Today was a momentous day in the Childsplay household.

Today, was a day that will be etched in our memories forever.

Today has been 17 months, 7 days in the making.

Today, Nutmeg let Swee’Pea pet her.

Yes, it’s true. It has been well documented here that Swee’Pea has made it her life’s mission to tame the wild Nutmeg. Nutmeg, on the other hand, seemed to make it her mission to avoid the shrieking little girl at all costs.

Today, however, it all came together in a perfect storm – or, perhaps more accurately, the perfect calm.

It happened just before bed time this evening. Nutmeg was lying on the bed in the guest bedroom, minding her own business. She likes to go in there because it’s one of the few rooms in the house that the twins don’t go into very often. Tonight, however, Swee’Pea was testing out her legs and wandered into the room. Upon seeing Nutmeg she looked over at me and smiled.

“Be quiet and gentle, Bri.” I said as she approached Nutmeg. She did it so perfectly that I stood back in amazement. Not a peep or shriek from the little girl. No, she approached Nutmeg with a calm I have rarely seen and she held out her hand – almost afraid to finally touch the sacred animal. But touch her, she did.

Nutmeg seemed to like it and turned her head so Swee’Pea could scratch her favorite spot. Swee’Pea let out a soft laugh and continued to pet her. Then, as if Swee’Pea understood she couldn’t press her luck any further, she stepped back and retreated to another part of the room.

But she did it. She tamed the wild beast and from this day forward Cat and Girl will be soulmates. (Or not. Nutmeg is a cat afterall.)

Bri, trying to catch Nutmeg on her 1st birthday. Five months later, she finally succeeded.