Kittens!
Last night after dinner Butterscotch started to show signs of labour. Panting and looking for places to hide. So we monitored her and eventually she just laid down beside me and wanted me to pet her. I knew bedtime for the kids was going to be a bust. But this was such an amazing opportunity for them to experience. By 7:45pm the first kitten was delivered. All black. Hadley was so excited. The second one came at 8:04pm and was a tabby, possibly calico mix like Butterscotch. By 8:28pm we had three. This one a ginger.
The excitement slowed down at this point. Butterscotch was a rockstar and knew exactly what to do. There were cute little kitty cries and then babies eating. By almost 10pm Easton had fallen asleep and by 11pm Hadley finally fell asleep.
Then at 11:20pm the fourth kitten arrived. Another black one with little to no fur on its feet. Maybe ginger feet?
Then at 11:25pm another all black one. This one born breach. We woke Hadley for these as she had just gone upstairs.
She said now that the kitties were here, her dreams have come true!
I stayed up until just after 1am and all seemed well. Then at 5:55am, Hadley was up! There were only two kitties at the birth site. So, I got up! Only to find her carrying them to a secret place behind a spare door in the basement. They all seem fine.
The kids can't wait to hold them.
Butterscotch is a fantastic mom!
Hadley made a powerpoint presentation before school with three photos. Pregnant Butterscotch, 5 kitties on day one, and 5 kitties hiding behind a door on day two. She was so excited to run to the bus to tell Donna her driver. She yelled kitties, kitties kitties all down the lane.
She can't wait to tell people at school!
Easton wanted to share too. So he told about how there were three when he went to bed and 5 when he woke up!