Honey, I'm Home ! !

Hey, y'all, I'm back! Actually, I got home late Monday night, but this is the first chance I've had to sit down and post anything on the blog. I've been reading a few blogs here and there when I have a spare minute, but spare time is rare around here right at the present.

Would you believe my Bloglines has almost 200 posts backlogged for me to read??? I'm going to try my best to catch up and visit with each of you as I get the time. Don't hold your breath, but I'll be around to visit when I can.

First, the pictures of Seth and his Mom and Dad.

I took this picture and the next one as I was
holding Seth on my left arm and took
the picture with my right hand.
Seth's doctors had told us that since he was
a preemie that he would only take an ounce
or so of formula at each feeding.
When I came home on Monday he was
already taking a full 3 ounces at most feedings.
Would you believe that he is already rolling over
on his own? Only a few times so far, but still!Proud Daddy and son.
Seth is built just like Danny - Long and slim.
See how tiny he looks in Danny's arms?At 5 lbs. 7 ounces he IS tiny.
At birth he weighed 5 lbs. 13 ounces but
Seth lost a few ounces, as a lot of preemies do.
Now he's started gaining again, praise God.
He is perfect and healthy, just small.Danny, Seth and Mikki.
Don't they look like a happy family?

Mikki is still having trouble getting her blood
pressure regulated. Last Friday she and Danny
had to leave Seth with me so she could go
to the hospital for her dangerously high
blood pressure. She was able to come home
several hours later, but the medications she has
to take aren't safe for babies, so she can't nurse
him. She feels sad and a little guilty because she
isn't able to nurse Seth, but I told her she needs
to take care of herself and be around to raise him.

Now, another couple of reasons I've been
too busy to blog since I came home.Namely, these two reasons.

Jessica and Jason's cat had 2 kittens. She is
a first-time mother and went ape-kazooey
when the kittens were born. She did clean
them and at first seemed like she was going
to be a good Mom, but it went downhill
from there. Her nipples are inverted and the
kittens couldn't nurse at all, and when
they mewed in hunger, she attacked them
and tried to kill them.
Of course it was the middle of the night when
she had them, but Jessica went to Walmart
and bought them some kitten formula and
a bottle and got a little formula down them,
then brought them to me to nurse and
care for them.
I've mentioned that my sisters, Ducky and Cecil,
along with my niece and great-niece,
work for a vet who is a long-time friend of the
family. Jessica also worked for her for almost
2 years in her last 2 years of high school.
Anytime they have kittens or puppies that
are orphaned or too sick to nurse from their
mothers, they usually bring them to me or
my niece, so I've had a lot of experience
raising kittens especially.
These 2 were almost too far gone when
Jessica got them to me, but they seem
to have turned around and are doing fine now.
So, I'll be doing feedings and wiping
little feline bottoms every couple of hours, day
and night, for the next 4-6 weeks, until they're
weaned and ready to go back home with
Jessica and Jason.They intend to keep them both.

Speaking of Jessica, she went to her doctor
today and everything seems to be going well.
She is still fighting that urinary tract infection
and got another prescription for antibiotics.
After measuring her tummy today her doctor
moved her due date to May 15th. Imagine that!
I've been saying all along, which you'll know
if you read my blog regularly, that Jessica
is farther along than they've been saying.
I still think she's due more toward the end
of April or the first of May.
We shall see, won't we?

It's time for the next kitten feeding,
and it's getting late/early.
I hope everyone has a great Thursday.

Love and blessings to all,