Cats

Ethan and the cats

~ laura

Over the past few weeks, Ethan has really started to become interested in the cats.  He will stop whatever he is doing and intently watch them walk across the room.  He reaches out to them when they get close.  And the cats seem to be more interested in him these days.  Rufus will even occasionally lick him on the head.  I think they have realized that he is staying for good, and they are accepting him into our family!  If they get close enough, Ethan will “pet” them, which is more like grabbing their fur as firmly as possible, and usually ending up with a fistful of hair.  As you can see from the picture, this game is much more exciting to Ethan than it is the cats!

38 weeks

~ laura

38 weeks and officially huge!  I think I am out of room!  My rotation of clothes is getting smaller as very few things fit over my belly these days.  Somehow though, my doctor said my fundals are shrinking (I am measuring smaller) because the baby is moving down.  Everything else looked good at this weeks appointment.  I’m still feeling good and sleeping well.  I’m done with evening shifts and weekends at work -  I will just work days now until baby comes.

I have been having more contractions on and off the past few days.  They are still very irregular but occasionally are a bit uncomfortable.  I think I’m starting to mentally prepare myself that we will have this baby within the next 3 weeks, as I will be induced at 41 weeks if the baby doesn’t come before then.  Today Jason and I went to Buy Buy Baby and got a few last things that we needed (and I must say I’m very pleased at how much money we saved with coupons!).  We are trying to pack some last minute items and get some work done around the house.  We have also been trying to enjoy the last few free days together just the two of us.  Last night we had a lovely dinner outside at the Cheesecake Factory (and we highly recommend the pecan pumpkin cheesecake!).  After dinner we went and looked at the adorable baby clothes at Baby Gap that we might actually get to buy soon!

I really don’t have any feeling about the gender of this baby and neither does Jason, but we are really looking forward to finding out.  If you want to make your official guess, click on the link below!

One last picture – this is what I “discovered” the other day.

Yep, that is Ginger hanging out in the stroller storage compartment!  She seemed quite pleased with herself that she found this little hideout.

Accidents

~ laura

Here are a few “accidents” we have had recently:

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Ginger decided it would be a good idea to jump off the patio onto the small brick ledge.  Jason had to save her.  A few days later she jumped off the patio all the way to the ground.  She is no longer allowed on the patio!

img_1919I came home from work one day to find this, our grill blown over by a big storm.  The strange thing was all of our small potted plants and patio chairs didn’t budge.  Not sure how it happened, but luckily nothing broke!

Home improvements

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Jason and I finally painted our kitchen.  It is the same color as our living room (light tanish yellow) so not that big of a difference, I just really can’t stand the white.  We usually lock the cats out of our painting area (or they were still at our apartment) but since we couldn’t they had to be in on the action.  Here are a few pics:

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Rufus trying to figure out how to climb the ladder.

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Success!

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Ginger’s turn.

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Painting is hard work for Rufus, apparently.

***Rufus is no longer coned, in case you were wondering!

Ginger and Rufus update

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So, Jason said I wasn’t allowed to let my blog be all about the cats, but they are very entertaining so I have to share. Rufus is currently healing from yet another total body wound break out. He had been good for several weeks, and then I gave him some treats (not venison and pea treats) and a few days later I found some scabs, so I’m more convinced that it is a food allergy. That was about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and he is almost healed. The weird thing is this time, he has open wounds on his arm and belly (previously the open wounds were only on his head), and the one on his face cleared really fast. He keeps licking the ones on his stomach, so Jason and I decided to re-cone him for a few days so they could heal. And, every time I put antibiotic ointment on them, he licks it off, which doesn’t do us much good!

Here are a few pictures/videos of our kitties.

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Face wound – at least he didn’t lose whiskers

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Arm wound

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Belly wound

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Rufus, reconed. He got stuck on the cord.

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I, of course, laughed and took pictures before I unstuck him.

This is a video of ginger being crazy on top of the cabinets.

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Rufus is healed!

~ laura

No more wound

As you may or may not know, Rufus has had a 6-week wound battle.  It started as a small open wound in front of his left ear, and ended up circled his whole ear.  He had to wear a cone for over 4 weeks.  He is very happy to have it off!  He had many tests and the vet couldn’t figure it out, but they think it may be a food allergy.  He is now on a venison and green pea diet… yummy!  Hopefully he won’t have any more wounds!