Today I decided to break away from the theme of my blog. Today is mother's day and I would like to acknowledge a very new mother today. She is my cat. Her babies were born on April 27th. I have heard of cats, and other animals rejecting their babies or not having a natural instinct to motherhood. But Thierry is very protective and aware of her babies. When it is time to eat she licks them gently to wake them and position them. There have even been times when I would ask her about her babies and she would look in the direction of the room where they sleep and meow. As if she knows what I am asking her.
It is not the fact that she is actually a good mother, but the fact that if you were to look at her, you'd think that she is a baby herself. We've had her for a year and she was about the same size as she is now, then. I believe that she is still a kitten, but I couldn't tell you how old she is exactly. But she seems so young, so small. And when her babies are asleep she plays and jumps around like a kitten.
I think that my fascination with my new mother cat is that she is much like me. When she is in mommy mode, she is MOMMY. But when she has time to herself she is still the kid that she really is inside.
This picture show only 3 of her kids. She still had one more that wasn't born until we all went to bed thinking that she was done. This one is black like his mom with white paws and belly. They all sleep under a bed so it is difficult to take a new picture with all five!
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