L-o-l-a Lola
NS December 8th, 2007
She’s here! Introducing the newest member of the Noble family
Curled up asleep in TNC’s booster seat
I picked her up at about 11am this morning and she has transitioned so smoothly that it’s almost freaking me out. She only mewed a bit in the car and didn’t seem bothered by it even though she’s never left her previous owners’ house. I got her home and intoduced her to the family. She meowed for a few minutes and hid under the table but would come to me with just the tiniest bit of coaxing. She loves to be held and stroked and was purring like a maniac within an hour of her arrival. I showed her where her litter tray, food and water were and worked on reassuring her and showing her around the dining room, where she will stay for the next day or two while she settles in. Within two hours she was happy to play with a feather on a string and chase a ball with a bell in it. After that, she had a nice long sleep and is still pretty much dozing on and off all afternoon and into the evening.
Lola has been very tolerant of TNC’s loud shouts of ‘MEOW!’ and the sound of thundering feet come to find her. She hasn’t spooked or swatted and actually seems very placid in the presence of a rambunctious toddler. TNC offered her kitty a cracker and patted her very gently on the head and now they seem to be at ease with one another. We can only hope it’s as easy as this in the coming weeks.
I am in kitten heaven. Lola appears to be a people cat and loves to be held on her back, like a baby. I just know she’ll be a great lap pet and companion. I am so glad we adopted her. The Noble Husband keeps saying “Look at my three beautiful ladies, I’m the luckiest man alive!” There’s so much cuteness in this house today that I want to go outside and pinch it’s pebble-dash cheeks.
There’s a small possibility that we may be extending our little family even more — when I picked up Lola, the husband was telling me that the person who was supposed to adopt the last kitty, Lola’s brother, seemed to be dragging his heels and they weren’t sure if it was going to happen. Before I knew what hit me, I found myself offering to adopt him as well if they couldn’t find a home for him soon. The guy seemed quite enthusiastic about this and said he’d call once they knew what was happening. I know it might seem a bit mad to get not just one but two kittens when there’s a toddler in the house but part of me knows that we’ll want another cat at some point and it’s so much easier if they are from the same litter and adopted at roughly the same time. No later stress over territory issues or personality clashes. So we’ll see. Nothing is set in stone and I may change my mind but I’m keeping an open mind about it.
Yay for fluffy friends!
