Monday 31st December
well, New Year's Eve. I wont be going out anywhere far, as I don't want to leave the cats or kittens, as there are likely to be fireworks going off in this area around midnight.

Yesterday, as I started to feel better, I put onto the kitten box, the extension that I use when they start to get more mobile. I didn't want them to start wandering around the floor here, and Lily was getting stressed when they peeped their little noses out of the box. She would have moved them somewhere else if I had not done something.

One of the photos shows the extension to the box. Lil was much happier once it was there. They should be ok in there for almost 2 weeks now, until they can leap over the sides.

What it does mean, is that to get in with the kittens now, I have to sit in the box. And I have to admit, that I am missing sleeping on the floor amongst them! I found that quite relaxing being able to do that. I slept in the bottom bunk last night, but felt the pangs of separation!! Tim still insisted sleeping in here with me and the kittens and Lil, so he just put his sleeping bag on the floor with pillow and slept there. It is a good thing that he is small!! Rich is getting so big, he takes up the whole box when he sits in there.

I do like them in the box, as when the kittens become more mobile, they start to climb over who ever is sitting in with them, which I find helps them get used to being close to people.

They certainly know me, and respond to my voice. As I have found with other litters, when they are waking, if I get in the box and call to them, they will waddle out to me, usually singing to me at the time.

I did weigh little Shiny, and she was in the 280's. Forgive me for not knowing exactly, but I overslept as usual this morning, and woke to find Richard's best friend at the front door, with his mum. So Sally was with me while I tended to the babies first thing in the morning. And I forgot to write it down. But I know I was pleased as it was in the high 280's. I am keeping up the extra feeds, and she happily takes them. But tomorrow they will be 3 weeks, so I can put some little milky mixes down, and let them 'paddle' through it. That is always good fun for them, and makes for some fun photos!

Most of the photos today, are of 2 of the little ones having a cuddle last night. And as they were all fast asleep when I got the camera out this morning, just the one of them snuggled up.

I wont put in an entry tomorrow. So I would just like to wish everyone a
HAPPY NEW YEAR

And my next diary entry should be back as normal Wednesday.

Sunday 30th December
I will keep this brief again today, but at least I have managed to get some photos taken. Most of them were taken last night so that I should have some to post.

You will see that the kittens are finding their feet more and more. So it is about time to put the extension to the box onto their current one.

It is fun to lay by them, and play with them. They are developing all the normal play techniques and like to have their tummies tickled and love being stroked. They are becoming very much 'little cats' now.

Little Shiny, whom I confess, I have been calling 'Tiny', is growing nicely. She weighed in at 270g this morning. When she wakes she comes to the front of the box, and seems to ask for more food, so I always have a little extra milk for her. She was cuddly last night, and there is a photo of her letting me cuddle her.

Frankie, is a very loud and 'talkative' kitten..........and is easily the most forthright of the bunch. He is very pale in colour, and does stand out from the others.

I am still not feeling well, so it is a blessing that I don't have to get up to take the children to school. But I would like to think, that by tomorrow, I will be able to be 'up and about more'.

I will leave you to enjoy the photos.

Saturday 29th December
This is just very short today. I seem to have been struck by this flu virus that is going around. I didn't wake till midday, Lil and the kittens were fine, so they didn't wake me.

I have just changed their bedding, but alas the washing machine seems to have broken down, you can imagine what a disaster that is! I have weighed and checked them all over, given the little one something extra to eat. She is weighing 245g this morning.

Now I am going to wash everything else up and then lay down for another hours sleep.

I am feeling a 'bad' mother because I have not felt up to taking my children out or doing anything with them since Boxing day!

Friday 28th December
The kittens are now 2 1/2 weeks old. The time has gone quickly really it seems, and I seem to have spend hours and hours sat by this box! I have spend more time with this litter because I am still not completely at ease with the smaller one. Little shiny is still behind the others in weight, and therefore does not find it quite so easy to fight for the milk from Lily. I am topping up little Shiny, and at the moment, about every 4 hours, just to make sure that she is ok, eating and putting on weight.

Their weights this morning are
Very large girl, now weighing 300g
Medium girl, now weighing 278g
Frankie now weighing 270g
Shiny has now made it up to 238g, so she still has 32g to make up to Frankie.

Frankie is a very noisy boy!!! ( Sorry Danielle, but he really is !!) When he is awake, he waddles to the front of the box, and yells at us!!! We pick him up and cuddle him, and he still 'sings' to us. I am almost totally convinced that he is Lilac, and a lovely pale Lilac colour too. I think he will be a handsome little chap. ( well, he is now!)

Shiny has started to develop the habit of waddling to the front of the box, and 'singing to me' when she wakes, I think she is asking me for food! I think I am becoming 'mummy no. 2'.

You can see from the photos that they are becoming more mobile. They are starting to clean one another, and play fight. Their waking periods are not just feeding times now, they want to play and squeal for a while. Lil finds this a bit stressful, as she has done with all her litters.

They are asleep now, and Lil is resting by them. She is an incredibly protective mum, as she always has been.

Wednesday 26th December
Well, Christmas day is over, which if I am honest, with these babies in the house, does make a life a little easier for me.

Dear Lil, she must have known when 'lunch' was about to be served, as the point where I was being asked to go and sit at the table to eat, she decided to move each kitten, and sit them in the litter tray, in the corner of the room................I moved them back, tried to settle her.

I am being called from downstairs to go and eat, I am calling back down, that I can't leave her while she wants to deposit her babies into the cat litter. She sits with them in there too.

So I brought some food up here and started to eat.

Phew, she settled down then, so I was able to go and join the others for a little while.
I was trying to work out WHY she wanted them in the litter tray??? They are too young to litter train yet, so if she is trying to teach them to use the cat litter, she is a bit premature. Still, looking on the bright side, in a couple of weeks time, hopefully she will be just as enthusiastic!

The kittens are getting more mobile now, and Rich and I found them really cute in the evening, as they were trying to make their way out of the box, onto the duvet. At this age, when they waddle around, they waddle around using their voices at the same time. So they squeal, and wobble forward. Then they look at you, and open their little mouths very wide, and shout at you again.

Little Shiny has managed to get her weight up to 220g, so I am so very much happier with her.

I am trying to work out some colouring's. I am sure that Frankie is going to be Lilac. I am also sure there are not Chocolate Points amongst this little bunch.

I keep looking hopefully for tabby markings...........but I am not too optimistic at the moment. I'll keep crossing my fingers.

They are fast asleep right now, I just took a photo of them, so the photo of them all asleep in today's diary,. is exactly as they are now. Hopefully they will sleep for a while now, as I have to go to see my mum later, as it is her birthday.

Monday 24th December
Before I start to write, I must just say, that I wont put an entry in tomorrow. Dear Kat is owed a well earned day of rest, without uploading my entries, and I will be rushing around between children and cats :)

Well, I slept so well again last night. I am no longer waken by Lily and the squeaks. Tim slept in here with me again last night too. Trouble is, I am sleeping so well, that I did not wake till 11am ........there must be something catching about sleeping so close to cats, they sleep and it seems to 'rub off on me ' !! It always seems like 7 when I wake, then I look at my phone, and realise that it actually is almost afternoon!!!

But, the brilliant news, that made me so happy this morning, is that I weighed the little one, and she weighed 205g !!!! I gave her a little extra milk last night, which I normally do before bedtime, only last night, she seemed more hungry than normal, and had lots..........so she is now only 20g behind the next kitten, whereas before it was 40g. I am chuffed to bits that she has gone from 186g to 205g, that quite made my morning. Even her squeals of protest have got much louder and more feisty ( they always squeal when Lil washes them, and when I lift them up. Usually by 3 weeks, they stop this, and beg to be picked up).

The largest girl, is huge now, she is 264g, she has large paws, and really is going to be a big girl, like our Fluffy! She is so funny when she opens her mouth in protest when I weigh her.

Frankie is steadily putting on weight and is now 234g and the other little girl is 228g.

They are starting to move around the box a bit now, they are so cute, because their legs are still wobbly, and Rich just said,
'they are funny mum, when you stroke them, they wobble over'.

But they love their tummies tickled, and their little chins rubbed. And their purrs are so cute. Really quiet. But if you lay close by the box, when they are all feeding, you can hear this sound like a very gentle motor ticking away.

Lil is becoming more active now that they are growing, and she is having a bit of a wander around the house as I type. She does not stay out for long, but she needs to get used to being with the other cats again, little by little. G wants to come in and see, but she is not sure yet.

One of the main reasons I had to keep G, Scarlett and Fluffy out, was because they would have gone for the nipples and taken the milk, and Lil would have let them, so I had to keep them separate.

I must sign off now, time for some breakfast after I have uploaded the photos.
It is Christmas Eve so I have to make sure I have everything ready for the children, I have spent HEAPS too much money on them!!! But when you love someone, you just want to give , give and give some more.

I am going out for a little while tonight, so the boys will be kitten sitting for me. They love them now that they are this stage. Even my big 14 year old, comments on how incredibly cute they are. But he's a big softy underneath it it.

Sunday 23rd December
Well, another good nights sleep. Well, I went to bed around midnight, but slept right through till 6am, and then onto 9.30, when Tim woke me by stroking my face ( he had slept in here in the sleeping bag), and then again at 10.30am, when I decided it was time to get up !

I like lying in when I can, because not only is it cosy and restful, but also Lil stays nice and snuggled up with the babies, which has to be good for them too.

Tim and I worked together this morning, checking them all over, giving a little eye wash if we thought it needed and weighing them. Lil took the opportunity to eat her breakfast while we disturbed them all. She is really very good, and doesn't mind us handling them all.

We have one rapidly growing girl!!! I have temporarily named her 'Thumper'. This is not a name I expect the poor girl to keep, but she has it temporarily! She is 26g heavier than the other 2, weighing in at 248g now.

Frankie, our little boy, is a real character now, lots of vocal noises from him, and he is weighing 222g.

Then there is the little girl, whom is really cute, and I have not given her a 'pet name' yet. One will come to me soon. But she is also weighing 222g.

Little Shiny, well, she is getting there, she is 180g this morning.

The important thing is that they are going 'up' in weight, they are all active and vocal, and their eyes are open and clear. Their eyes are still red at this stage of their development, the blue colour comes along a little later.

They are all in the box now , with their mum, having another sleep.

It was very very cold outside again last night, so I am making sure that they have a blanket over the front of the box, with the heated pad, to keep the cosy together. Then there is the buffer of my head on the pillow, at the entrance of the box. The last thing I want is for them to get chilly.

I am feeling much better now, more sleep, and seeing them grow makes me feel happy. It makes all those sleepless nights worth while.

I just love their cute faces at this stage, they really are soooo endearing!

Saturday 22nd December
This morning I am pleased to say that I had 7 hours sleep, without waking! I put a pillow down, and that seemed to make a big difference.

I have just weighed he babies, and given their eyes a little wash, which usually means lots of squeaking! Fortunately I have such a good relationship with Lil that she just watches me. Young Frankie, is a little louder than the others, so sometimes she will get out of the box to make sure. A mother's instinct after all, is programmed to run when you hear your babies squeal. I know I did with my 2 boys. Hearing your baby cry is really hard.

Their weights at the moment are:
Largest girl 236g
Frankie 214g
2nd largest girl 218g
Little Shiny 176g.

Shiny is putting on weight every day, but as she started off that much smaller, she always has that much more of a 'mountain' to climb to catch up.

As you can see, we have one rather large girl!!! She reminds me of Fluffy, from 2 years ago, and Fluffy is large girl even now!

There is not too much else to write this morning. They eat, sleep, fight over the nipples, get settled and then sleep again.

The other cats in the house hug the radiators and the heater that I put on in the kitchen. They are eating so much, I wonder where the put it all!

Percy is enjoying his peace in the lounge, amongst the Christmas Trees, but he is far too old to worry about those now!

So I will leave you, as when the Lil and babies are truly settled, I must go and do a little last minute Christmas shopping!!

Friday 22nd Dec
Well, slow start to the day, in ones sense, although in another an early one, I seem to be talking in riddles!!!

I didn't get to bed till gone midnight. Lil was waking me intermittently from 2am.............sigh.......I wish she wouldn't trample on my ears when she gets in and out of the box!!!

The babies seem to have found another level with the volume of their squeals, when they squabble over the nipples. My first 2 litters, were always 6 babies, and I used to think, 'it must be so much easier with just 4, as less to squabble over the same nipple'. Apparently not!

I am sure there is someone who can tell me just WHY they all want the same nipple? Well, when I say all, the smallest little girl, my little Sunshine, seems to have it worked out, and she goes for one of the others. The other 3 squabble, until they get themselves sorted. Lil hates it when they do this, and makes noises in my direction, indicating she wants me to 'hush them up' so that they go back to sleep..........

So you get the ( as I typed there, Lil just nipped past me with a kitten in her mouth and tried to put it in the litter tray .......... ??? I best go and check it is ok....)

It seems ok. I just lay in the box with her, to get her to settle, she just gets them all settled, then she leaps out of the box, leaving them all squealing again.......sigh, she will settle down soon. She just gets all anxious when they squeal.

I can hear her purring now, so fingers crossed, they will all fall asleep.

I woke at just gone 6am, feeling tired of madam walking over me all night, and then she settled down.

The next time I looked at the time it was 11:11 .......... !!! Eek, so I got up rapidly, to find my 2 children downstairs, in front of the tv and on the pc .........and the MESS..........where do I start ............I left commands as to how it was to be tidied up, but I am yet to see how good a job they have done.

I have taken just the 3 photos this morning. The baby that Lil is trying to move, gently in her mouth, is the little boy, who has now been given the name of 'Frankie', which is short for Frankincense. This name was chosen by the little boy who is going to love him, when he is old enough to leave us.

Lil seems to be quieter ...............fingers crossed, she will curl up and they can all sleep quietly now.

I just need to sort out the 14 year old untidy one ( who managed to throw his clothes in just about every corner of the room last night???) ( If you are reading this Lorraine, I could do with you to sort him out!!), and the 11 year old, who promises me he has tidied his room...........we shall see!

Am I painting a picture of chaos..........well, it is Christmas, I have young babies, it's all in a days work!

Thursday 21st December
Well, the boys break up at lunchtime today. Which is a relief as I do not have to get up early tomorrow morning. Golly, the frost was cold driving to school, luckily the car is in the garage over night.

I intended to have an early night last night, as I have friends round today. But my darling Lily has not respect for my poor ears, especially when it comes to trampling all over them in the night, to get in and out of the box. She was a bit active last night!!! Especially at 4 this morning.

Richard did beg that I let him sleep in with them last night, but I don't know, I just can't bring myself to 'let go' yet. I feel physically very protective towards them still. I think it is my mothering instinct coming out in me again.

I have decided on a name for the little one. I have been listening ( much to the boys disgust) to James Blunts new cd, in the car a lot. And one track I really love, which is called 'Shine On'.

Well, when I hear it, I think of the little one that left me the other day, and then I hear the words 'Shine On' and I think of the little one that is still here.

So I am going to call her 'Shiny' , as she really does 'Shine On' in my little heart.

They are at this most gorgeous stage, open eyes, cute little ears, and their little mouths open and scream at you when you pick them up. They are funny and cute all at the same time.

I am going up to see them again now, check their eyes and that they are all ok, well it has been nearly hours now since I got off the floor from trying to sleep!!!

Sorry there are no photos this morning, with the kids finishing school lunch time, I just seem to have run out of time today!!

Wednesday 20th December
Well, it is so close to Christmas now, but I am so engrossed in these kittens that I hardly seem aware of it. I managed to hastily wrap some presents for the boys last night, but my mind is not on it, as it normally is.

In the back of my mind all the time, there are the thoughts of 'are the babies ok, is Lil ok, are the other cats ok, and I really should run that hoover around, but I am just too sleepy, maybe tomorrow!'

I am sleeping better at nights now, which is good. They are more settled and seem to make less noise ( or maybe I am more tired and just don't hear them!).

I weighed them last night, and their weights were going up nicely, I have not weighed them this morning. But as the eyes are opening now, I am also giving them a little wipe to help keep them clean. Lily is always an over zealous cleaner, and thinks nothing of licking one end of the baby and then the other!!

They are very much at the stage now, where they wake, eat, sleep, and in between, Lil will have the odd wander around.

Sunday 17th December
The good news this morning is that all the babies have put on good weights. This morning I recorded 154g / 150g / 140g/ and the little one weighed in at 118g. Always a relief when I see that they have flourished over night.

Going by the ammount of squeaking I was disturbed by last night, they were pretty active! I am still kipping on the floor, with my head by the box. I am not relaxed enough to sleep any further away. This way Lil knows I am there, I only have to stretch out an arm for any wandering kittens and Lil is not likely to try to move babies in the night, as she has to go over my head!!

I am pretty sure that the smallest one is a little girl, and the largest one is also female. So it looks like we have another 'Fluffy' in the litter. For those of you who followed Lily's second kitten diary, Fluffy was our own 'Hooligan girl' whom I thought was male for so long, because she was so big and strong. She lives with us as a neuter now, and is still big and very strong!!!

Lil has gone back to her kittens, who are all sleeping, just for the moment. She has come out, had a fuss, eaten some tuna, had a brief wander out side the room. chiefly to use the litter trays out there. But she does not want to 'socialise' with the others at the moment, which is how she ususally is when she has very young babies.

Me, I am shattered, lack of sleep, and emotionally weary. But I am hugely glad that I have 4 babies with me still, eating well and growing. It makes the exhaustion worth it. I am however, not eating properly again. I find it hard to eat, when I am so engrossed in these babies at this stage of their development. I'll try to squeeze some breakfast in me a little later.

Saturday 15th December
The kittens had a good night, and Lily is being the devoted mother that I have come to know her to be. Sad for her that this is her last litter, but no way was I going to put her through all that again.

The kittens have all put on weight over night, now weighing, 144g, 136g,128g and the smallest now at 104g. I am still worrying about the smallest, as this was the other baby born from the cesarean, so any prayers and thoughts for it would be so appreciated. I am watching it carefully.

I think now that I have 3 females and 1 male, but I may have got one or two wrong! They also look quite pale in their colour, so I am doubting there are any Chocolate Points in this litter. I will write more tomorrow, with new photos, and hope , with all my , heart, that all news will be happy and good news.

Babies born Tuesday 11th December
I am very late at starting this diary, as it has been a real roller coaster of a ride , emotionally for me. I am not a calm person, in the sense that I do feel emotions very deeply, and I think that on day 4 I can only describe myself as feeling as if I have been 'strained through a colander with my emotions scattered everywhere'. This first entry will be a longish one, as I have 4 days to catch up with. But to help me re capture events as they happened, I am going to copy and paste my entries from the SOCOC message board. I would like to take this opportunity to thank deeply all those friends from there who have been there for me the past few days.

1. "contractions started at 8 this morning ............Tim's with me prayers please ............. for my special girl "

2. she's calmed down now, contraction have eased off for the moment, could be a long day!

3.(about 3pm) I can't write everything, as I have some babies to feed in a mo.

But it's been a horrid day.

Poor Lil couldn't deliver, so after 5 hours, we went to the vets for some Oxytocin. She eventually had 2 babies. My vet then came round , just as baby 3 arrived. There were more babies there, so he gave her another jab, to help her.

Well, 1 1/2 hours later, no babies, one very stressed and tired Lily.

I have just left her at the vets, as they are operating on her now. She was not very good at all when I left her, so I am deeply upset.

I have just left her at the vets, as they are operating on her now. She was not very good at all when I left her, so I am deeply upset.

Please pray for her, and that she comes home to me , I can't bear the thought of life without her, and can't stop crying now ........

4. Well, I am pleased to say, that Lil is back home, with 2 more live babies, making 5 in total.

Lil recovered well from her op, but I had her speyed at the same time. It was her fourth litter and I just felt she had had enough.

She purred when she saw me, and was really happy to be home.

Bless Loo, she came round to help me, and went to the vets with me to get her. She's here now, helping them to latch on, but they are squeaking lots !!!!

I am soooo proud and full of love for Lily

And Loo is a star too.

5. thank you everyone, your thoughts really are so appreciated, and such a help, just knowing I could come on here today, really helped.

Lil is settled with the babies behind me, but I know that I shall kip on the floor by her tonight, I love her, and her little babies.

And how lovely to have Loo come to the vets with me. I was so tearful before she arrived, but really perked up after that.

Tonight I am brimming with pride for my girl, sorry that this is her last litter, but if you had seen her today, you would have agreed with me.

I'll be awake for a while now, having a wee drop of wine, and just unwinding after a long day.

I have to say a really big thanks to my vet, it was not my normal Pete, but he was great, insisting on coming here to see her mid afternoon, and I promised to ring him tomorrow morning , as we say, good vets are worth more than heaps of gold!

as of course are friends, so thank you Loo for being her tonight, and thank you all for being her on line for me.

6. Hi everyone

sleep ..............well, there was a huge amount of squeaking in my ear, as I lay by the box .............I think I drifted off from time to time.

Tim is with them at the moment, wearing my pink dressing gown ......... [] so that has given me time to see to the other cats. G wants in with the babies, but I dare not, as she will steal the milk, even at 3 years of age !!!

I think it hit me this morning, and I felt dreadfully tearful, I suppose when you keep yourself so controlled for so long, it has to come out.

I really was scared I might lose Lil, she looked so weak when I left her at the vets, and her eyes were so pleading. So when I went to get her, and she purred the minute she saw me , golly that was a good feeling.

She slept with her babies all night, and is still with them, she is just the most wonderful mum. And although I know 100% I did the right thing to spey her, there is a little tinge of sadness for her, that she wont know this joy of loving babies again. Loo will tell you, she is a clever and special girl.

Thank you all for your love and support, I am going to nip off to go see the babies in a mo, relieve Tim, and yes,

TRY TO GO TO SLEEP !!!!

It is just me and the boys here, so they are going to have to help me a lot, but they are good kids, and know when to help. I'm very proud of them too.

And Rich did something special yesterday, he watched the 3rd kitten be born !!!!

7. Lil has been with the babies all morning, not really leaving the room. I just had a kip with her, well when I say kip, I mean doze. Why is it that as soon as you doze off, she washes them, and pandemonium breaks loose

They are suckling well , scrapping over nipples, so all is normal, !!!

Tim's with them while I do a few chores, so Scarlett is having a cuddle

Sadly things suddenly took a turn for the worse and at 19:44 had to add this entry

8. A few hours ago I cuddled a little one 'over The Rainbow Bridge', my vet had warned me that the 2 from the cesar might not make it, but it hurt like heck , and I cried a lot.

I cuddled the little darling for over an hour, tried everything to keep him going, but he left me, and I sat on the closed toilet seat in the downstairs cloakroom, and cried and cried till I had no more tears left. That was just the hardest feeling.

9. It's the hardest isn't it, so very young, so very small, and so very beautiful. I cuddled it and willed it not to leave me, but sadly it went.

10. The first 3 who were born naturally seem fine, touch wood, the 4th, who was also born by cesar, is still smaller, so I am worried for that little one.

11. thank you you everyone for being there.

Loo coming round did help, and she and steve are so sweet, and the older cats did love having someone to play with them, not this weeping 'mum' !!!

I am praying now, that the others all grow strong. Tomorrow the boys and I will bury the little baby, in the plant 'pot' area that we made for Merlyn.

12. The babies that I have with me now are weighing
124g, 104g, 104g, and the wee one @ 82g. But it was only 70 at birth, so it has put on weight.

I say 'it' because of all the emotion of the past few days, I have not tried to work out their sex, I just want to keep them healthy, the rest will happen later.

Lily loves them, and they are snuggled up now. I am shattered!

13. Friday morning The good news is, Lil, me and the babies had a good night [] They squealed a lot around 6 this morning .....but I still managed to oversleep and got cursed at by Rich as I leapt off the floor and told him he had 10 mins to get ready to go !!

Tim is still here, with L and babies as I type. He will be back at school next week though.

I weighed them all this morning, and the good news is that they have put on weight over night, 3 over the 100 mark, around 110/124g, and the other small one is now in the 90's, so I am praying really really hard that they hang in there now.

Tim asked me last night if we were going to cremate the baby, as that is what we have done when we have lost our adult cats. I told him that I didn't think so. he said he would build a fire so that we could do it here and then keep the ashes, bless him. He was a great comfort as I sat in the downstairs toilet cradling the dead baby, and howling my eyes out. Rich has been very cuddly too ( although Loo and Steve did not see that side of him last night, lol).

I am not sure what to do with the wee baby as I type. It is laying in the lounge wrapped up in a white towel, but we must decide before the day is out. But Tim wants to say good bye properly.

14. They look fluffy, warm and getting little full tummies, so I am hoping my prayers have been answered. Going off to cuddle them and Lil now ,

I love it when I go in the room, as she always comes out the box to greet me, purrs, and then goes back to the babies, looking at me, as if to say, 'well, come on lay down, they're yours as well'.

And this is the last entry that I have put, I wrote it about an hour ago. I will check on the babies before I go to school, and again when I come back home.

Yes, she did just as I said, I went upstairs to 'swap over with Tim',

she came out of the box, chatted to me, purred, wanted a fuss and then waited for me to lay down by the box before she settled down. I must have slept there for 2 hours, waking occasionally to replace a straying kitten that seemed to be heading for my hair, I explained that there was no milk in my now disgusting hair, but not sure the baby understood! Lil miaowed quietly to thank me for returning the wanderer!!

I will check them again properly before I go to get Rich, as it was after I picked him up yesterday that the bad news happened, so I want to check before I go today.