Friday, February 16, 2007

Friday baby plushy blogging



Maddie has been with me a whole week today. My how time flies. She's really adjusted well- her normal sleeping spot is on my pillow.

I just wish she could stay this little for longer.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Action Maddie!!




Okay, neither of these are particularly great photos (technical-wise), because I'm too tired to get out the flash. But you can see she's starting to get wound up this evening. Just in time for me to crash.

Late night baby kitty

Don't bother me, I'm napping.

Oh, the tiny baby toesies. Eeeeeeeeep!!

I think I'm totally screwed. She's been napping on and off all evening, but not she's awake and ready to party. And I'm exhausted.

Daily baby plush



Sorry, you'll have to be satisfied with one photo for now, it's been a really busy day, and blogger has already eaten one post.

More kitten goodness later.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Last pic of the day



Life is so astonishing.

Late afternoon kitten



What are you guys gonna do when she grows up and turns into a cat?

Truffle



Very busy day for me. I hope everyone's day is full of truffles, love and kittens.

Happy Valentines Day!!

Haalloooooo!! I am a valentine kitty and I am 11 weeks old today. So it's my birthday.

I tried to get a photo with her new Valentine teddy bear, but she refused to sit still. Little scamp.

She loves playing with anything with feathers.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Plum is a very greedy girl

Playing with the feather on a stick. She likes anything with feathers.

She's very fluffy here.

Behold my scary, puffy tail!! She's going to have bullseyes, just like her uncle Maxx. Her markings are going to be very dramatic.

Sigh. This is what usually happens when I try to get an action shot of her. She's so fast she jumps right out of the frame. Notice how the back feet are airborn.

Okay, that should hold you guys for a few hours. Maddie is going to be the most photographed kitten in history.

Comet Maxx!!



Comet Maxx over Auckland. Gorgeous. Boy do I miss Mr. Plushy, but I'm glad he's getting to go to so many beautiful places.

Hat tip to Buckeye.

Oh, and click on the photo so you can see it properly.

Your daily kitten fix

She loves her fluffy snoozzy blanky.

Kill the feather, kill the feather!!

Paused in the middle of a zooming session.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Midafternoon Maddie

Halooooooo!!

What kind of spider is this? is it delicious?

Stop working and take a nap with me.

The evil alien carrot!

Not a great photo, but you can see that she's already hard at work defending us all from the evil alien carrot hordes.

Playing with all these toys is exhausting.

Lion kitty Maxx





Yes, we have a new baby, but that doesn't mean we're not thinking of (and missing) the best boy evah.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

More Maddie

At the risk of completely spoiling you guys.

She has a nice spotted tummy. Does this qualify as kitten pRon?

She'd like to know if I've got something else for her to eat up there.

Lamb and chicken pate is delicious!!

The unbearable cuteness of kittenz




There's not much to add to these pictures. She's with her Valentine teddy bear on my desk in the bottom photo.

As watertiger would say, "EEEEEEEEEEEEP!!"

Sunday kitten

Maddie prepares to kill the feather monster on a stick. She likes to carry it around in her mouth.

Physics are fun!!

"What are you doing with that laptop and why can't I walk on the keyboard?"

She woke up around 10:00 am, had some breakfast and then proceeded to run around like a little crazy kitty. Even with a flash and a quick shutter she's tough to photograph. She zooms off out of the frame before I can get a shot off. She's so sweet, when she bats at me with her paws, she doesn't even put her claws out. She runs around chirping and trilling to herself. She's almost unbearably cute.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

More kittenz

Maddie and one of her brothers play with the feather monster, one of her favorite toys.

Action kitty!!

Whenever she stops moving she always has that "D'oh!" expression.

This is Cody, one of the "kings" at the cattery. He was very freindly, crawling all over me, begging to be scritched and loved on. I love his chocolate milk mustache. I kept trying to get a good photograph of him, but he kept rubbing on the camera. So you're missing a glimpse of his truly spectacular tail.

All these photos were taken in Ft. Worth. Maddie is so comfortable now that she's running about like a little maniac. Oh, great, and she just climbed my leg for the first time.

Let Kitten Palooza commence!!

This is mom. She spent most of my visit hanging out on the sofa in an adjacent room where it was a little dark to get her photo. This is the best one I got- she's what they call a calico-patch.

This is Maddie (in front) with one of her little boy cousins. He's only 7 weeks old and cute as a bug. He didn't realize he was smaller than the other kittens, so he was right in the middle of things.

This is Max, Maddie's daddy. As you can see he's a great big, classic tabby.

Here's Maddie with two of her brothers. She's on the right, the kitten on the left is a little boy with almost identical markings. The little red one is a boy as well. The tail in front is the little 7 week old boy.

The breeder has several breeding pairs, so it seems like she always has a litter of kittenz around. How delightful!!

Meet Madeleine





The kitten has landed! Sorry for the wait, but today was a really long day- seven hours in the car for me, and over 3 for her. She didn't like being confined to the carrier in the car, but there were so many huge trucks on the road, I felt like having a kitten run about the car while I was trying to drive wouldn't be very safe.

She's hilarious- funny and playful and curious. Just a busy little thing. She's got quite a little motor, and she's already 'trilling,' something maine coons do. Now I think it's time for both of us to go back to bed- she's sleeping on my desk, close by, but I think she'd prefer to sleep on me.

She has a funny little face, no? I loves me her outrageous whiskers and eyebrows. So funny. I have pics of her litter mates and Mom and Dad. I'll post some of those tomorrow.

Updated to correct the spelling of her name. (thanks Plum P.!)