Further developments

Mitzi lost one more of her kittens - the lightest colored one. He had gotten less and less active since his birth and was hardly moving at all tonight. He had been second born just after the breech birth. Mitzi had chosen today to separate him herself from the other three and wouldn't take him back. Mark took a closer look at him and he wasn't formed quite right around the nose. We have to trust Mother Nature knows what she is doing and he just wasn't meant to make it.

Misha is not completely alright either - she is limping and reluctant to get up since her return yesterday. Mark is thinking about giving her a bath to see if her black fur is hiding unseen injuries or cuts. Bunny seems to be healing alright - her bad eye is open now and she has been easier to take outside. We still don't know what happened to them.

Nicer news: I've been meaning to say that I started brushing Esme's teeth just before her bath, in the bathtub. I usually grab her and hold her down to wash her face and hands well just after dinner and give her a bath after that. Since I couldn't convince her to brush her teeth or let me brush them for her otherwise - I put that step in between washing her face and letting her play with her bath toys. So far it's working pretty well.

Esme's newest 'word': 'Was dat?' We thought we were hearing it for a while but she is definitely saying it when she wants us to name things. We're starting to learn pattycake as a game too - which is very cute! Mark got some nature films for Esme to watch. When things chase each other she laughs her head off - and when she sees big hairy musk oxen or lions or polar bears she says 'RAR!'


Looking at baby kittens
she squealed when the fuzzballs moved
Instead of being upset Mitzi stretched out more and 'talked' to Esme in meows. We didn't understand all of it but Esme and her had a back and forth conversation about the babies. Esme pointed at the fuzzballs and chattered in her baby talk but didn't try to pick them up. She pointed at Mitzi's nose and the babies ... would really like to have known what they said to each other!


Are you sure those are kitties too?
fuzzy picture, but her expression was so perfect