So little Sun has very healthy lungs. She can really wail! And that is to be expected. What we had not expected was Peanut’s reaction to her crying or to the baby altogether.

Peanut has always slept with us, and she has a tendency to want to sleep on one’s throat. Needless to say, we were worried she’d suffocate the baby without even meaning to. So we’ve kept a close eye on Peanut around Sun. And this is what we discovered:

Peanut is protective of Sun! Whenever Sun really gets a-wailing, Peanut comes running in, crying as well, with a look in her eye that says to us, “Do something! This baby needs help!” The cat has not once even tried to sleep near the baby, let alone on top of her. It’s as though she immediately knew of the importance Sun plays in the family–that the baby is higher in the chain than she, Peanut, is. And Peanut is totally okay with that–in fact, she sees to it that the baby gets what she needs. And if the cat thinks Sun needs something she isn’t getting, she does not hesitate to let us know.

Very interesting kitty behavior. We are both surprised and pleased with the way things developed. Who’d have expected the cat to act like a big sister??