{"id":404,"date":"2020-03-17T18:34:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T22:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/?p=404"},"modified":"2020-03-17T18:34:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T22:34:19","slug":"tiny-toes-and-peeking-peepers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andinewton.com\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Toes and Peeking Peepers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daphne&#8217;s kittens are eleven days old now, and they&#8217;re growing by leaps and bounds! Folks say kids grow like weeds, but they&#8217;ve got nothing on newborn kittens.<\/p>\n<p>The kittens have doubled in size already. They&#8217;re getting more active, learning to meow, and &#8212; this is a biggie &#8212; THEIR EYES ARE OPENING!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_405\" style=\"width: 179px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-405\" src=\"https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"A tiny tabby kitten with eyes barely opened\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/andinewton.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/11423.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blink! Blink!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I love that cute little face!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, with more activity comes new challenges &#8212; like how to get a nap when your siblings are bound and determined to belly up to the milk bar. Even if that means sticking a foot in your mouth or shoving you out of the way.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjJPjd0PAI4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you ask him, that kitten says he was roaring at the end, not yawning. Whichever it was, it was cute!<\/p>\n<p>Daphne is also making the kittens take on some of the responsibility for keeping themselves clean.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hnHe4cKNBX8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, they&#8217;re young. They&#8217;ll get better at it.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and you&#8217;ll be happy to know that the kitten that had that loooooong umbilical cord still attached has dropped it.<\/p>\n<p>As for Daphne, she&#8217;s like a whole different cat!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTpWTtx_vbw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve learned that treats are her weakness. And she loves to be petted. We are no longer allowed to go into Chad&#8217;s office without paying the Daphne toll &#8212; which essentially amounts to petting her. And petting her. And petting her some more.<\/p>\n<p>She spent some time today sitting on the bookcase by the window, behind Chad, watching the birds in the yard. It&#8217;ll still be several weeks before the kittens are weaned and Daphne can start looking for her forever home. But when she does, I have no doubts that someone will fall in love with her fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven days old and growing by leaps and bounds. 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