What's It Like?

Well I'm obviously not the mommie to any humans....YET!  But I am the proud mommie to 2 pugs and a kitty as everyone already knows! Now what is it like being the mommie to 2 pugs and a kitty you ask?  I have 3 words to describe it:  exciting, fun, and unique.  At times it's a bit of an unpleasant unique!  If you know what I mean?

There are the exciting moments like when Piper discovered she has a tail trailing along behind her.  Or how about happy-go-lucky Cody that spins, dances, and roughs up toys every morning when he first awakens. Cody is now the first pet that greets me each morning.  It used to be Storm.  As for an exciting moment with Simon...where to begin?  Numerous times when I take him to the dog park he stuns people as he races at top speed with his ears pinned back showing all other pups(not to mention more athletic breeds) just how fast a pug can go!   

Oh man, it can be fun at times!  I've invented Vaughn-style!  What is Vaughn-style you ask?  I put on music during a random late afternoon then begin a short dance marathon.  Vaughn-style is when you have one dog balancing in your right arm on your right hip.  Another dog balancing on your left arm on your left hip.  Then to top it all off you have two hands grasping a kitty directly in front of you.  At that point with all three in my arms I begin to dance to the rhythm. I'm actually surprised I can lift all three at the same time. Here's the thing....Vaughn-style only works with a pug on the right, a pug on the left, and a tabby cat in the middle.  Yep, it must be pugs! LOL!

How is it unique?  Once again....where do I begin?  It's unique when you have one pug determined to inhale his rawhide to avoid his brother getting it, the other pug whining about this issue at top volume, and a kitty showing you she knows how to unroll the entire roll of toilet paper.  Or how about just this morning when our Piper shook her head as I attempted to clean her ears.  The ear wash solution went all over me!  I had it in my hair, on my face, and my clothes.  It was like my new perfume today as I couldn't seem to get rid of the smell on me.  Geez! 

Adding in the fun, the excitement, the not so pleasant yet unique experiences....it's all worth it!  I love all of our pets.  I was not a cat person at all when Brad came into my life.  I quickly got used to Storm.  Her and I were buds!  She liked me for sure!  Now with Piper, it's a totally different experience.  She's my first kitty.  She's actually the first pet too, I've had from such a young age.  She was basically a newborn kitty when she arrived into our lives.  I think since Piper came to us just 2 days before this past Halloween, with each passing week and month I gain more confidence in my cat-rearing abilities.  I never remember questioning my abilities with the boys.  Perhaps that's because I had experience with dogs.  I can definitely say though I'm feeling more and more like a cat mommie as well as a pug mommie!  Thank goodness everyone gets along and the boys do not have any type of jealousy toward Piper or the attention she gets.  I think Brad and I do a decent job of letting the boys know where they stand. Nothing has changed for them since Piper came along.  They simply gained a little sister!