kittens!

Along with all of the busyness of wedding planning, there have been two little crazies to join the fun – that’s right, Matt and I got kittens!

My beloved Miss Kitty passed away back in December after 12 good, long years with her. A couple weeks later I started missing the companionship of a kitty, and so Matt and I started looking at adopting a kitten. I have never had a kitten before (I adopted Miss Kitty as a full grown cat), and I have to say, it has been quite an adventure!

We adopted two kittens because the place where we adopted them from insists that cats under a certain age be adopted in pairs, mostly so that they grow up to be well adjusted cats.

I can see why they say that – our kittens wrestle together, eat together, sleep together, even use the litter box together at times. They will groom each other, too, which I think is the cutest thing.

Without further ado, meet Chewie (Chewbacca), and Calypso!

Chewie is much smaller than his sister – they think he may have been the runt of the litter – and for awhile there had have his weight monitored. He is doing well and was able to get all of his shots and be fixed without any problems!

It’s funny to see their personalities developing. Even though they are from the same litter, they are very different.

Chewie is very vocal, especially when he is hungry. He likes to sit in your lap and snuggle up against your neck at night while you’re sleeping – all whilst purring like a motor! He does not like to be picked up, and is what the vet calls a “social eater,” which just means he needs a bit of direction to the task at hand during dinnertime. :)

Calypso is a firecracker! She is very playful and curious – you have to watch her around open doors! Oddly, she loves being picked up and held, especially when you first come home after a day at work. She is the more shy out of the two, and will sleep under the bed or couch most nights. She has some quirks, most notably a need to flatten a paper or plastic bag out fully; she’s even flattened out the trash in the trashcan!

While they are certainly a handful, I am excited to see them grow together!