from the perspective of an 8 year old

I decided tonight to "interview" Jilly to get her opinion on these kittens and the idea of fostering. I will do the typing so you can read it, but I assure you these are her thoughts and opinions.

Questions I asked Jilly?

1) did you like having the kittens stay with you?

2) Who is your favorite and why?

3) what was the most fun part?

4) what did you like least about them?

5) Will you be sad when they go in a day or so?

6) Would you foster kittens with your mom again?

ANSWERS?

1) yes

2) Baby Kate, because she is cute and cuddly and she is the one who mostly plays. She doesn't bite me when I feed her from my finger, if she does I just say "no biting" and she doesn't do it again.

3) playing with them all over the house, watching them grow up because they were blind and deaf when we got them

4) That they couldn't see for a week or 2

5) Yes i will be very sad. We already named them and we already like them

6) yes, they are cute, cuddly and won't bite.

So there you have it.

I think we are pretty close to being fully weaned for Kate and Arthur anyway, neither of them were interested in there last 2 bottles. Arthur ate a small bit but Kate would have none of it. Arthur fought his 2pm feed, scratching me and chewing the nipple, pulling away and finally getting right ticked off at the nerve of me for trying to feed him. Kate just chews the nipple but doesn't want to suck. Muffy still likes her bottles but even she has decreased in the amount she will take at once. It makes it a little tough for me, to not waste formula I am making smaller amounts at one time which means I am making formula more often. I could probably stop offering it totally, but worry that they will not eat enough solids. Which is silly, b/c they eat an entire can between the 3 of them a day, and I am mixing leftover formula from their bottles into that so they should be getting enough, nobody cries or seems unhappy, they are all full of energy and quite wound up at times with excitement.

I couldn't get weights on them tonight as nobody would stay in their weigh tub long enough to let the scale register. So I don't have any numbers for you, but I am certain they are all fine and well. I hate not being able to see the numbers as that is often the first indicator of any brewing trouble.

Tomorrow they will be 1 month old, an entire month, 30 days, 2 592 000 seconds, 720 hours, 43,200 minutes, 1/12 of an entire year.....