupied a lap. I assumed she just wasn't a lap cat, despite being very sociable and affectionate.

When we brought baby M home from the hospital, I encouraged the cats to sniff her and check her out. The colicky little human pretty much screamed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chimed

rst, followed a few months later by BWC and GC, all adopted as adults from a shelter. As is common with felines, our kitties enforced their own hierarchy, with BC on top, then BWC, then GC. GC always waited patiently for the others to finish eating before chowing down. She relinquished any petting she was getting if another cat moved in. She rarely occupied a lap. I assumed she just wasn't a lap cat, despite being very sociable and affectionate.

When we brought baby M home from the hospital, I encouraged the cats to sniff her and check her out. The colicky little human pretty much screamed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chime

waited patiently for the others to finish eating before chowing down. She relinquished any petting she was getting if another cat moved in. She rarely occupied a lap. I assumed she just wasn't a lap cat, despite being very sociable and affectionate.

When we brought baby M home from the hospital, I encouraged the cats to sniff her and check her out. The colicky little human pretty much screamed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chime

cat, despite being very sociable and affectionate.

When we brought baby M home from the hospital, I encouraged the cats to sniff her and check her out. The colicky little human pretty much screamed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chime

ed around the clock her first four months of life. BC and BWC were put off by this at first, but GC, a very loudly vocal cat, must have thought this human was a kindred spirit. When M howled, GC chimed in. It was like a headache-inducing duet.

BC and BWC soon learned that they'd have to share mommy's lap with the little human for awhile. When M was an infant, I often had her on one side of my lap and a cat on the other, and GC hovering close by. When M learned to crawl, she amused the kitties by meowing, crawling around and nuzzling them, as if she were one of them. However, she alarmed BC and BWC when she started to walk upright and become more and more mobile. She wobbled toward them, arms outstretched, and they began to walk a wide swath around her. GC continued to stay close to where ever the little human was.

When M was about 18 months old, the family bought a larger house and moved. The cats had a short trip – about 5 miles – from the old house to the new one, and exited