Welcoming new friends

My decluttering mini-jag was brought on by these two little critters. Cute, huh?

They were born to a stray cat who’s been hanging out in my folks’ back yard for several months. The kittens are seven weeks old right now, and they moved in with me on Saturday. Their mom will be moving in with my folks after she’s been checked out by the vet. Although she’s somewhat reserved, she has taken a shine to us and it was very funny and heartwarming to see her march the kids onto the patio every day at 6am and 6pm for a good meal and some play. We think they all will adapt beautifully to being housecats.

Right now the kitties are tiny fluffy powder puffs of pure curiosity and I am delighted to welcome them into my (soon-to-be-kitten-proofed) home. The black and white one is Panda, which is short for Pandemonium. The Siamese is Sandy. (These names might be temporary, while I wait for them to reveal their true identities.) Although in the photos Panda's eyes look blue, they're actually gold, while Sandy's eyes are blue. (Note to self: buy camera with an anti-redeye setting.)

Panda seemed to be the dominant kitten but when they got their first shots they seemed to trade personalities a la Freaky Friday, and in the past day Sandy has been far more courageous, exploring new quadrants of the living room and reporting her findings to Panda (safe in their super-secret hidey-hole behind the tv) in soft, barely audible chirps.

Listening to them has been almost as interesting as watching them. They confer a lot. When I first brought them home, they scampered to separate super-secret hidey-holes in different parts of the room, and a little while later I heard a conversation that sounded a lot like, "Where are you??" "I'm over here! Where are you??" "I'm over HERE!! Under the bookcase!" "What's a bookcase?" Then Sandy the Brave cautiously wriggled out from under the bookcase and followed the sound of Panda's voice to his hiding place behind the television, where they can snuggle and relax in private. I'm glad they prefer that hidey-hole, because they're not going to fit under the bookcase next week (it was already a tight squeeze).

 

This morning the new game is "casually saunter as close as you dare to the big monster on the sofa, but don't let her touch you." Yesterday's theme was "jump on your sibling's head while he/she is trying to eat." They are very smart and very curious. I am outnumbered. Pray for me. :) 

Comments

[enchy]

what sweet sweet babies.
xx

enchy