Swish the fish.

Natallie is going to be 18 months old at the end of this month and I figured she was responsible enough to have her own pet. We have been going to the pet store almost every week, it's only 5 mins away from our house, it's cheaper than the aquarium and Natallie loves it. We have the same routine every time we go, we start at the aquarium and she squeals over all the fish. Then we move on to the hamsters, guinea pigs and mice. Then we look at all the birds and then the cats. The grande finale is going to the back of the store where they have big glass windows so you can see into the doggy grooming. Natallie can stand there forever watching the puppies get bathed and hair cut. It's free entertainment for a whole 30 minutes!

Today, we bought a Betta fish. I used to have one before so we already had the tank so we just had to add the fish. We named him Swish. Natallie says "fshhh" when she sees him. Simon (aka Mr. I-hate-animals-in-the-house) is OK with the fish. Small steps, maybe next time, we get the hamster and then the guinea pig and hopefully one day, we'll have a Nova Scotia Retriever. But for now, we have Swish and yes, it was Simon's idea to put a picture of the shark from Finding Nemo in the fish tank. Kinda sadistic but Swish doesn't seem to mind!