Suddenly *Not So* Single Journey

Kittens, kittens, everywhere!

Author: thenicknick

Yes, that’s right.  Just when I had lost hope, had thought something might have gone horribly wrong…the kittens were coming!

At least…that’s what HE said when he called me at work Thursday morning.

HIM: Um…Sophie is birthing the kittens.

me: You mean Charlie.

HIM: No. I mean Sophie.  Charlie is giving birth, but Sophie is helping her.

me: I’ll be right home.

And so I told Michael I was taking an early lunch…because it was 11am.  Then I rushed home to bring the camera.  You’ll thank me.  Maybe.  I didn’t take any of the really gross ones.  It’s bad enough that I have them emblazoned on mine…I didn’t want you to have to experience that, too.

So, I get home to see that there are two kittens with Charlie and Sophie on the bed.  Sophie is licking Charlie and the kittens.  It was so sweet.  And while HE had claimed the entire process had been really silent, the minute I walked in to Rachel’s room they both looked at me and began mewing.  I’ll translate for you:

Charlie: Mommy, look what I did!  I’m soooo big.  And not just my belly…

Sophie:  I’m helping.  See?  I’m a big helper.

me: Good girls!

And they both wanted to be pet and loved.

HIM: I don’t get it.  They were quiet before you got here.

What can I say?

And there’s something rather special about them being born on May 6th.  This is the day that Emily was born 17 years ago.  She was my first.  She’s always remembered.  *sigh*

Well, after I told him the significance of the day, we went out on the patio to leave them alone for a few minutes.  It was so neat experiencing the miracle of life together.  (Um…except for the placenta eating part…)

me: We have to tell Rachel.

While he was sending a message with one of the pictures he took with his magical iPhone, I went back in the room.  I was only in there for a moment when I noticed…a third kitten!  So, I called him.  No sense in disturbing the girls by shouting.

HIM: Really?  You’re calling me?

me: There’s a third kitten!  I just walked in…

And he was in the room before I could finish.  This is one of the many things I love about him.  He’s not too cool to be all excited and involved.

Well, we watched for a bit more and planned our day.  We still talk constantly about work, but it’s our future, a big part of our life.  And it’s one of the things that connects us.  We’re getting closer and closer because of this.

Eventually, I had to go back to work.  And I didn’t want to.  Before I even made it back…there were four!  Four kittens!

HE hung around for a while.  He wanted to make sure that there were no more kittens popping out unattended.  After all, they were on the bed and we didn’t want them to fall and die.  Last I heard he was leaving around 1:30pm.

Rachel came home about 2:30pm.  And she called me on the walk from the bus.  And she was so excited and wanted me to describe kittens that she would literally be seeing in seconds.  Seconds.

She hung up the phone.  And then she called back.

Rachel: There’s five!  There’s five!  I counted twice!

me: There’s five?  Are you sure?

Rachel: I counted TWICE.

Guess there’s five kittens.  Yeah.  I need five kittens like I need another hole in the head.

And…on the freaky side…

You know how you hear about these crazy women who so badly want a baby that they fake a pregnancy and steal one?  Well, we’re currently experiencing our version of that in the animal world.  Sophie is all kitten crazy.  She tried to nurse one.  Let me explain how well that worked.  And then there is the constant removal of her from the basket of Charlie and the kittens.  Good times.

So…if you want a kitten…let me know!  We could work it out…

Be ready to read a weekly update on the kittens.  I’m going to call it…Kitten Watch 2010.

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