Getting ready for baby

Since the cats have a lot of changes coming up with the new baby on the way, I decided we needed to get the nursery done and start letting all of them interact all the time. Two different projects with the same goal, less stress when the baby comes. 

Well the nursery was basically finished last Sunday with a major push by my father and the wonderful hubby Will. Now I just need to do massive amounts of laundry of hand-me-down clothing and cloth diapers to get ready for our Peanut's arrival. 

In the mean time I decided that after 7 months of Prozac and isolation with only approved kitties joining her in the master bedroom, Anya should be exposed to the real world and all the other kitties. Like it or not. So for the last three nights and days the doors to the bedroom have remained open at all times except when she is eating.  So far there have been skirmishes and a LOT of growling under the bed, but no bloodshed, and Anya has not taken to hiding all day and night. In fact she sleeps on my pillow and pets my head in the middle of the night. We also get to sleep with Ambrose, several kittens, Penelope (when she doesn't notice Anya) and sometimes Sullivan.  Even Persephone made an appearance in the bedroom one night. So all in all I believe this re-integration of our three cat tribes is going rather well. 

Mamma Amma Rose

Amma is getting spayed today! Finally!

Overdue update!

The critters are doing pretty well. Luna has been put on a medication
called Metacam (meloxicam) for her arthritis pain. It seems to be
helping, but could potentially damage her kidneys so she's on a very low
dose.

Amma is finally scheduled to be spayed on Tuesday!!! I had to wait for
her to dry up from nursing the greedy little kittens. In the mean time
she has gone into heat four or five times, and each one is longer. On
the positive side she isn't getting into quite as many fights.

We still have Peggy and Dewey and the darling husband has made two
proclamations. If they go they MUST go together and if I give birth
before they are adopted they stay. That would make 12 cats. Yikes. I
wish there was truth to "cheaper by the dozen."

Sullivan is doing pretty well on his Prozac. He very rarely draws blood
on me. He still swats and lunges but backs off quickly, and often just
gives rough kisses.

Anya has started to accept the kittens and I caught her taunting Dewey
last night by showing her belly so he would come closer and she could
bat him on the head. It was hysterical! She is unfortunately on a diet
because she's getting a tad round.

Ambrose is just the sweetest thing, but I think maybe he's throwing
things off the kitchen counter for attention.

The Sorority Sisters all hate Amma. I'm hoping that after the spay she
becomes a bit easier to live with and things settle down.

Tika loves to sleep cuddled right up with me. I hope that never
changes.

Peggy likes to sleep under the covers at the foot of the bed.

I'm not sure Dewey ever sleeps. :)

I hope everyone is having a happy 4th of July. I should be cleaning up
after the Dirty Dozen, but instead I will be spending the day with my
parents while hubby works making gorgeous gardens for other people. :)