Our crazy pets!

I haven't talked much about our crazy pets, Millie and Marley yet so I'll give you an idea of how our house usually is minus the baby and the history of them both.  When we first got Millie 4 years ago, she was our "princess" and was allowed to do anything...even get on the furniture and lay with us in the bed. Then, last year I get a phone call from Sean at work telling me that they went on a "run" where they had to help accident victims in the middle of the road and after they finished they looked to see that there was traffic all backed up because of a little black kitty in the middle of the road. So, of course, Sean grabbed the kitty and they took it back to the station and all the guys figured that someone would take the kitty but guess not. Sean calls me and sends me a text of what the kitty looks like and asks if I want him. I couldn't resist so I had to take him:

How could you resist this kitty!

Sure enough when we brought this kitten home, Millie knew she was in for it and that she was going to have some competition. Since day one of keeping Marley, they both have kept us entertained. They are as if they were a real live "Tom and Jerry" episode around here. Marley really LOVES Millie and Millie doesn't not care for Marley as much.  Marley has a lot of energy and wants to play and aggravate Millie all.the.time. So its really funny to watch them. I think now since we have had Hunter they have somewhat taken a liking to each other or at least try to.  I mean lets face it, my son is now more of a priority to me than they are but they do get their individual attention when I have time. Whenever I go on walks with Hunter, Millie always comes and when Marley is in that playful mood I grab his play toy that is on a stick and swing around for him. Marley in the beginning used to terrorize Millie and bug her when she was sleeping or just in general and thinks that whatever Millie has is his too and that bugged Millie like crazy. Here is a photo of how Millie used to let Marley bug her:

Isn't there something wrong with this photo? Millie is supposed to be on her bed, not Marley! Marley would do this all the time to Millie and she would do anything just to get him away from her. That's why Millie is on the ottoman (she shouldn't be, but we let her)! Now over the course of a year look at how the tables have turned:

(Sorry about the quality of the photo, I had to snap this photo quickly)

Now Millie is laying on Marley's little bed that we put in our front windows and Marley is laying on our tree bedskirt! Hahaha, I love these guys.

I always tell Sean that we need to video tape both of them in action when they are chasing each other around the house. So, I have our video camera ready and out so when that happens I will post it. It's really hilarious with Millie barking at Marley and Marley is playing with Millie's tail and then they chase each other around. I'm sure that a lot of pet owners who have a dog and cat do the same thing but I feel like these two are definitely something special.

Oh yeah and since now we have Hunter, Millie is not allowed on our furniture (which has been really tough for Millie, btw) and she is no longer allowed in our bed. Since day one, when we brought Hunter home she hasn't been allowed. I had a few talks with Millie during my pregnancy that one day she would not be allowed to do this and so far she has been obeying my rule. It's tough to resist but I have to do this in order to keep the allergens and pet dander off of common areas where Hunter is. Right now, our house is up for sale and I tell Millie that when we get a new house that we will have a comfy chair for her to sit in near a window and will be just hers (yeah right) =)