The Crazy Cat Lady

UHHH...that's me! So as I've blogged about before, we kind of adopted a stray cat. It really is the very sweetest cat I have ever known. Because of this, we have become more loose in our rules (meaning- we let in in the house a little now). We noticed the other day that it's belly was extra saggy. I just figured we hadn't noticed before and I felt her pain, also having extra flab due to child birth. Then today, I was walking out the door to a friends house for an in between confernce sessions social (John and the kids had left a few minutes before me) and the cat was laying on the porch with a nursing baby! It was about the cutest little ball of fur ever. It was totally shivering, so I put it in my shirt (this is where the crazy cat lady thing comes in) and took it with me. I knew the cat goes between our house and our neighbors house a lot, and figuring that this cat had to have had more than one baby, I took it to the neighbors to see if she would lead me to more freezing babies. I set her down and watched her walk. She went out of my sight, the came back, meowing at me. So I followed. By the time I got to where she had gone, I couldn't see her. Then she stuck her head up from some bushes and meowed at me again. I followed her into the bushes and found three more babies! So, because of my crazy cattiness, I really think she brought one baby up to show that she had babies, then lead me to her other babies! They are now nice and warm in a little box with an old towel by our back door. Not only do I feel like a good samaritain, but it makes me feel young again. I have always had a soft spot for cats and loved to cuddle and play with them as a little girl (and by play, I mean dressing them up and letting them sleep in my bed).

This is the first one we found. Austin named it Sonic
So cute! I think they are only about a week or 10 days old
Here's the whole family. We have named them Sonic, Charlie, Tinkerbell and Shadow
Their new, warm home for now
Don't you feel like this sometimes? Three kids eating from you and one climbing on top!
By the way, in about a month, these cats are up for adoption. They will be so sweet and kind as they are being handled by children a lot now and will be used to it!