Sunday, August 3, 2008

Getting ready for bed

It's been a while since Kanu did his last review of equipment for the iguana. We've both received a flood of e-mails from almost one person requesting a new review.

For this edition, Kanu reviewed the changing table, changing pad, sleep sack, swaddling blanket/bag, and the crib. He also tried to review the infant diapers we received. However, due to the size of his rear the lack of hole for his tail, we were unable to complete that part of the review.

First, Kanu was put onto the changing pad and strapped in. Safety first. We don't want the iguana falling off the changing table while it's having it's diaper or clothes changed. Kanu thinks that the changing pad was very comfortable and the cover was soft. The strap, he felt wasn't all that helpful as he was able to wiggle out if it fairly easily. I had to remind Kanu that the baby iguana will be a little bit bigger than he is (and the iguana won't be able to roll over at first either).



Kanu was then placed into a sleep sack to get him ready for bed. This is the first item he's worked with that the lack of a tail hole wasn't a big deal. There was plenty of room in the sack for his tail to flap around. The sleep sack was comfortable for him. and he felt that the baby iguana won't be able wiggle out of the sack.



Kanu was next placed into the crib for a good night's sleep.



In an attempt to act as much like a newborn iguana as possible, Kanu started crying and screaming when he was supposed to be sleeping. He was wiggling around and managed to get his front paws out of the sleep sack, so the next option was to swaddle him so he couldn't move very much.



Here, we see Kanu observing his surroundings after calming down. The swaddling did the trick and stopped his crying and screaming. In fact, to imitate the gentle cooing that a baby does, he started purring to show his approval of being swaddled.



This last photo shows Kanu bidding all of us a good night as he is ready to go to sleep.



Kanu felt that all the items reviewed tonight will be very helpful for the baby iguana's early life. The only thing he was worried about was how warm he got in the swaddling bag. Since the iguana is cold blooded, I think that it'll be just fine in the sleep sack. It'll need all the warmth possible in the cold Michigan winters.

5 comments:

Kathy said...

These are great Chris, I LOVE that cat! You have a wonderful sense of humor as well as wonderful photography skills. Keep them coming! Kathy

Anonymous said...

Too cute Chris! Kanu is not camera shy like Tyler, our Jack Russell.

Anonymous said...

priceless - love it!!

Adriane said...

Too funny...

Our cats reviewed everything too... :) needless to say it all passed!

solitarykitsch said...

Go Kanu! Good thing you have a pleasant feline.