Our Arduous Journey: We added to our family :)

Sunday, February 20, 2011

We added to our family :)

So we did end up adopting that kitten I pictured below. We think she's about 11 months, but we'll be bringing her into our vet for a closer look. She's such a love bug, just very shy. So far she's taken a liking to our cat tower in the second bedroom, though she's slowly been venturing out. As I write this she and Mr. Papps are chillin on the couch watching TV :)

Our other kitty Kimo is so excited to have a new playmate, so every time she runs around he thinks it's go time. Pretty hilarious to watch since she acts like he's there to kill her, and the faster she runs away, the faster he runs to catch up. LOL We're hoping to see them spoon soon :)

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MillerMamaFebruary 21, 2011 at 9:53 AM
Congrats on your new addition! I would love to get our kitty a friend but my hubby won't let me :(
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Kristin (kekis)February 21, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Yea for new pets! Running around is a lot more fun to watch than hissing and arching backs. :)
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Jewlz018February 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM
Congratulations on the new addition!
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Mr. and Mrs. MissyCrissyFebruary 23, 2011 at 7:15 PM
So happy you got a new kitty!! Pets give amazing unconditional love!!!
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ZookersFebruary 25, 2011 at 12:02 PM
The part about hoping the cats will spoon soon cracked me up! I'm glad your new kitty is getting accustomed to her new home! Hopefully she'll learn Kimo is her friend and not trying to kill her.
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A Reflective Poem

I WILL BE

There are women that become mothers without effort, without thought, without patience or loss and though they are good mothers and love their children, I know that I will be better.

I will be better not because of genetics, or money or that I have read more books but because I have struggled and toiled for this child. I have longed and waited. I have cried and prayed. I have endured and planned over and over again.

Like most things in life, the people who truly have appreciation are those who have struggled to attain their dreams.
I will notice everything about my child.
I will take time to watch my child sleep, explore and discover.
I will marvel at this miracle every day for the rest of my life.
I will be happy when I wake in the middle of the night to the sound of my child, knowing that I can comfort, hold and feed him and that I am not waking to take another temperature, pop another pill, take another shot or cry tears of a broken dream. My dream will be crying for me.

I count myself lucky in this sense; that I have been given me this insight,
this special vision with which I will look upon my child that my friends will not see.

Whether I parent a child I actually give birth to or a child that I am led to, I will not be careless with my love.

I will be a better mother for all that I have endured.
I am a better wife, a better aunt, a better daughter, neighbor, friend and sister because I have known pain.I know disillusionment as I have been betrayed by my own body. I have been tried by fire and hell many never face, yet given time, I stood tall.

I have prevailed. I have succeeded. I have won.

So now, when others hurt around me, I do not run from their pain in order to save myself discomfort. I see it, mourn it, and join them in theirs.
I listen.

And even though I cannot make it better, I can make it less lonely. I have learned the immense power of another hand holding tight to mine, of other eyes that moisten as they learn to accept the harsh truth and when life is beyond hard. I have learned a compassion that only comes with walking in those shoes.

I have learned to appreciate life. Yes I will be a wonderful mother.

-Author Unknown, taken from TTGP

Sunday, February 20, 2011

We added to our family :)

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