Wordless Wednesday - Mary dances

Tongue out Tuesday

Your Monday morning kitten update

The kittens are doing very well physically. They are becoming plump and their coats are starting to shine. They are doing well mentally, enjoying playing and interacting with one another. Lots of wrestling and chasing one another around. Socially however, I quite often feel we are taking one step forward and two steps back, but I'm sure it is just because I ache to hold them and to coax purrs out of them.

Oh my goodness, what have I done?? Chicken paws, really??

Well I went to the grocery store the other day and saw something there I have never seen there before, so I thought I would buy it and bring it home for the cats. I know this isn't for everyone so I've created one of those jump breaks so if you are getting this emailed to you or you are reading it in a reader *hopefully* you won't see the rest of the post after Eli's warning picture unless you come to the blog to see it.

A body stance that says go away, but eyes that say "Please, don't hurt me"

Mary has some pretty severe self confidence issues, but she is also quite a mystery. When I go to pick her up she will often stand her ground, hiss and give me the paw o'doom. She could just run away in most cases, but she doesn't unless she has all four feet on the ground and can quickly slip under the couch (which is also a self confidence issue, she often thinks she can't make it before I pick her off and eat her first)

She will play with me, or should I say the toy I am using to entice her to play, but not if her sisters come out and attack it. She will wrestle with her sisters, sometimes even instigating it, but often will be found sitting isolated, like in the basket photo above.

I wonder how many times I have to tell her I am not going to eat her before she figures it out.

Sarah is much more interested in the toy then she is afraid of me, well as long as my hand aren't going in a grabby type motion.. I even have her climbing up on top of myself and my husband in play

keep those grabby hands to yourself lady ~Sarah

Winifred has almost come around, she still starts when I try to touch her, but if I can do it when she isn't paying attention, she is okay with my patting her. She also purrs constantly.. it really is sweet but yet heartbreaking for me because I want her up in my neck purring away in my ear..