Day 52

Today we decided to measure the boys to see who is the biggest kitten. You see, Eric weighs the most, but Casey looks like he is the biggest. We started off thinking Casey was all fluff with that hair, and or it was his light grey coloring. Well, a couple of measurements confirm that Eric is longest kitten. Casey has the biggest head, almost a full 1/2 inch bigger than both Rosey and Eric. Eric and Casey BOTH have the same size tummy!! So, Rosey is the smallest of the 3. I thought it funny that even though Eric weighs in more than 6 ounces heavier than Casey, the 2 are almost the exact same size! Oh, and 6 ounces isn't much, until you look back to day 1 and figure that Casey started this whole journey at about 5.5 ounces!!

I forgot to share with you our trip to the pet store yesterday. Lee put the kittens in a large ferret ball to see if they would be able to move it. They had no clue what to do, but we might get one, just to give the kittens a different thing to do.

Meisha has pretty boring life right now, poor girl!! She is afraid of the dogs, and she can't be around the other cats yet until her cold is gone, so it is either play alone or with us. When she is out though, all she wants to do is snuggle and cuddle and eat my hair. I did make her a little yarn ball to dangle inside her cage. I made one for the boys to play with as well. Meisha spent a large chunk of the day sitting in her hammock. I think she likes it so much because it allows her to see out all four sides of her box. At one point she was laying on her back, in the hammock, playing with her yarn ball, when she rolled right off! It brought a laugh :-)

Right now the boys are darting around like maniacs, or would that be catiacs?? Lee asked Eric if he wanted racing stripes, I will be sure to tell you if Eric ever answers!! The boys are confined most of the day, due to all the activity. They are also not quite sure where the litter pans are, and of course they still just drop and sleep where ever they land. When we do let them run, at least once a day, it is very entertaining!! Again I ask WHY would anyone ever want just ONE kitten!!

Pictures: The pictures of the boys when they were smaller were taken on Day 15 (9/6/06) and the other pictures were taken today. Look how they've changed! Do you see Casey in the cage, laying on top of the cat condo? He's laying on his back with his head hanging off, looking at us upside down!

Kitten weights:
Rosey - 2 pounds plus
Casey - 2 pounds plus
Eric - 2.5 pounds plus
Meisha - 436 grams or 15.4 ounces