Three's Company

I am rarely alone because my shadows follow me around the house. Isis isn't allowed in certain rooms, but she sticks as close to me as she can and sometimes sits outside the door watching me. Ayomi crawls all over the house trailing me. One day, I walked out of the laundry room, and they were both sitting there waiting on me. They make me feel like I'm the most important person in the world, because I am, in their world. 

Since Ayomi is mobile now, he likes to reach out to Isis and try to play. I tell him to be gentle because he pulls her ears sometimes. Isis allows him to touch her, even her hypersensitive paws, without fussing. She mostly avoids him though. She's never mean or aggressive, she just tolerates him while trying to get close to me. She no longer sits outside his bedroom door while I prepare him for bed. Instead, she prefers to stay outside and come in the house once he's sleeping. It's funny to watch her sniff and look to be sure he's not around before she walks inside. I'm trying to be more intentional about showing her love during our alone time so she doesn't feel too deprived.

Like parents with multiple children, I sometimes catch myself calling them each other's names.

This week, all 3 of us walked together for the first time. Ayomi was in the stroller and Isis was on her leash. We barely walked a hundred feet before we returned to the house. Isis kept crossing in front of the stroller and getting close to the wheels, so I had to find a better strategy. (We need more practice walking together.) I put Ayomi in the carrier facing out and left the stroller in the garage. It was easier for us to walk that way, however, it was hard on my back. I cut the walk short because of the pain. We walked for about 30 minutes as the sun set and then spent a few minutes in the backyard. 

Those moments together in the backyard are some of my favorites. Sometimes I lay out a rug or blanket in the grass for Ayomi to crawl around and enjoy the outdoors. He loves it! He pulls the grass and tries to tear and eat leaves off my crotons, so I have to stay alert. I can't wait to see Isis and Ayomi running around the yard together.