I'm a Mummy!

No, I didn't pop a baby out over the weekend. Hubby and I got a pet. Now I'm not a big animal person. I had a dog as a kid and a fish when Hubby and I first moved out but we have never really had a pet together. I'm not a dog or cat fan. (Plus it's too hard with my business) So I have finally gave in to Hubbies years of nagging for a pet and we brought a bird.

His name is Zazu (From The li0n king) He is a baby Cockatiel only a few months old. He has a very sweet nature and loves to sit on hubbies shoulders. I was a little scared at first and wouldn't hold him. But I'm starting to get better. I don't like him siting on my shoulder yet but I'm happy to let him sit on my arm and I'm slowly building my confidence. I'm a big sook. I'm scared of most animals.

We got him last Monday and the kids I look after loved looking at him. One day I will get him out for them when I have more confidence. I also took him to a special bird vet on Friday were he was check over and had some test done to check his general health and for diseases. I got a call that afternoon with the all clear.

Hubby looooves him. He talks to him like a baby. He refers to me as Mummy and him as Daddy. I swear this bird has got more attention in the week we have had him then I have. He has been buying toys for it, holding it every night and getting up early so he can hold it before he has to go to work. I really think he is putting his paternal instincts that he has wanted to express in a child on to Zazu. It's not till we got him that I realized how much he needed this.