Three Weeks Old

The babies are growing so quickly! They are three weeks old already. They are much more alert and active. Their beautiful blueberry eyes are open. They may not see very well yet but their hearing has improved. They all get very excited and wobble out of the bed whenever they hear Foster Mom or Dad’s voice.

 Actually, they have started walking more and wobbling less. Sometimes the weight of their fat little bellies shifts and they topple over; Or one bumps into another and sets off a chain reaction, kinda like dominos. Mom says it reminds her of her cousin Paul when he started playing Pee Wee hockey. If one kid fell they all fell! In addition to practicing forward motion the babies are also working on reverse. Not so easy when you are still trying to gain control of your gross motor skills! Occasionally one of them will get so excited they will sprint across the towel. They only make it about 6 inches before coordination fails. They come to a dead stop with a slightly surprised look on their faces, wondering what just happened!

I am a little nervous about the children leaving the nest. I don’t often leave the room and if I do I don’t stay away for long. I tried to move the children into the sweatshirt drawer a few more times (Peaches opens it for me) but my foster parents kept moving them back. The last time I got caught it was midnight. Everyone was fast asleep. I thought for sure the dog would give me away but Uma was snoring too. The traitor turned out to be one of my own kids! I don’t know which one it was and they’re not talking. Dad woke up and that was the end of that. Everyone got hauled back to the kitten room and closed in for the night. Now I’m not allowed out without supervision. Another week or so and the babies will be very mobile and very curious. Me hiding them is going to be the least of everyone’s worries!