New Momma on Mother's Day

Remember that stray cat that my daughter Sara adopted a month or so ago?  Well, on Mother's Day she became a new Momma.

 Sara has been staying at my place since Friday recovering from surgery.  Her children's nanny, Rachel, called last night around 8 pm all excited because Climber was finally having the kittens.  I went right over (cat people are like that!) and found Rachel and the three oldest kids crowded into the bathroom watching the poor cat as she labored to birth the kittens.  They were fascinated with the whole process.

After a couple of hours there were three new little kittens in the laundry basket with Climber.  It's amazing how animal instinct takes over and she knew exactly what she had to do with her babies and everything else concerned with the birthing process.  The kids were very excited to be there and see the new babies.  The first one was black,

 followed by a grey striped one

 and finally by a brown one.

It'll be fun watching them for the next few weeks.  The plan is to give them away when they're eight weeks old.  That might be difficult since each child has claimed one of the kittens for his/her own and is in the process of naming them.  Elly's is Minnie, since they already have a Mickey.  The other two remain nameless but Max is considering Nightmare or Midnight for the black one.

Stay tuned for future updates.

PS.  Sara is doing fine and should be back at home with Quincey and the kids in a couple of days.