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Everyone’s been asking me how Patches is doing and I suppose it’s time for an update.

Patches fits in all too well around here. She’s quickly picking up some of Cinders’ bad habits (figures) but she’s still stinkin’ cute! She’s growing so fast and I can’t believe how much she’s eating.

Patches has picked up on Cinders’ wet food feeding time. So now when Cinders gets his can of wet food, she thinks it’s time for her to get one too. So now I am feeding both cats a can of wet food at 5pm (kitten patte for Patches and regular for Cinders). But I don’t do it fast enough for Miss Patches… oh no. She can now jump up to where Cinders gets fed and tries to get in his dish with him and he gets mad and knocks her off the platform.

She’s also taken to crying. She doesn’t meow… she makes a crying noise and it makes me so sad. If I lock the cats out of my bedroom at night so I can sleep and I come out early in the morning, she’ll come to me and cry because she wants to come snuggle in bed with me. So about 6am every morning, I take Patches with me and we snuggle for a little while.

For whatever reason, Patches is skiddish randomly during the day. It doesn’t matter how slowly you approach her, she runs off and doesn’t want to be touched. I’m not sure why she’s doing it and it’s not all the time.

Cinders is getting more rough with Patches as she gets older. They are wrestling harder and playing harder. But it’s a good thing – Patches needs to learn to fend for herself and where her place is here. That said, Patches is a little instigator! She is constantly popping Cinders and running off or swatting at him when he’s trying to relax. He put up with it the first couple of weeks but that is sooo over.

But yet… they love each other and snuggle together during the day.

I’m so incredibly proud of Cinders. When I imagined what it would be like to introduce another cat into this house, I really thought that we would have some problems at first. I figured Flora would be jealous and eager to be babied and that Cinders would be flat out pissed off. I really thought Cinders would get very territorial and he really hasn’t.

I never would have guessed that I’d be taking pictures like this one…

…or this one…

…not anytime soon at least.

But the truth is, Cinders has been incredibly patient with Patches. They have played together and Cinders lets her know when it’s time to calm down. He sternly but lovingly puts her in her place. He’s laid with her and groomed her. She follows him around the house and they gang up on Flora together.

I’m really surprised and it’s been really fun to watch!

What a fun day it’s been. The past twelve hours have been hilarious. I can say without a doubt that Patches fits in well around here. She’s already holding her own, making herself comfortable and getting along very well with Cinders and even Flora.

It took about the first 9 or 10 hours for Patches to allow Flora near her but now Flora is a-okay with her. I think it’s because Flora will lay down with her and lick her and snuggle. Patches still hisses at Flora if she is too rough or hyper with her, but otherwise, I’m seeing a lot of this…

Isn’t that just the cutest damn thing!?

I love Patches’ personality thus far. She’s very cuddly. In fact, I tweeted earlier about her trying to sleep on my face. It was really funny and sweeter than it sounds. She’s desperate to be close to me. It’s so fun having a pet in the baby stage. There is still so much for them to explore and learn.

Cinders knows not to jump on counters or furniture like my desk. But Patches used my computer chair to climb, digging her claws into it and pulling herself up until she got in my lap – and then my desk. It’s something she’ll have to be taught not to do, but it sure was cute seeing a little kitty walk across my keyboard happily.

Right now, Patches is laying on my left foot, nuzzling against it. No complaints here… my foot is cold. haha

What a crazy morning it’s been. Wow is it only 11am!?

Patches is inside and fitting in all too well. She’s positively in love with Cinders and has been chasing him around the house since she came in about 2 hours ago. I’m talking all out sprinting around the house, batting at one another, jumping on and off of furniture and meowing like crazy. They are having a rip-roaring good time.

Poor Flora. She really is the red-headed step child of the family. Patches wants nothing to do with her just yet – even hissed at Flora a little. I think Flora is just too hyper for anyone’s liking. And yet, she’s so desperate to play with Patches. She wants to have fun too sooooo bad. Trying to give Flora some extra lovings today.

See how sad Flora looks? She’s watching the kitties play and she wants to have fun too!

Patches is absolutely in love with this little cat hotel we have. Cinders hasn’t used it in ages and he’s a bit too big for it now [although Cinders did get jealous and tried to fit his fat ass in it earlier to spite Patches haha].

Both Cinders and Flora have gotten in trouble already today. I set out food for Patches because she didn’t eat well last night due to the rain. Cinders tried to eat it. I chased him off and went after Patches to bring her back to the bowl and by the time I returned no more than 30 seconds later, Flora had scarfed up 90% of the cat food in the bowl. Oh boy was I pissed. It’s like 54 cents per can for that stuff and Flora has her own food.

I’ve shown Patches the litter box a few times and Charlie took her once as well. She just looks around and looks at you like “Why am I in this box and why does it smell like pee?” and she jumps out. Hopefully since she’s bonding so well with Cinders, he’ll show her how to use it.

I have to go out today and leave the animals all home to themselves for a little while so I can drop off my prescription stuff. This should be interesting. I hope the 3 Pupcateers behave while I’m gone!

My name is Kimberly Rose, but you can call me Kimi. I’m 23 years old and I am a work at home mom. I’m originally from New Orleans, Louisiana but despite living there for the first 11 years of my life, I still call Colorado “home”. I did most of my real growing up there.

I have been doing graphic design and web development for the last 6 years. I’m not particularly fantastic, but I really enjoy the work. I develop 3D content for the virtual world of IMVU. It’s currently my main job focus.

I’m a high school graduate and a college drop-out. Hopefully I’ll have the chance to go back to school in the next couple of years for something I’m really interested in – rather that going to school because my parents are forcing me to.

Charlie is my fantastic husband. He’s 33 years old and originally from Richfield Springs, New York. He suffers from gigantism and is 6 feet, 8 inches tall. We make a fun pair.

He has an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice with a minor is Forensics. Unfortunately, that gets you nowhere in the small town we live in. So until something better comes along, Charlie works for AT&T Wireless 411. It’s a crappy job, but it pays the bills.

I’m lucky in that my husband has this amazing passion for so many things in life – criminal justice, security, cooking and most importantly – family. It takes an incredible man to not only fall in love with a woman who has been through a lot emotionally, but to fall in love with her special needs child.

Hailey is the glue that holds this family together. She’s my 2 1/2 year old daughter and the most amazing toddler I could ever imagine. She’s so well behaved that it scares me.

Despite being diagnosed with Autism in February 2009, Hailey continues to improve and is sure to win your heart with just one smile. She’s incredibly intelligent and has a vibrant glow about her and spectacular taste for life. She has so many quirks and it’s what I love about her most.

Hailey loves jumping! It’s her absolute favorite pastime. If you’ve got a bouncy chair nearby, you’re sure to find her on it. She loves looking at books and being read to. She loves puzzle time on Noggin and watching TV with her mommy.

Cinders is my adopted, fuzzy son. He’s our male, bombay cat. At a whopping 15 pounds, he’s my fat and annoying house cat.

He’s highly intelligent – too smart for his own good if you ask me. He knows he owns us and he makes sure to remind us every day at feeding time. Cinders is more of a dog, really. He will play fetch, come when he’s called and listens to several commands.

Talking is what Cinders does best. This cat almost never stops meowing. He loves to “talk” about his day with us – particularly in the morning. Above all, he’s mommy’s special boy. He loves to snuggle on his own terms and is always there to give love and even kitty kisses!

Flora is the true baby of the family. She’s our 1 1/2 year old purebred miniature daschund and what I like to call my red-headed step child. At 9 1/2 pounds, she’s fully grown! Flora was the runt of her litter, but don’t let that fool you. Despite her size, she can kick your butt (trust me, she whoops up on her brother, Cinders all the time.)

She loves to play fetch and bask in the sun. Running around outside is what she does best – apart from sleeping. She’s usually found wrestling with Cinders or hiding under a pile of blankets somewhere, snoozing.