Follow up - Brought Baby Home on Friday
Our New Skin Baby Declan has arrived!! - His four-legged brothers Cooper and Bauer, and big Sister Isabel are all adapting to the new addition VERY well!!
Well, all of my worrying was for nothing. We brought our new son home on Friday. I used everyones advise, and I came in first without the baby, let my four-legged boys out, gave them lots of love, and my husband followed and put the carrier on the dining room table. We came back in and Cooper knew there was something up there, so he did little bounces trying to see. Bauer didn't seem too interested in the baby at all! My husband did bring home the hat at blanket from the hospital days prior to me coming home. He threw the blanket on the sofa (which they sniffed the heck out of) and just left it there, the hat was on the TV stand. While my husband wasn't looking the two of them managed to destroy it... *YIKES*. But, when we finally brought the baby home, Cooper was the only one that really wanted to see the baby. So, we put the carrier on the floor (without the baby in it at first) and then made him sit and let him sniff while I held our son. Later that night I set up the bassinett. Put the baby in it for bed, Cooper slept directly under it... getting up to check on him everytime he made a noise...
It's been 6 days, we were foolish to worry. Cooper surprised the heck out of us! He follows whomever has the baby, and now, when bedtime comes I will put Declan in his bassinett and Cooper will stand on our bed and peek in (just to make sure he is there) and when we are changing him, Cooper is right there. We have had him on the floor on his playmat... Cooper, will come over sniff, and lay down next to the mat.... Boxers are really great animals!!