I haven’t named the kittens yet – haven’t even really thought about it, to be honest – but Fred took a look under the tails yesterday, and (drumroll please) we have (in birth order)…
To no one’s surprise, the orange and white tabby is a boy!
The kitten I am currently calling “the lighter tabby” is a girl!
The kitten I am currently calling “the darker tabby” is a boy!
And finally, the kitten born last, who went a-travelin’ ’round the mama with her own little suitcase, who I am calling “the white-faced kitten,” is a girl!
I’ll sit down and decide on names probably by the end of the week or over the weekend. Definitely by Monday!
I weighed the kittens yesterday, and they were all right around 5 ounces. So, they’re a little bigger than the average newborn kitten. Which is to be expected, I think – after all, they had plenty of room to grow in there!
Nola was so annoyed that I weighed her kittens and made them cry that she herded them to the back of the crate and gave me baleful looks.
Then she forgave me and moved around a little so I could see them.
Then she relaxed enough to leave the crate and eat, but kept a very close eye on me. In this picture we have, from the top down: light tabby girl, white faced girl, orange boy, and dark tabby boy.
A closer look at light tabby girl.
Orange boy (up by Nola’s head) comes to check things out.
I spent a lot of time in the foster room yesterday (I mean, DUH) and by the end of the day Nola was pretty much “Yeah, pick ’em up, do whatever you want, I DON’T CARE.” She also spent some time out of the crate hanging out, and flopped down against me for petting. It’s nice to see her relaxing into her role as mama – especially since she’s not going to have to do it again!
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I inadvertently rustled a pile of papers, and Jake came running over to see if I had a treat for him. (I did not. It’s Jake’s opinion that I need to start storing bags of treats in my desk drawer, a suggestion I will consider.)
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Previously
2016: Clearly, they’ve reached the portion of their life when they don’t want to be held and don’t wanna look at the camera, they just want to make getting a decent picture of their faces hard for me.
2015: Kittens make the BEST pillows.
2014: No entry.
2013: “I am sad because I have an eye booger and no one will wipe it off for me.”
2012: “Give us cookies, lady.”
2011: UNDER ATTACK FROM THE KITTEH LUVAHS maybe.
2010: Maura and the Bookworms.
2009: The Seven.
2008: No entry.
2007: “Behind you! A serialkillerstalker!”
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.