EmilytheStrange
Well-Known Member
We just got back from a week at the beach last night. The bunnies love my parents' vacation house better than the family homebase in Greenville. We've all been recovering from vaca today, which means the bunnies are back to getting an earful of baby tantrums and lessons on gentle petting (some of which are more successful than others). I love the idea of having this place to bunny-blog and have some vacation pics to post as soon as time permits.
Back to petting lessons...Ian gets very delighted by the bunnies and will crawl up to them giggling. I'm always there to supervise. With his still-limited motor skills, sometimes it's literally hit or miss. I discovered this afternoon Ian will pet the buns where I have just pet them. If I'm stroking their face, he aims for the face; if I pet their backs, that's where his little hand goes. Ian seems to have an eye fetish at the moment :? I'm amazed at how patient the bunnies are. Bennett will follow Kiddo around while he's cruising or sit there to let Ian pet him. Even when enough is enough and Ben's reached his threshold, he comes over to me and gives me a kiss as if to say, "it's okay, I know he's just a kid". Fiona, who is normally somewhat skittish from being dumped and living in the wild the first 9 months of her life, lets Ian approach her. I've made a point to try and give them as much lovin's as they're used to since Ian's birth. Plus they need that level of attention to make sure they're staying healthy - I need to be able to see when one bun is "off" so we can get to the vet.
Back to petting lessons...Ian gets very delighted by the bunnies and will crawl up to them giggling. I'm always there to supervise. With his still-limited motor skills, sometimes it's literally hit or miss. I discovered this afternoon Ian will pet the buns where I have just pet them. If I'm stroking their face, he aims for the face; if I pet their backs, that's where his little hand goes. Ian seems to have an eye fetish at the moment :? I'm amazed at how patient the bunnies are. Bennett will follow Kiddo around while he's cruising or sit there to let Ian pet him. Even when enough is enough and Ben's reached his threshold, he comes over to me and gives me a kiss as if to say, "it's okay, I know he's just a kid". Fiona, who is normally somewhat skittish from being dumped and living in the wild the first 9 months of her life, lets Ian approach her. I've made a point to try and give them as much lovin's as they're used to since Ian's birth. Plus they need that level of attention to make sure they're staying healthy - I need to be able to see when one bun is "off" so we can get to the vet.
Then I'll have to find a way to put "R"(eid) or "O"(livia) in it. 
