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This time of year, on sunny mornings, the sun comes through the window and hits this corner of the room first. The kittens gravitate to the sun.
Dewey poses in the sun.
Then climbs on top of the bed to get even more sun.
(I’ve thought of putting a cat tree in that corner, but it’s right next to where the TV is mounted and I would hate for them to decide it’s a good idea to jump from the cat tree to the TV. I guess I’ll move a shorter cat tree there and see how it goes.)
Louie and Huey enjoy some afternoon sun in this window.
The sleepy trio. (This is the window the morning sun comes through. They COULD catch the sun from this cat tree, but what fun would that be? Too easy!)
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Crumpet says “Oh, hi! Have you come to visit meeeeee?”
Abandons kittens for some scritchin’.
Checks out the red crate, decides she doesn’t like the location. “Too many nosy neighbors.”
Kittens, all alone while Mama gets love and attention.
A rare moment where she stayed in the cube when I came into the room (she didn’t stay there for long, though.)
Pretty much any time I go into the room Crumpet leaves the cube to greet me and get petted. This is adorable and sweet, but makes it hard to get pictures of kittens at the milk bar! (I always check before going in to be sure the kittens aren’t actively nursing so I don’t disrupt them.) I try not to handle the kittens too much, as it was stressing her out last week (I got the smack and hiss and excuse me, THAT HURTS MY FEELINGS), but I am still weighing them every other day, just to be safe (and for their 1-week weigh-in I grabbed a quick picture of each kitten). Everyone’s gaining like they should – they’re a healthy bunch!
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Someone left a magnificent pile of floof right here. (Please admire Khal’s fang.)
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Posted on social media (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/Tumblr) yesterday.
The Crumbs are 1 week old (as of yesterday), and this is what they look like now. Eyes everywhere! (Except Ciabatta, who’s taking his time.)
Weight-wise, they’re doing great. They were 3 – 4 ounces at birth. The goal is to double their weight in the first week, and they all pretty much hit their marks. You can check out their weight chart right here.
(It should open automatically to their chart, but if not, there are tabs at the bottom – just click on theirs.)
The green on the wall really brings out the green in Dewey’s eyes! He is just so freakin’ cute.
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I got a video of the kittens hanging out in the cube by themselves (Crumpet literally will not stay in the cube any more when I walk into the room – she runs to greet me and to be petted.) Fred got the second segment, wherein Crouton sensed the presence of a stranger and gave him the ol’ hisseroo.
I love how Dewey is marching off to do his own thing, Louie is half-splooted and gazing at himself in the mirror, and Huey is exhausted from the job of being cute.
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How to tell which Duckling is which. (Side note: I would call that shape on Huey’s nose a “triangle,” I do not know why that word WOULD NOT COME TO ME.) This video is long overdue – I should have done one weeks ago, but well. Better late than never!
Good night innernets. (Louie)
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Previously
2023: Cinnaspin and Francesca. Awwwww.
2022: “Lady, are you aware that there are birds out there?” she inquires.
2021: She’s going to keep us waiting, is what I’m saying.
2020: Kitten as accessory.
2019: Caroline’s birth story.
2018: “Am busy hanging out in the sun.”
2017: Alice thinks if she acts all cute and chatty, I’ll reward her with ham.
2016: No entry.
2015: Gracie is a big fan of morning snack time, if you were curious.
2014: Angelo would like to know what I think I’m doing.
2013: Jobey-Joe, the tuxie-doe, sure is looking emo, no?
2012: Sugarbutt, if you’re going to get the feather, you’re going to have to work on your swing.
2011: No entry.
2010: Won’t you be my Val-LOON-tine?
2009: SHE IS A VERY HIGH-ENERGY DOG.
2008: He don’t need no stinkin’ valentine.
2007: No entry.
2006: No entry.
2005: No entry.
Can you imagine the gorgeous picture it would make to have Kahl and the Ducklings piled up together!!!
Khal+the Duckling kittens in a kitty pile=wow, orange really *is* the new black! XD I had to. The wordplay was just there to be made. I promise I’m riffing off fur coloration, and not anything icky.
Those Ducklings sure are posers when the camera comes out!
I just read about the high energy dog in one of your historical posts. I hope she found a happy home.
She sounds like my best boy, around a foot at the withers and three feet at the ears! And high energy!
Like the look of Crumpet peeking into the red crate, hope she’s planning relocating soon. She probably felt most safe in the little space for the beginning but she’s beginning to look a little cramped. She sounds an excellent mummy. Xx
I’m not entirely sure, but I THINK the owner of the store ended up keeping her. (The store has since closed, so I can’t check with him. Which is a bummer, because we really liked that store!)
Crumpet is just a lovebug kitty, isn’t she? <3 She is going to be someone's best friend, as sweet and social as she is.
Alas, I can't reach through the screen and pet the magnificent pile of floof. Also, I suspect the friendly collection of dark matter (I still love that phrase, was that you, Camilla?) would flee if I tried to pet him, and I'd sooner not make a kitty skidaddle out of my presence. In other words, hi, Khal. 🙂