Bob Barker Would Be Pissed.

Remember Mommy Kitty? We got her back at the beginning of May, and she was all kinds of pregnant. She had come from an abusive family, and was brought to my house to deliver her kitten(s) and then get the heck out of dodge. Well...As we all know, the best laid plans, never quite seem to go...well, as planned. Mommy Kitty delivered her ONE little kitty about a month after ending up at my house. That kitten found a family, moved on, and we sat on Mommy Kitty. I couldn't POSSIBLY send her back to the home from which she came, but keeping her didn't seem like a great option either. I knew there was a lot of work involved in this decision.

She would need all her shots, as well as the very obvious issue of getting her spayed. Time slipped away from us as we were waiting for her milk to dry up, and one night she slipped out of our front door. It wasn't until we went to feed both of the cats later on in the evening that Jon and I realized that Mommy Kitty (aka: MK) was gone. Heartbroken, we thought she had run away and was never to be seen again. Wrong. She turned up on our front porch later on that night... I knew that night that this couldn't have been good.

After our trip to Florida (to which pictures are STILL coming I swear), Jon and I were eating dinner and MK looked awfully rotund. Her mid-section was awfully round. It was pretty obvious that she was "with kitten". I hung my head in shame, knowing that Bob Barker would be wagging his little arthritic finger at me. "Have your pets spayed or neutered..." I totally heard him say that every. single. day. on The Price is Right... Did I listen? Not so much. Our little kitty was totally knocked up, and we had no idea when she was due.

Lucky for us, in the few weeks that we've been home since our vacation, MK has been really great. Last weekend she was obviously turning the corner as far as her pregnancy was concerned, and I was totally on Labor Watch. This week, we welcomed a friend and her family into our home so that we could help out with some childcare needs. This awesome friend? Hates cats... So it was to her utter shock when she showed up early this week and I casually mentioned that she could put the kids bags there, and by the way I think my cat is in labor... No big thing. I swear to you, I thought at first she was going to leave. Thankfully, she didn't! All of us were able to finish up our dinner, and then head up to check on MK only to see her birthing the last two of her four kittens. It was really miraculous!

Our little Momma did such an amazing job, and is in her GLORY. She is totally enamored with her babies (as are we!). She delivered 3 girls and 1 boy. The oldest and youngest are tiger striped, just like their Mommy. The 2nd born was a tiny black kitty. And the 3rd born is a handsome orange tabby! His name is Gilbert. William decided when MK was in labor, that we should have a kitten and name him Gilbert. I thought it was suitable for a kitten... So Gilbert it is! I haven't named any of the others just yet...

Of course, just because we're naming them, doesn't mean we're keeping them! I have no intentions of keeping any of these kittens. We have a lot of folks interested in them though which is good! If you or someone you know is interested in one of them, please let me know!

Comments

[Joy]

Wow-- I have twins and read your blog for support. You may not appreciate hearing that-- but you should. You have a great attitude. The fact that you can happily welcome four more into your house?????? Wow. I can barely remember to feed our dog! Kudos, mama, kudos. You can check out my crazy kingdom at www.freckletree.com

[Hilary]

How cute! If I lived in your area, I would definitely be interested in one of these little kitties. I've been thinking of adopting a kitten for awhile now and think I might finally do so when I move back to Columbus in a few weeks.

[Nita]

Gilbert is mine!

As long as Dad says it's ok. We will work on him on Monday. :-)