The recent post about people giving away their pets because of expectant babies reminded me of a dream I had when I was having my firstborn. This was in 1998, and we had our two dogs Lady and Spirit at the time. I was apprehensive about how they would react to the newborn and of course it came out in a dream.
I dreamt that we brought our son home. Lady and Spirit looked at each other in complete disbelief. Lady said, "Oh no! They got one!!" Then Lady ran to the fridge and started carrying food on her two back legs back to the couch. Spirit, in the same fashion, carried all their dishes and toys to the couch. They each took an end of the couch and carried it out of the house, shutting the door behind them. This was when I woke up.
In reality that never happened but I was afraid of bringing home a baby to them. I actually have pictures of them each sniffing my son in the swing asleep. This was at their first meeting. I think by then they had known a baby was on its way. At least, I am sure Lady did. She had gotten kicked several times on her nose and head while she lay on my pregnant stomach. The first time it happened she glared at me after the initial "What was that?"
Anyway, I had to share.
--Sara