Kitty, kitty...

We welcomed a new addition to our family last week... Crookshanks the kitten!


 
 His name comes from Harry Potter, of course!  Ever since Fisher has started reading the books with us, we've fallen in love with the series all over again.  When we found this orange Tom kitten at the shelter, of course there was only one name that seemed right.

Crookshanks is very easy to love.  He is 7 months old and came from our local animal shelter as a stray.  He gets along great with the dog, and is very social, usually tolerating all sorts of little girl nonsense.

In other news, Holland is closing out the last week of her life spent sleeping in a crib.  She will be 3 in 2 weeks and I think we've delayed the big girl bed as long as we can.  Lance is putting the first coat of paint on the loft he built for Claire and hopefully we'll be tucking in to their respective "big girl" beds in a couple days.

Holland has been a little difficult the last week or so at bedtime.  I'm not sure if it started with me not hearing her call for me one night at my parents (made me feel sooooo horrible), or if it was because she was "scared" the night Claire slept in our basement with a friend, but she had been throwing many a tantrum, and thinking of many, many excuses to call us back into her room.  As a result, my big girl was given her first sticker chart.  After 5 successful nap or bed times, she was rewarded an ice cream date.  She and Lance enjoyed that yesterday.  Every time she wakes up she says, "Mommy, was I a big girl?"  Yes, Holland, you are getting way too big.




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  1. JulieJanuary 12, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    Can't wait to see the new bed! Did you find a mattress?

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