Mom’s BodyBlog

didn’t make it…. I’m sad. Little girls crying their hearts out

I still haven’t got over the thrill of having lovely babies in the house.  Amazingly (I bet some of you may sneer….lol) Cosy actually will go and eat if I am watching over her babies.   Poor mama cat, she is so exhausted from the feedings.  I remember how it was when I was breastfeeding.  There she was half sitting up to allow her kittens feed and almost dozing off.  Finally she curls up in a cramped position and dozed off.  I couldn’t bear to see her that way so I moved her gently to a more comfortable position.  And she allowed me to.  I can just imagine how tired she was and at the same time trusting me to move her physically.

"Paying in advance"

10 year old decided to do two sets of multiplication today.  One for tonight’s "getting in mom’s bed" and another set for tomorrow night.  WOW! I was amazed!  It is turning out to be better than I expected. I think I ought to dig out those sleeping bags & suggest they "camp" out in the family area this weekend. (Think it will work?  Someone on BS gave me the suggestion)  Though I have been sleeping like a dead log, I had to settled being sandwiched while I slept…

I am so happy !  Cosy delivered a litter of 5 kittens overnight.  I think 3 are males but I cannot be sure cos it is still very hard to tell.  I simply cannot believe my eyes when I saw those beautiful babies!!  And YES I am fussing over mother cat & babies like a brand new grandma!!  The last one born, Storm is tiny compared to his siblings.  And Cosy seemed to reject it cos he was still drenched in body fluids when I saw him and she refused to clean him up.  I had to gently dry him with a small towel and warm his body in my hands as well as putting him among his siblings.  He couldn’t latch on to feed.  I got quite worried and went to the pet shop for milk replacer.  Turns out my instincts were right.  I fed Storm a bit by bottle and then offered him to Cosy.  Only then she took to him, licked him & at one point pulled him towards here with a paw. Gradually I got Storm to latch on and yeah, the 5 kittens are all feeding contently.  I can’t explain this feeling of joy I have seeing these tiny helpless babies.  I guess it reminds me much of how I took care of Cosy & Furry when I picked them up as strays.

all you have to do is to memorize your multiplication tables!!
Yup, that is what my little girls have to do since last night to sleep with me in the same bed.  And let me tell you I really have to be firm about that cos sleeping sandwiched between two little girls in a queen sized bed is really tricky.  Elder one is nicknamed the "bread" and I used to be the "ham" but little one decided last night she prefers to be a small "ham" and not the "lettuce"!!  So far last night we made a sandwich and tonight we are making another one cos both of them "passed" their multiplication tests.    Mean mommy!!!  lol!

Hilarious!!  I was proudly showing little 7-year old the ancient but trusty weighing scale I had just given a coat of paint.  (Yeah, I do have another one, a digital one which I use in my home office but I wanted one in the bathroom, too.)  Would you believe I had no time to react when she promptly stepped onto the still wet & sticky paint!!!  It was so funny cos she is light & her tiny feet actually got kinda stuck in the paint as it was a few hours when I painted it.  man, the look on her face was priceless!!!  And it didn’t even bother me that I had to lift her off it and then use some eucalyptus oil (yeah a good quarter of a bottle) to remove the paint off her soles!!  Eucalyptus oil cos little darling has extremely sensitive skin and cos there was simply NO other alternative!! Fine kind of handy woman I make with no thinner supply!! 
I wonder if Cosy is gonna give birth tonight.  She has been going in and out of boxes.  Acting kind of weird.  I dare not even confine her into their room with Furry.  Afraid he might distress her if she really gives birth overnight..

Some one please tell me how to get rid of cellulite!!!  Last time I asked about abs…some nice people (dear friends) out there told me it is my food intake that matters.  So now you good people , come on…I wanna be rid of cellulite…if it is possible at all!! Is it cardio, cardio & cardio???

It is such a wonderful feeling…being sleepy especially with certain stress out of the way. And what more can I ask if I am feeling relaxed too ?  Guess I have been working round the clock for too many weeks and today was different.  I finished this task I had been working on for months YESTERDAY. Attended a function at my girls’ school till noon.  Came back for a quick shower & rushed out again to send little one for her piano & organ lessons.  When we finally got back I had to wash my car.  Something I had been putting off for ….(guilty) weeks cos I knew once I get started I would not want to stop.  So I am a geek, a sucker for cars and everything deemed "male".  OK I stop right here!! Going to bed now!!  Yeah, wonderful feeling all tired out & yes, relaxed and sleepy.  
p.s. I know how fortunate I am to be able to sleep like a log cos I have had my sleepless nights & I dread them.

"Stress inducing" relatives left today. Cats decided to express their dislike being overlooked.  Someone…or should I say somecat did its business & NOT cover it with the litter crystals. PHEW!!  What a greeting when I got back.  I am very sure that was a sign of protest for not keeping it as clean as they want it. 

but still so much to do.
Anyway here’s a smile for the day :
A relative staying with us for just 3 nites & is driving me up the wall.  She tries to be helpful and this morning she outdid herself in all aspects.  I left a bag of trash just outside the main door last night, didn’t want to venture out of the compound so late.  Thought I would drop that into the garbage cabinet once I cleared the cat litter this morning.  She beat me to it…only …I found it, yes the bag of garbage …and thank goodness it was just trash from my office & NOT from the kitchen….
IN THE MAIL BOX
when I tried to retrieve the morning papers!!!!!