And ... we're out ... Thursday, April 7th

And so it goes, all good things must end.   My babies have moved on to a new foster home.  Not that I wanted to lose them before they were 'grown up' enough to adopt, but I'm going out of town for a couple of weeks and the kids aren't ready to be on their own yet!

Here's some final pics of Janie's Gems ... born here March 9th, they are now 4 weeks old.  Not quite running, but tottering around and starting to nibble at real food.  They are fat & sassy - talky like mom.  I wish I could see them when they are running around at full speed, but my guess is they will already be adopted by the time I'm back.

Bye kids, have great life!

Amethyst



Amethyst  (Amy)



Diamond



Diamond  (Lucy)



Graphite

Graphite (Gus)

Topaz

Tiny Topaz

Terrible Two's - Janie has words with her daughters - March 24, 2011

It's the terrible twos - that's two weeks for kittens. 

Here's Janie having words with her daughters as they start to creep about.  She doesn't want them wandering too far away. 

First it's little Amy's turn, then Topaz gives her mom a lot of lip. 

When Janie gets alert at the end of the video, that's just my cat Cotton behind the door - wondering what all the commotion is about!

Janie's Gems - Monday, March 21, 2011

Day 12 ... These are going to be some BIG cats.  OMG I got a look at Gus's feet today (Graphite) and they are huge!  They are all growing like weeds.  Everyone's eyes are open now.  They look so cute with their little ear flaps.  Wait 'til their ears start growing and they get too big for their little kitten-heads!

Janie just darted out the door of her 'nursery' and chased Cotton around the kitchen island.  All is well, but I don't think Cotton is going to camp outside her door anymore.  Poor guy, he's surrounded by kittens on all sides and I think he's wishing he were an only cat.

As promised, here's new pictures & updates on weights:

Lucy (in the Sky with Diamonds) is a big 10.2oz
Amy (the Amethyst) is a WHOPPING 12.7oz! at just 12 days old
Gus (the Graphite grey with big paws) is 10.9oz
and last, but not least, tiny Topaz is 9.6oz

Janie won't be able to keep them huddled under covers much longer.  Can't wait for them to start crawling around!




Lucy (Diamond) Day 12




Amy (Amethyst) Day 12




Gus (Graphite) Day 12




Tiny Topaz - Day 12





Kitten Huddle - Day 12

This is how Janie prefers to spend her days

 

Sometimes you just need a hug - March 10, 2011

A mom's job is tough ... all that feeding and cleaning, the constant worrying if your kids are alright.  But at the end of the day, a little baby hug makes it all worth it.

Janie & Graphite share a mother-son moment

Isn't that the cutest little baby face?

Kitten pile-on

It's our 7th day ... We're getting so big! - Tuesday, March 15, 2011

The kittens begin their 7th day on earth today having all DOUBLED their birth weight!

Here's the formal introductions:

Graphite (Gus)

Here's the only boy in the bunch, dubbed Graphite for his beautiful dark gray color.  He was the tiniest at birth at only 3.0 oz but is now a bouncing 8.1 oz!

He's clearly not happy about the weigh-in activity today, screaming for Mom.

He's the first kitten to show signs of eyes opening - there are little peek-a-boo spots already!

Since 'Graphite' is a big handle for a little boy, I think we'll call him 'Gus' for short.

Amethyst (Amy)

The biggest baby at birth (3.9 oz, sorry Mom), our little cali/torbie is Amethyst, or Amy for short.  She's now weighing in at a whopping 8.6 oz!  At this rate, she'll be 2 lbs before you know it.

She looks a little like my cat Amy, who lived to be 23 years old.  Here's hoping this little one gets such a long, long life.

She's the fiesty one ... usually greets me with a little baby hiss.  Yes, that's HISS, not kiss.  So funny to see little kittens hiss.  LOL!

Diamond (Lucy)

The inspiration for the names in this little came from the nose of this little girl.  Dr M took one look at her and said, "Oh, we have to name this one Diamond!"  She does have beautiful markings.

Diamond was 3.6 oz a week ago and now comes in at just almost double 7.1 oz.

Although who doesn't love diamonds, I think this one will be Lucy, as in 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'.  She just looks more like a Lucy to me.  She's pretty spunky, too.

Topaz

Last, but certainly not least, is our teeny tiny torbie, Topaz.

Topaz was the tiniest girl, just 3.1 oz at birth.  Although she has more than doubled her birth weight at a fabulous 6.7 oz now, she's still the littlest kit.

I can't come up with a cute nickname for 'Topaz', so if any of you out there have any ideas, I'm open...

KITTENS! - born Wednesday, March 9th 2011

We got Kittens!  Finally ... after 5 weeks in foster care, Janie gave birth to 4 beautiful kittens this morning.  3 girls and 1 boy.  Many more pictures to follow.  Mom & kids doing great.

Clinic named them Amethyst, Topaz, Diamond & Graphite.  They weighed in between 3.0 and 3.9 ounces.

About 2am last night

About 9:30am this morning

About noon today