I've enjoyed reading the comments about cats so much. My husband is actually the cat person of the family, although our daughter likes to have one sleep with her. My husband is very good at keeping babies and toddlers happy. He said that he learned about babies from his experience with cats. The first cat he brought home was named Garlic. (My screen name is from when he began to call me Becklic because I was almost as nice as Garlic.) My husband's belief is that kittens that are given lots of affection when they are young are *better* cats and are *people cats*. We also gave our daughter lots of attention and she is a good kid (although we are prejudiced). Garlic was about ten weeks old when Jeff (my husband) brought him home. One of the cats we have now, Cardamon, thinks Jeff is *Mama*. The cat asks to be picked up and *nurses* (an appropriate word, maybe) on Jeff's beard, which gets his beard pretty damp. Cardamon did not have the nurturing kittenhood that Garlic did. When working with inexperienced parents, I ask them whether they have any pets. Especially if they have an indoor cat, I tell them Jeff's idea that babies are similar to cats in some ways. Babies and cats are about the same size. Both may seem sort of floppy and need to be held supportively. However, babies need to be held close and fed (preferably with Mom's milk), not have the food put on the floor or a counter. Becky Engel