naming day

Well, mom decided on names for Fiona's kittens.

They continue to do well with Marilyn and her boys and we are very grateful for that.

Mom thought about trying to stick with similar names to Marilyn and her boys since they are now all one family. But it didn't seem to work. She thought some more, play around on the interwebs, and made a decision. Meet the #BrandyKittens

Lakka was named in memorium. We don't like kittens to go unremembered, so their little gray brother that didn't make it has a name.

The boy is the short haired one and his name is Calvados.

The girls are going to be fuzzy like their momma and are named Kirsch and Chambord.

Calvados is an apple brandy, Kirsch is a cherry brandy and Chambord is a raspberry liquor (ok, not a brandy, but close enough). Lakka is a cloudberry (Finish) liquor.

blended family

Well, Monday was a holiday and mom used that time to make sure the new blended family was going to work. She moved one kitten Friday afternoon and Marilyn was fine with it. She licked her right away and when mom checked later, everyone was nursing.

Russell and Monroe seem more confused than anything else.... Mom thinks the kittens are probably all about the same age, but Fiona's kittens are much smaller. Mom is going to move the scale and start a chart, but for now it is pretty visible.

Russell and Monroe are interested in the kibble that Marilyn is eating

Not sure how much they are ACTUALLY eating, but at this stage

is it a lot of "monkey see monkey do" and that is how they learn.

Marilyn has learned to grab a mouthful and eat elsewhere. MOL

Marilyn and the first black kitten from Friday night

Monroe was actually nibbling on Marilyn's toes

All five kittens are healthy and active. One of the black ones slipped out of the bathroom door on Monday afternoon and went marching down the hall liked he owned the place. They are all so curious about everything. Teeth coming in and getting a little more coordinated. Mom suspects they will be eating more and more on their own soon. She put some canned out but Marilyn ate most of it before mom had a chance to get the kittens to try it.