Baby and the kitty

For most of her short life, Madeline has been fascinated by our cat, Saki. Ever since Madeline started to become more aware of her surroundings she would perk up whenever the cat would walk by. Often she would be completely engrossed in something else, only to freeze and stare wide-eyed as Saki passed.

As Madeline grew more vocal she would start to make noise at the cat, and often smiled when she saw it. Now she'll look and point at Saki when we say "kitty" and she even makes the same whispery "tuh" sound whenever she sees the cat, as if she's trying to say it.

On the other hand, Saki has been mostly dismissive and incurious about Madeline - she's just never taken an interest in the baby other than a quick sniff or two. But now that Madeline can move - and move fast - the cat has had to become more evasive, which, of course, cats are good at. Most of the time Saki will remove herself from the situation when Madeline comes too close, but other times she'll stay put and even allow Madeline to pet her. And, surprisingly, Madeline is mostly gentle with her.