Dogs and Cats Living Together: Gate Jumpers

In my six month update, I mentioned one of my worst fears: that one of my roommates’ cats will jump the gate and encounter the dogs. Well, it’s happened. Twice. A quick background for new readers: in January, I moved in with roommates. Roommates who have cats. I have two dogs who are known cat chasers, at least when we’re outside. The cats and dogs are kept separate thanks to a baby gate. I wasn’t home for the first gate jumping experience, but here’s the story: Kachiko hopped the gate and wandered into the office, looking for roommate M., her … Continue reading

The Baby Blog Week in Review for December 23-29

It’s been crazy this month here in the Baby Blog and we haven’t always been as on top of things as I would have liked to be. We’ll be making some changes here in January in order to bring you the best we can on time and every day. In the meanwhile, let’s take a look at our last week here in December of 2006 as we get ready to welcome the Baby New Year. Saturday, December 23 In The Women in Our Lives and The Men in Our Lives we looked at the fact that we need the men … Continue reading

Are Jumpers Safe for Baby?

Do you know what a jumper is? I’m not talking about a sweater or a pull over, but rather a device that is hung in the doorway that provides suspension for your infant to bounce and move around. Jumpers provide infants with vigorous exercise before they are able to be mobile themselves. But are these jumpers safe? That’s definitely the question. The idea of a baby jumper is to let your little one bounce around happily, though they are limited only to bounce in the doorway where the jumper is suspended. There are some problems that you should be aware … Continue reading